Forest Rights Act implementation mixed in 5 States, shows report

March 15, 2024 03:23 am | Updated 03:23 am IST - GUWAHATI GUWAHATI A fact-finding committee formed by Call for Justice, a Delhi-based organisation, has found “mixed” implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006 in five States across the country. The States studied by an eight-member committee, which …...Read More

Man suffering from migraines found to have tapeworms in brain

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. Please enter a valid email address. A man suffering from severe migraines, obesity and complicated type-2 diabetes was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in …...Read More

Barrackpore may see a 2019 rematch as Trinamool leader Arjun Singh set to return to BJP

March 15, 2024 03:02 am | Updated 03:02 am IST - Kolkata: Upset at being denied a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Barrackpore, Trinamool Congress leader Arjun Singh on Thursday said he would join the BJP on Friday. The development at Barrackpore, ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha …...Read More

Groups accused of 'extremism' hit back at Michael Gove and say re-assessment 'will motivate us'

Two groups set to be re-assessed under the government's new definition of extremism have hit back at Michael Gove – with one saying the minister's latest move will only bolster their organisation. Speaking in the Commons on Thursday, the communities secretary named two far-right organisations and three Islamist groups as …...Read More

Debris from Austin homeless encampment falling into creek

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. Please enter a valid email address. An Austin, Texas resident who has been documenting the city’s homeless crisis shared a video Wednesday showing a greenbelt …...Read More

Over 1.50 lakh migratory birds visited sanctuaries, wetlands in Andhra Pradesh this winter, say forest officials

March 15, 2024 02:47 am | Updated 02:48 am IST - ATAPAKA In recent times, nature lovers, bird watchers, students and many tourists have been having an enjoyable time at Atapaka Bird Sanctuary with thousands of migratory birds arriving at Kolleru Lake. Mounds, trees and iron stands erected by the …...Read More

Girl students asked to remove hijab in Gujarat school

March 15, 2024 02:43 am | Updated 02:43 am IST - Bharuch Gujarat Education Department took action against a private school official on Thursday after he allegedly forced some girl students to remove hijab. Parents of the students appearing for class X examination in Lions school in Ankleshwar, Bharuch district …...Read More

‘One Nation One Election’ will make India one-party State: Owaisi

March 15, 2024 02:42 am | Updated 02:42 am IST - Hyderabad All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday portended that ‘One Nation One Election (ONOE)‘ would be detrimental to federalism and pave the way for India as a single-party country. Mr Owaisi, who represents Hyderabad in the …...Read More

SCCL’s Kothagudem area surpasses annual coal production target this fiscal

March 15, 2024 02:41 am | Updated 02:41 am IST - BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM The Kothagudem area of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) on Wednesday reached its annual coal production target of 129.50 lakh tonnes, 18 days ahead of the current financial year’s closure. In the last fiscal, the Kothagudem …...Read More

Electoral Dysfunction: Lee Anderson's defection and the Diane Abbott race row show politics is toxic

There are some weeks in politics where what Westminster needs is a monsoon to wash away the toxicity enveloping this place and clean up the atmosphere - and this week is one of them. Be it the Number 10 agenda this week on better defining extremism, an unruly MP in …...Read More