Jaipur– Rajasthan government promises five percent quota, Gujjars calls off agitation. “We apologise to everyone for all the inconvenience caused,” he added. Senior minister Rajendra Rathore said the government would recommend the inclusion of the new laws under Schedule IX of the Constitution. “The government has reiterated its commitment…about bringingContinue Reading
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Kottayam — Farmers and planters have come together to protest a slide in commodity prices. The collective of farmers’ movements is not a fight against political parties, but a struggle for survival, Infam national patron and Kanjirappally bishop Mar Mathew Arakkal said here on Wednesday. He was inaugurating a fast organised byContinue Reading
Agartala – The Left-ruled Tripura on Wednesday decided to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which gives sweeping powers and judicial immunity to security forces in conflict-hit areas. The law was enforced in the state 18 years ago to curb terrorism. Political parties, including the ruling Communist PartyContinue Reading
India is “a multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-communal country” and people “must respect each other’s practices”Continue Reading
The victory is big morale booster for a party considered a northern Indian outfitContinue Reading
An activist has taken up the matter with the National Commission for MinoritiesContinue Reading
New Delhi — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed NGO Greenpeace India to operate two of its domestic accounts to accept fresh domestic contribution which it can use for its day-to-day functioning. The high court bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher also allowed Greenpeace to encash its fixed deposits andContinue Reading
Two women of Indian-origin PepsiCo Chief Indra Nooyi and Cisco Chief Technology and Strategy Officer Padmasree Warrior also make the listContinue Reading
Kolkata — India, probably the world, will get its first transgender college principal when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women’s College in West Bengal on June 9. Manabi is currently associate professor in Bengali at Vivekananda Satobarshiki Mahavidyalaya. “This decision was taken by the College Service Commission. I don’tContinue Reading
