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UGC asks Maharashtra colleges to encourage students to attend the celebration of RSS leader’s birthday

A UGC circular has encouraged and invited participation for the birthday celebrations of an RSS-ABVP leader in Maharashtra’s colleges.

Supreme Court questions Kerala Governor: “Why was the governor sitting on bills for 2 years?”

SC bench keeps the petition of the state against the Governor pending as senior advocate Venugopal decries adversarial conduct by the Governor; granted liberty to amend its plea to seek guidelines to be laid down by the Court for Governor to send bills passed by the State to the President

Are the roots of terrorism in religion or politics?

Fifteen years ago, on 26 November 2008, Mumbai witnessed a horrific terror attack. Ten terrorists, armed to the teeth, landed in the city via...

Maha Dharani: A warning to Congress-led Karnataka government, deliver on poll promises or face people

After three days of intensive protests by farmers and workers from across the state, marked by all day and night sit-ins at Freedom Park Bengaluru, the organisers of the Maha Dharani (mass protest) has issued a stern warning to the state government while launching an all-out attack on the Modi regime at the centre; among the demands are withdrawal of anti-people laws passed by the previous state government

Gujarat HC on plea banning loudspeakers for Azaan: “Faith and practice going on years together”

The PIL filed in the High Court had urged for banning the use of loudspeakers for Azaan prayers citing noise pollution and public disturbance; Chief Justice Sunita Aggarwal termed it to be a "wholly misconceived PIL”, questions lack of disturbance due to bells and drums in temples

Gangajal sprinkled in temple after visit by Muslim MLA from SP

A visit by a Muslim legislator prompted several Hindu groups to attend the temple and sprinkle Ganga Jal, which is considered holy water, to “purify” the temple.

Uttarakhand: Saluts to the rat-hole miners, a wake up call to stop exploiting the Himalayas

Our heros are rat hole miners. Three big cheers and salaams to rat hole miners Feroz and Munna Quraishi, Rashid ,Irshad ,Naseem ,Monu ,Naseer Ankur ,Jatin, Saurabh, Waqeel Hasan and Devender & Gabbar Singh Negi; the 51-yr old foreman who showed real leadership qualities, kept morales high; and was the last to step out

‘Can’t keep the pot boiling over dead bodies’: Supreme Court directs dignified cremation/burial of Manipur violence victims

The Court revealed that as per the report of the committee headed by Justice Gita Mittal, some civil society organizations were obstructing families of the deceased from taking the identified bodies for funeral reported LiveLaw and Bar & Bench.

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