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While other religious symbols such as bangles and turbans are prevalent in Indian society, the government’s targeting of Muslim women for their headscarves is an example of “hostile discrimination,” the petitioners’ attorney said the Karnataka … Read more
The Supreme Court Collegium approved a proposal Wednesday to elevate 16 attorneys to the Bombay and Madras High Courts as judges. The Madras High Court has appointed Nidumolu Mala, Sunder Mohan, Kabali Kumaresh Babu, S. … Read more
While setting aside the High Court ruling suspending the Haryana government’s bill reserving 75% of private-sector jobs for state residents, the Supreme Court directed the HC to determine within four weeks on petitions challenging the … Read more
Senior officials from the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) announced on Wednesday that Goa has achieved 100 percent coverage with both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine among adults and that the vaccine will be included … Read more
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has suggested that 54 Chinese mobile applications be blocked, including the popular game Garena Free Fire. Interestingly, Garena Free Fire is based in Singapore, and the developer is not a … Read more
Bappi Lahiri, 69, who pioneered disco-pop and commanded India’s charts in the 1970s and 1980s with a succession of chart-topping tunes, died on Tuesday in Mumbai of obstructive sleep apnea. The singer had been hospitalized … Read more
Dr. Virendra Kumar, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, will inaugurate the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 16th February 2022, at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New … Read more
India recommended its people, particularly students, on Tuesday to temporarily leave Ukraine due to ‘uncertainties.’ Additionally, it urged citizens to abstain from unnecessary travel to and within the country. Around 20,000 Indian students study in … Read more
T Rabi Sankar, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), advocated for an absolute ban on cryptocurrency in the country on Monday. There are compelling reasons to keep cryptocurrencies out of the formal … Read more
The thick orange smoke from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV C-52 briefly illuminated the pre-dawn black sky and Pulicat Lake as it ascended into the air, breaking the morning silence with the launch vehicle’s … Read more