J&K High Court directs tribunals to be set up to deal with complaints against Waqf Board’s rent hikes

March 03, 2024 04:34 am | Updated 04:34 am IST - SRINAGAR The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Union Territory’s administration to set up tribunals to deal with what it described as a “chaotic” situation, as at least 29 licensees of Waqf Board properties filed petitions against …...Read More

The resolutions against Centre’s border plan

March 03, 2024 04:17 am | Updated 04:17 am IST The story so far: The Mizoram Assembly on February 28 and the Nagaland Assembly on March 1 adopted a resolution to oppose the Centre’s decision to fence the 1,643 km long porous India-Myanmar border and scrap the Free Movement Regime …...Read More

Why PM sharing stage with Suvendu who is accused in Narada case: Trinamool on corruption charge

March 03, 2024 04:08 am | Updated 04:08 am IST - Kolkata The Trinamool Congress on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticisms on corruption "sound hollow" as he shared the stage with leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari who is an accused in the Narada case. Senior Trinamool …...Read More

What BJP's 1st list for LS polls tells us about the party's candidate selection process: 5 key takeaways

Winnability Party is supreme Hope for everyone Dynasts -based parties No prima donnas NEW DELHI: The BJP 's first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has thrown up several surprises. While 34 ministers have been retained, several MPs and even ministers have been dropped to make …...Read More

Dozens of police officers convicted of crimes including rape and sexual assault since Sarah Everard's murder

Dozens of police officers across the UK have been convicted of crimes including rape, sexual assault and sex offences against children in the three years since the murder of Sarah Everard, new data shows. Officers have also been convicted of assault, possession of indecent images, harassment and controlling and coercive …...Read More

Hate preachers to be blocked from entering the UK in fresh crackdown on extremism

Hate preachers are to be banned from entering the UK. It is understood that officials will identify the most dangerous extremists from countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Indonesia and add them to a warning list. Anyone on that list will be refused entry. The development follows Rishi Sunak's speech in …...Read More

Brit Awards 2024: The rise of Raye, Queen Kylie, and a red carpet giraffe: What everyone's talking about after the Brits

When you break a record jointly held by three of the biggest British music acts of the last 30 years, you know you're doing something right. Before tonight's Brit Awards, only three artist had ever won four prizes in one ceremony - Harry Styles last year, Adele in 2016, and …...Read More

A.M. Khanwilkar | From SC to Lokpal

March 03, 2024 01:57 am | Updated 01:57 am IST As a Supreme Court judge, Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar’s judicial contributions were interpreted by critics as ones that enhanced the powers of the state. As the new Lokpal Chairperson, Justice Khanwilkar is expected to stand up to the state against …...Read More

Raye smashes Brits record for most wins in one year as Kylie Minogue closes show after taking global icon gong

Raye has smashed the record for the most Brit awards won in any one year – taking home six prizes including best song, best artist and best album. The star was visibly emotional as she collected the statuette for best album for her debut, My 21st Century Blues, saying: "You …...Read More

Warped deal: the victimisation of women in the garment industry

March 03, 2024 01:26 am | Updated 01:28 am IST Devi Gopika’s work day starts at Budhur, a village in Chengalpattu district, at 4.30 a.m. — to fix breakfast and make and pack lunch for her daughters and herself, before she boards the factory bus to PGL Exports, a garments …...Read More