The Parliament passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The Parliament passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amid a wider logjam that has repeatedly disrupted the Monsoon Session. The Rajya Sabha cleared the legislation on Tuesday by voice vote days after the Lok Sabha passed it on July…
Supriya Sule said foreign funding should not automatically be treated with suspicion NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Saturday opposed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 in its present form, urging the Centre either to withdraw the proposed legislation or refer it to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for wider discussion.Sule,…
CJP’s success may have opened the door for the next big youth movement, but what issue can turn online anger into real-world action? India just witnessed the ‘reel’ generation make the ‘real’ world listen. July 2026 saw something Indian parents have dreamt of for years: Gen Z looked up from its screens. But it was…
Ranchi: Demonstrators holding posters during an indefinite hunger strike as part of a protest against the Jharkhand government over alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC examination, JSSC-CGL and other recruitment tests, demanding a CBI probe and reforms in the recruitment agencies, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. (PTI Photo) A delegation of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) arrived…
“Green Boots,” the climber India is bringing home. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons The body of an Indian climber believed to have become the mountaineering world’s infamous “Green Boots” could finally be brought down from Mount Everest, three decades after he died while descending from the summit.India is preparing a high-altitude recovery mission to retrieve the…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu MPs on Saturday “unanimously” decided to oppose Centre’s Delimitation Bill after chief minister C Joseph Vijay chaired a meeting to discuss its likely impact on the state.Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said around 21 out of 57 Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs attended the meeting and agreed to resist any alteration…
Mayawati accused Akhilesh Yadav’s SP of changing its PDA formula to attract Brahmin voters and gain electoral advantage. The Supreme Court criticised two Ghaziabad hospitals for allegedly denying treatment to a severely injured minor sexual-assault victim who later died. Shashi Tharoor said politicians must listen to young voters, calling Gen Z and Gen Alpha an…
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu NEW DELHI: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Saturday rejected reports of Chinese military encroachment in the state and said that the Army was effectively patrolling and safeguarding the territory.Speaking to reporters, Khandu said, “No signs of encroachment in Arunachal Pradesh; Indian Army effectively patrolling and safeguarding the…
File photo: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar NEW DELHI: A political row has erupted in Kerala over a school quiz question that described Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as the freedom fighter who received the “most severe punishment” from the British, prompting general education minister N Samsudheen to order an inquiry.The “Freedom Quiz” was conducted on August…
NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday backed the immediate implementation of the Constitution Amendment Bill, providing for women’s reservation, along with “fair and equitable” delimitation, a day after party president Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In a post on X, Badal said the party draws inspiration from the Sikh Gurus, who championed…