Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) As the Supreme Court begins hearing over 70 petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, JPC Chairman and BJP MP Jagdambika Pal defended the legislation, calling it the product of thorough parliamentary scrutiny and accusing critics of undermining democratic processes. Speaking … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) N. Saravana Kumar on Thursday took charge as Vice Chairman of Delhi Development Authority, the city’s principal land-owning agency responsible for drafting Master Plans and steering planned development and address housing needs. Saravana Kumar’s appointment in DDA comes at a time when the Central government … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kozhikode, April 26 (IANS) MGS Narayanan, the former Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) passed away here on Saturday. He was suffering from age-related issues and was ailing for a while. He was 93-years-old and his last rites will be held later in the day here. He … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman and Padma Shri awardee K. Kasturirangan (84) passed away on Friday. He breathed his last at his residence in Bengaluru. In a statement, ISRO said Kasturirangan left for the heavenly abode this morning at 10.43 a.m. at his residence … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) For over 24 hours, the chairman of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), Siddhartha Majumdar, has been stuck in his office at Salt Lake in the northern outskirts of Kolkata, where ‘genuine’ losers of school jobs are continuing with their sit-in demonstration on Tuesday. Majumdar arrived … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, April 17 (IANS) Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes Chairman Jayaprakash Hegde on Thursday claimed that no major mistake exists in the caste census report, prepared by the state government. “I don’t think there is any mistake in the report or the data. There may be small mistakes, but … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Ahmedabad, April 12 (IANS) Monarch Group Chairman Himanshu Shah on Friday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a new dimension to the spiritual values of the Jain community by participating in the Navkar Mahamantra Diwas programme. Shah told IANS, “Prime Minister Modi said that the minority … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, April 11 (IANS) Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra, on Friday lauded the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the successful extradition of Tahawwur Rana, an accused conspirator in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, from the United States to India. He described the move as … Read more
Srinagar, April 09, KDC: Prof Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar stepped down as the chief of the University Grants Commission, paving way for appointment of the new head of the country’s top regulator for varsities. The reason for his stepping down is the age bar of 65 that Prof Mamidala touched, ending his stint as the UGC … Read more