SRINAGAR: Nomadic Gujjars and Backerwals, whose houses have been demolished by the administration, have filed a complaint with the police, alleging that “demolition of their tribal habitations” are in violation of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and Forest Rights Act, 2006.They have sought action against the officials who razed around 30 habitations in…
More than a decade ago, when Masooma Ranalvi first spoke publicly about being subjected to khatna (the local term for female genital mutilation or FGM) at age seven, she helped push the practice within the Dawoodi Bohra community in India into the national spotlight. As the SC resumes hearings in the long-pending case in which…
NEW DELHI: Amid rising reports of young people misusing Pregabalin for its sedative, euphoric and dissociative effects, the Centre has brought the widely prescribed pain and neurological drug under the stricter Schedule H1 category, tightening rules on its sale and prescription.The Union health ministry amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 through the Drugs (Second Amendment) Rules,…
How India’s indigenous attack chopper stacks up against America’s deadly AH-64E. Recently, in a more than USD 198.2 million deal, the US State Department approved the possible sale of support services and relatedequipment for Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India. The State Department said that the sale will improve India’s capability to meet current…
Rathin U Kelkar; Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticised Kerala’s newly elected Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government over the appointment of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U Kelkar as secretary to chief minister VD Satheesan.The BJP also targeted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, citing his earlier remarks…
Center of Policy Research and Governance and AI4India publish report on ‘future of jobs’ in the age of AI NEW DELHI: The Centre of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG) and AI4India have published the report Future of Jobs in the Age of AI, Emerging Roles, New Opportunities, a significant study on the impact of artificial…
Raghav Chadha (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan has reconstituted the Upper House’s Committee on Petitions, naming MP Raghav Chadha as the panel’s chairperson.After reconstituting the committee, Radhakrishnan, who is also the Vice President of India, nominated 10 Upper House members to the panel.“Raghav Chadha has been appointed Chairman of the Committee….
PATNA: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that “as long as he leads the party, it is bound to sink further”.Gandhi has been receiving flak from the BJP and other rival parties for his criticism of the government’s handling of India’s economy and for terming Prime Minister…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi as India and the United States pushed to deepen cooperation on defence, trade and the Indo-Pacific. Police secured a seven-day remand for Samarth Singh in the Twisha Sharma death case as investigators intensified their probe into allegations of dowry harassment and…
Vinesh Phogat (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has allowed celebrated wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the upcoming Asian Games selection trials, observing that allowing her participate in the trials was necessary “in the interest of sports and justice.” A bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia also directed…