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The previous Bill drew criticism from the Muslim community and minority organisations across the country. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which is set to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, is likely to have a provision that mandates that the ownership of existing Waqf properties will remain … Read more

JD(U) National Working President and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay K. Jha said the Bill should not be implemented with retrospective effect | Photo Credit: SansadTV via ANI A day before the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is set to be tabled in Lok Sabha, key National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies expressed support for the legislation, though the Janata … Read more

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during the 21st D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture on the occasion of CBI’s 62nd Foundation Day in New Delhi, on April 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Law enforcement agencies should be aware of societal changes underway in India, Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and Information Technology, and Information and Broadcasting Ashwini … Read more

N. Ram, veteran journalist and Director of THG Publishing Group, with CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat and other CPI(M) leaders in Madurai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY “The draft political resolution of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s party congress, which notes that the Hindutva-corporate nexus displays neo-fascist characteristics, is a very … Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Chile, Gabriel Boric Font witness an exchange of MoU during the joint press statement, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on April 1, 2025 | DPR PMO via ANI India and Chile have started discussions on a “mutually beneficial and comprehensive” trade pact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced … Read more

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited’s resolution plan for Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) and set aside a decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) of January 2022. “The judgment dated January 27, 2022 passed by the NCLAT is set aside. The judgment dated June 7, … Read more

The engagements aim to resolve any pending issues by the competent authority, i.e., ERO, DEO, or CEO, within the existing legal framework of the Representation of the People Acts 1950 and 1951, the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and the manuals, guidelines, and instructions issued by EC from time … Read more

RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The second-in-command of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Dattatreya Hosabale, in comments to Kannada magazine Vikrama, a mouthpiece of the Sangh, has said that the organisation would have no objections if its members participated in efforts concerning the Krishna Janmabhoomi issue in Mathura, and the … Read more

The total number of exporters also grew by 17.4% in FY 2024-25. File | Photo Credit: Ministry of Defence via PTI Photo The country’s defence exports have hit a new record high of ₹23,622 crore in the financial year (FY) 2024-25, a growth of 12.04% over the previous fiscal year, the Union Ministry of Defence … Read more

Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav with party leaders stage a protest during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, April 1, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI The Lok Sabha was briefly disrupted on Tuesday (April 1, 2025) when members belonging to the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) protested over different issues. … Read more