WORLD
Explained: How Trump's move to end birthright citizenship will impact over 1 million Indians in green card queue
Meanwhile, Indian immigrants, who are already facing long green card backlogs, would likely have to witness further delays if their children are no longer entitled to citizenship at birth.
INDIA
'Abua Raj, Abua Sarkar': How Hemant Soren aced the 'Adivasi test' to clinch Jharkhand
On Saturday, the INDIA bloc glided to victory with 56 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly. The JMM won 34 seats, the Congress won 16, while the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RJD) and the CPI(ML)L won four and two seats respectively.
INDIA
BJP will ensure that Pakistan doesn't 'celebrate' J&K election results on October 8: Tahir Choudhary
Speaking to Moneycontrol, BJP Jammu and Kashmir spokesperson, Dr Tahir Choudhary spoke on a host of issues.
INDIA
J&K Polls: How unemployment, political representation issues eclipse traditional leanings for Jammu's youth
Despite Jammu's significant contribution to the UT’s economy in terms of revenue and tax collection, the politics of the state always revolved around the valley with the Jammu leadership hardly ever getting any prominence.
INDIA
The deafening silence of Kashmiri Pandits amid poll buzz in Jammu
As the assembly polls enters the final stretch, in the Jagti township there is a sense of resignation. The Kashmiri Pandits know they don't have the numerical strength to get the attention of the major players and their votes count for little. A ground report
INDIA
J&K polls: Why South Kashmir holds key to PDP’s electoral fortunes
The PDP is heavily dependent on voting in south Kashmir, the stronghold of PDP, that will set the tone for the remaining two phases.
INDIA
Atishi is Delhi CM till assembly elections: What history reveals about the 'interim CM' gambit
Clearly, the decision to ask Champai to step down from the chief ministerial position ahead of the assembly elections did not go down well with the veteran tribal leader.
INDIA
‘Delhi has only one CM, and that is Arvind Kejriwal’: Atishi after being named Delhi CM
The current term of the Delhi Assembly is set to expire on February 11, 2025. The last assembly election in Delhi was held on February 8, 2020. AAP secured 62 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 8 seats in the 70-member assembly.
INDIA
Madrassas violate fundamental right to education, promote 'supremacy of Islam': NCPCR to SC
Although madrasas are exempt from the provisions of the RTE Act, the NCPCR pointed out that children studying in these institutions are still entitled to the right to education under Article 21A of the Constitution.
INDIA
Sikh groups protest outside Sonia Gandhi's residence over Rahul's remarks
Gandhi, interacting with Indian diaspora an event in Virginia in the US, had stressed the fight between the BJP and the opposition, much of which had banded together under the INDIA umbrella to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in the Lok Sabha poll, is "ideological".
INDIA
Jammu and Kashmir Polls: BJP is rattled by Congress-NC alliance, says Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress and the National Conference forged a pre-poll alliance for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Polls. Jammu and Kashmir's 90-seat Assembly will see voting in three phases- September 18, September 25 and November 5.
INDIA
Sanjauli Mosque row: Protest erupts in Shimla amid prohibitory orders
District Magistrate Anupam Kashyap's order restricted the assembly of five or more persons in public places in the Sanjauli area from 7 am to 11:59 pm on September 11 due to the prevailing law and order situation.
INDIA
Rahul Gandhi meets 'anti-India' American lawmaker Ilhan Omar. Why is the meet controversial?
In June 2022, Omar introduced a resolution in the United States (US) House of Representatives condemning India’s alleged human rights record and ‘violations’ of religious freedom, “including those targeting Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, Adivasis and other religious and cultural minorities”.
INDIA
‘If Sikhs faced existential threat it was during…’: Hardeep Singh Puri counters Rahul’s remarks
Rahul Gandhi, who is currently touring the United States, said that fight is about whether a Sikh, is going to be allowed to wear a turban in India and would be able to visit a Gurdwara.
INDIA
Haryana Polls: AAP names nine candidates in second list amid stalemate in seat-sharing talks with Congress
The last date for filing nomination papers is September 12. The 90-member assembly is scheduled to go to polls on October 5.
INDIA
Dharmendra Pradhan, MK Stalin lock horns over NEP, central funds
Pradhan’s comments came in response to the Tamil Nadu chief minister’s allegations that the best performing states were being denied funds by the Union government under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for refusing to implement NEP.
INDIA
Himachal government to pay employee salaries on 5th, pension on 10th of every month
The announcement is in line with a series of steps taken by the Himachal government to improve the 'grave' financial situation in the state.
INDIA
Is map of CM residence approved?: Akhilesh Yadav attacks Yogi Adityanath over bulldozer action
The SP chief hailed the Supreme Court’s observation, saying using bulldozers was unconstitutional and the “bulldozer of justice” has finally been set in motion.
INDIA
All about Bengal’s Aparajita Bill that proposes death sentence for rape convicts
The Bill seeks to punish “persons committing an offence of rape and inflicting injury which causes death or causes the woman to be in a vegetative state” with the death penalty, as per official documents.
INDIA
Amid row over 'IC 814' web series, a look at other hijackings that rocked India
The Kandahar Hijack" for allegedly hiding the real identities of the terrorists involved in the 1999 incident. Social media users also alleged that the makers of the series have whitewashed the crimes of Pakistani terrorists through cinema.
INDIA
Maharashtra Assembly polls: Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar hold seat-sharing talks; consensus on 173 seats
Sources from the NCP said consensus has been arrived for 173 seats, with BJP getting the maximum share, followed by Shiv Sena of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Ajit Pawar-led party.
INDIA
Shivaji statue collapse: MVA holds ‘Jode Maro Andolan’, security heightened in Mumbai
The MVA has planned a statewide ‘Jode Mara’ (Hit them with shoes) agitation against the ruling alliance, alleging corruption in the construction of the statue at Rajkot Fort, which was unveiled by prime minister Narendra Modi in December.
INDIA
Explained: Why Himachal Pradesh is reeling under a financial crisis
The chief minister said the austerity initiative will be pivotal in beginning a culture of financial prudence in the state.
INDIA
Bail is rule, jail an exception: SC grants bail to Jharkhand CM’s close aide in PMLA case
The Supreme Court reaffirms that bail is the rule in money laundering cases, granting relief to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s aide, Prem Prakash, accused in an illegal mining case.
