After Waqf Act, BJP is eyeing land belonging to other religious groups, including Hindu temples: Opposition

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray express concerns over BJP’s intentions with Waqf Amendment Act, targeting land of various religious communities. File | Photo Credit: ANI A day after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, Opposition parties and organisations representing the Muslim community have raised serious concerns about the … Read more

Only 12% of High Court judges declare assets

A view of Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Among the 769 judges currently serving in the 25 High Courts of India, only 95 — or a mere 12.35% — have chosen to disclose their assets and liabilities on their official websites. The recent incident involving Justice Yashwant Varma … Read more

In Sri Lanka, PM Modi launches 2 India-assisted railway projects, visits Buddhist shrine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sri Lankan Executive President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during the inauguration of India-assisted railway modernisation projects in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: X/@MEAINDIA via PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (April 6, 2025) travelled to the historic city of Anuradhapura in north-central Sri Lanka and launched two India-assisted railway projects … Read more

In recent years, Parliament has passed several laws that promote social justice, inclusion: Lok Sabha Speaker

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during the inaugural ceremony for Heads of Delegations at the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in Tashkent on April 5, 2025. Photo: X/Loksabha via ANI The inclusive and welfarist nature of the Constitution of India integrates marginalised and backward sections of society into the mainstream of progress, Lok … Read more

Time to replace collegium system, bring in NJAC or something better: Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar

Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Sunday (April 6, 2025) said the time is ripe for replacing the present collegium system of judicial appointments and “processes of public opinion are moving robustly” in favour of an alternative mechanism for judges’ appointment. He also called upon the Supreme Court to put in place a robust … Read more

‘XR Creator Hackathon’ enters final lap

Having started with more than 2,200 participants from all over the country, the ‘XR [extended reality] Creator Hackathon’, organised by Wavelaps in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is in its last stage of evaluation, with finalists being reviewed closely by a distinguished jury. Panel experts include the Director General of the Ministry … Read more

M.A. Baby elected general secretary of CPI(M)

M.A. Baby has been elected the new general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Photo Credit: Special arrangement M.A. Baby, Polit bureau member, has been elected the new general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).  The 24th congress of the party, which ended in Madurai on Sunday (April 6, 2025), … Read more

Watch: Bihar assembly polls | BJP micro plans for Bihar

All NDA allies voted with the BJP in favour of the Waqf amendments, just nine months after forcing its referral to a JPC; after a slew of BJP victories in States, and weakened allies in Bihar and Andhra, have helped restore BJP authority. The comprehensive electoral victories posted by the BJP in Maharashtra, Haryana, and then Delhi have … Read more