Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moves motion for consideration of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday, April 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday (April 4, 2025) rejected the Opposition’s allegations that the Waqf (amendment) Bill … Read more
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday (April 3, 2025) said the government is trying to sow the seeds of conflict by suppressing Muslims through the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and appealed to the ruling party not to disturb peace and harmony in the country. Participating in the discussion on the bill … Read more
Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (VKA), the tribal wing of the RSS, congratulated the Central government for protecting tribal land in the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. File Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (VKA), the tribal wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday (April 3, 2025) congratulated the Central government for protecting tribal land in the Waqf (Amendment) … Read more
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat addresses the media at the venue of 24th party congress in Madurai on April 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy The Waqf (Amendment) Bill showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party was “using a bulldozer against the believers of Islam and snatching away their constitutional rights”, CPI(M) Polit Bureau … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump launched a full-scale trade war on Thursday (Wednesday, by U.S. time), announcing massive “reciprocal tariffs”, ranging from 10% to 49%, on U.S. … Read more
The impact of the tariff order from U.S. President Donald Trump could worsen supply chain issues for aerospace manufacturer Boeing, resulting in prolonged aircraft delivery delays for airlines such as Air India Group and Akasa. “While it is early to gauge the precise impact of the U.S. tariff order, a hike in duties could further … Read more
Congress MP KC Venugopal speaks in the Lok Sabha during the budget session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Thursday (April 3, 2025) said India was witnessing a “systematic” erosion of freedom of speech and cited the example of the Malayalam movie L2: … Read more
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju attacked senior Rajya Sabha members for creating confusion and raising issues in the House. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday (April 3, 2025) attacked senior Rajya Sabha members for creating confusion and raising issues in the House but not staying back to … Read more
BJD MP Muzibulla Khan said Muslims across the country are tense anticipating trouble with the provision allowing inclusion of non-Muslims in the Waqf Board. File The two non-INDIA bloc Opposition parties – Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) – opposed the Waqf (amendment) Bill 2025 in Rajya Sabha objecting to the clauses … Read more
Lok Sabha made a record when the Zero Hour lasted for more than five hours and a whopping 202 MPs spoke on April 3, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via ANI Lok Sabha on Thursday (April 3, 2025) made a record when the Zero Hour lasted for more than five hours and a whopping 202 MPs … Read more