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New Delhi: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is facing a crucial Rajya Sabha test Thursday, a day after sailing through the Lok Sabha following a marathon 12-hour debate. Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju tabled the Bill and emphasized why it was significant in bringing a...

Kolkata: A political has erupted in West Bengal following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold last year's order of the Calcutta High Court cancelling all the appointments in teaching and non-teaching categories made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in 2016. April 22,...

Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by Tamil superstar Vijay, has announced a statewide protest Friday, demanding the repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025. The announcement comes in the wake of growing opposition to the controversial Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha...

New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Thursday dismissed allegations that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, would harm Muslim interests. He asserted that non-Muslims cannot interfere in the Waqf Board’s affairs as its management and beneficiaries would be only Muslims. Rijiju addressed concerns and...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed tree-felling on 400 acres of land in Kancha Gachibowli near the Hyderabad Central University. The apex court, in an interim order, directed the state Chief Secretary to ensure that no felling of trees takes place till further orders....

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge expressed strong displeasure Thursday over accusatory remarks made by BJP MP Anurag Thakur in the Lok Sabha a day earlier. Kharge condemned Thakur’s statement, calling it "false and baseless." He challenged...

New Delhi: In a bid towards transparency in the judiciary, all the Judges of the Supreme Court have agreed to make a declaration of their assets. When the apex court is functioning at a strength of 33 judges at present, 30 judges have submitted their...

Mumbai: Shiv Sena social media chief Rahool Kanal has urged Big Tree Entertainment Pvt Ltd (which owns the online ticketing portal BookMyShow) to refrain from providing a platform for stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s show. In a letter dated April 2, Kanal said that continuing to...

New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi Thursday termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as a "brazen assault" on the Constitution, saying it was part of the BJP's strategy to keep society in a state of "permanent polarisation". Hours after the Lok Sabha passed the...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Thursday condemned the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha and announced that the DMK will challenge the legislation in the Supreme Court. Addressing the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, CM Stalin declared, “Tamil Nadu will...