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The issues have been brought to the NHRC notice by its Special Monitors and Rapporteurs through their reports after visiting various jails | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Taking suo motu cognisance of various difficulties being faced by prisoners, including women inmates and their children in jails across the country, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) … Read more
The Ministry of Minority Affairs notification said the Central Government hereby appoints the 8th day of April, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force The Waqf (Amendment) Act, which was passed by Parliament last week, has come into force from Tuesday (April 8, 2025), the government … Read more
Over 10 petitions, including those by politicians and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, were filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the newly-enacted law. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Centre on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) filed a caveat in the Supreme Court and sought a hearing before … Read more
“Our main goal in the talks, is naturally restoring rights of people as well as lifting sanctions and if the other side has a real will, this is achievable,” Abbas Araghachi said. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Foreign Minister said on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) that he’ll meet with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in New Delhi on April 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s “special” visit to India paved the way for a stronger bilateral collaboration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay 1 / 5 | This literary magazine was edited by Chattopadhyay and later by Rabindranath Tagore. Name it. 2 / 5 | Vande Mataram, the national song of India, was first published as part of a novel. Name the novel by Chattopadhyay. 3 / 5 | In 2018, Chattopadhyay became the … Read more
R.N. Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu. File. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj The Supreme Court in a judgment on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) found Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi was no “friend, guide or philosopher” to the State for having sat for years on 10 crucial Bills, only to refer them to the President … Read more
Congress leader and LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Tuesday (April 8, 2025) sought President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention in ensuring that the candidates who were selected as teachers and non-teaching staffers in West Bengal’s schools fairly are allowed to continue with … Read more
Accusing the BJP-RSS of carrying out a “well-planned conspiracy” against national heroes, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) asserted that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s ideology was contrary to the RSS’ ideas and said it is laughable that today that organisation which “has no contribution” in the freedom struggle claims his legacy. In his … Read more
A view of National Investigation Agency, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) searched multiple locations, linked with alleged Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Satinderjit Singh aka Goldy Brar, in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. NIA teams conducted extensive searches on the premises belonging … Read more