Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Two BJP Lok Sabha members from West Bengal, on Sunday, wrote separate letters to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking intervention in the prevailing tension in Murshidabad district which has been on the boil for the last few days after protests against the recently promulgated Waqf … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 10 (IANS) A shocking incident at a private matriculation school in Coimbatore district has sparked outrage after a Class 8 student was forced to write her annual examination seated outside the classroom, reportedly because she was menstruating. The incident occurred at a school in Senguttaipalayam near Pollachi. A … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Three advocates’ associations of Calcutta High Court have submitted a joint memorandum to the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, objecting to the recent order of the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma to Calcutta High Court. “While we are conscious of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Opposition leaders have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging violations of parliamentary procedures and democratic norms by the government. Key concerns include the prolonged vacancy of the Deputy Speaker’s post since 2019, denial of speaking opportunities to opposition MPs, and frequent switching off … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) The Congress government in Karnataka is treading cautiously in connection with the matter of allowing students to write exams wearing hijab. During the tenure of the previous BJP government, the hijab crisis made international news and created a furore in the state. While answering a question on whether the government will … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Ten Opposition MPs, suspended for the day from a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf Amendment Bill, wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday seeking transparent proceedings, sans haste, in the panel. Apart from challenging the JPC Chief Jagdambika Pal’s power to suspend them, the signatories … Read more