Bengal anti-Waqf protests: Mamata Banerjee meets 40 Imams, appeals for peace

Bengal anti-Waqf protests: Mamata Banerjee meets 40 Imams, appeals for peace

Amid anti-Waqf protests, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met several Imams at Kolkata’s Netaji Indoor Stadium. Banerjee assured the imams that she was with them and also urged them to ensure that peace prevails in their respective localities. A total of 40 prominent imams were present, including Furfura Sharif’s Toha Siddique, AIMPLB’s … Read more

HC notices over appeals against order directing Speaker to fix schedule to hear MLAs’ disqualification pleas

HC notices over appeals against order directing Speaker to fix schedule to hear MLAs’ disqualification pleas

Telangana High Court on Thursday issued notices to respondents in a batch of three writ appeal petitions filed by the Assembly Secretary seeking suspension of a single judge order directing the Speaker to fix the schedule for hearing the disqualification petitions against three MLAs, who joined Congress after winning on BRS tickets. Posting the three … Read more

MLA appeals to people to vote for Sagar Khandre

MLA appeals to people to vote for Sagar Khandre

Reiterating that the Congress is fighting to save democracy and the Constitution, Aland MLA B.R. Patil has urged the people to vote for the Congress and support INDI Alliance to preserve the idea of India by rejecting divisive forces that are weakening the world’s largest democracy. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an election rally at … Read more

Shivamogga DCC Bank chairman appeals to farmers make use of interest-waiver scheme

Shivamogga DCC Bank chairman appeals to farmers make use of interest-waiver scheme

Shivamogga District Cooperative Central Bank president R.M. Manjunath Gowda has appealed to the farmers to make use of the State government’s scheme to waive interest on medium- and long-term agriculture loans if the principal amount was paid before February 29. In a press conference in Shivamogga on Thursday, Mr. Manjunath Gowda said the government took … Read more

Tamil Nadu govt. expresses intent to withdraw appeals filed against Stalin, Duraimurugan in 2019

Tamil Nadu govt. expresses intent to withdraw appeals filed against Stalin, Duraimurugan in 2019

After a preliminary hearing, the Division Bench decided to take a call on the impleading petition on September 26. The State government on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court of its decision to withdraw two writ appeals it had filed in 2019 against incumbent Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan. The appeals … Read more

DGP directs Commissioners, Superintendents of Police to expedite proposals for filing appeals against acquittals in criminal cases

DGP directs Commissioners, Superintendents of Police to expedite proposals for filing appeals against acquittals in criminal cases

CHENNAI: 28/07/2022: FOR CITY: TAMIL NADU : A view of the Madras High Court Building in Chennai. PICHUMANI K / THE HINDU | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K Tamil Nadu Director General of Police and Head of Police Force Shankar Jiwal has issued a circular instructing all Commissioners and Superintendents of Police across the State to … Read more

As grain deal nears deadline on July 17, U.S. appeals to India to use ‘unique voice’ with Russia

As grain deal nears deadline on July 17, U.S. appeals to India to use ‘unique voice’ with Russia

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink suggested that all countries must empathise with Ukraine’s situation, in a possible reference to China’s transgressions at the LAC. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With the clock ticking on the Black Sea Grain Initiative deal’s extension this month, the U.S. envoy to Ukraine appealed to India on Wednesday to … Read more

JD(S) tries to woo back Muslims, appeals for smart voting by community

JD(S) tries to woo back Muslims, appeals for smart voting by community

A file photo of former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and JD(S) Karnataka unit president C.M. Ibrahim. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram The Janata Dal (Secular), which has been banking heavily on the Vokkaliga votes in Old Mysuru region, is expecting a boost to its vote share from the Muslim community in the 2023 Karnataka … Read more

Mainpuri bypoll | JD(U) appeals to BJP, other parties to not field candidate against Dimple Yadav

Mainpuri bypoll | JD(U) appeals to BJP, other parties to not field candidate against Dimple Yadav

JD(U) spokesperson K.C. Tyagi said that his party has extended its support to Samajwadi Party’s Dimple Yadav JD(U) spokesperson K.C. Tyagi said that his party has extended its support to Samajwadi Party’s Dimple Yadav The Janata Dal (United) on Friday appealed to the BJP and all other parties to not field candidates against Samajwadi Party’s … Read more