Cooperatives can be powerful vehicles for social justice, says Nandini Azad

Cooperatives can be powerful vehicles for social justice, says Nandini Azad

Nandini Azad, president of the Working Women’s Forum – Indian Cooperative Network for Women, participated in a high-level dialogue at the Natesan Institute of Cooperative Management in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Cooperatives are not merely economic enterprises but powerful vehicles for social justice and resilience, said Nandini Azad, president of the … Read more

Maratha quota stir: Bombay HC says no protest at Azad Maidan without permission

Maratha quota stir: Bombay HC says no protest at Azad Maidan without permission

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and his associates from holding demonstrations at Azad Maidan in Mumbai without prior permission. Noting that “public places cannot be occupied indefinitely”, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne observed that while the right to protest is … Read more

More terrorists in Pak than all over world: Ghulam Nabi Azad in Bahrain

More terrorists in Pak than all over world: Ghulam Nabi Azad in Bahrain

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said the number of terrorists living in Pakistan is probably more than the number of terrorists residing all over the world. Azad, who is part of the all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda, said although Indian leaders may belong to different political parties, … Read more

Preparations on at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan for swearing-in of next Maharashtra CM

Preparations on at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan for swearing-in of next Maharashtra CM

Preparations are underway for the oath-taking ceremony of the Maha Yuti government, scheduled for December 5, 2024, at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI With the stage set for the swearing-in of Maharashtra’s new Mahayuti government on December 5, preparations at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai are in full swing. Prime … Read more

Pics: Aamir Khan performs aarti with son Azad, sister Nikhat on Ganesh Chaturthi

Pics: Aamir Khan performs aarti with son Azad, sister Nikhat on Ganesh Chaturthi

Actor Aamir Khan recently celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi at his sister Nikhat Khan’s Mumbai residence, where the Khan family gathered for the festive occasion. In the photos from the celebration, Aamir is seen performing puja and engaging in traditional rituals alongside his sister and her husband, Santosh Hegde. In the photos, Aamir is dressed in a … Read more

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad prepares for a solo battle as Parliamentarian

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad prepares for a solo battle as Parliamentarian

From a street fighter to a Parliamentarian, Chandra Shekhar Azad has come a long way in a decade-long career and his victory in Nagina has stirred the pot of Dalit politics in the State with around 21% Scheduled Caste population that has been ruled by a Dalit Chief Minister four times. However, despite winning the … Read more

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mehbooba Mufti differ over Srinagar Lok Sabha polls voter turnout

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mehbooba Mufti differ over Srinagar Lok Sabha polls voter turnout

Voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Srinagar during the fourth phase of voting in the Lok Sabha election on May 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD Reacting to the voter turnout DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti reacted differently to the voter turnout in … Read more

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on shutting down of Maulana Azad Education Foundation

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on shutting down of Maulana Azad Education Foundation

A view of Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma New Delhi The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Central government on a plea challenging the decision of the Ministry of Minority Affairs which has approved the proposal of Central Waqf Council to close the Maulana Azad … Read more

Police deny permission for Jarange-Patil’s protest in Mumbai; activist insists on protesting at Azad Maidan

Police deny permission for Jarange-Patil’s protest in Mumbai; activist insists on protesting at Azad Maidan

As pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and his thousands of supporters headed towards the State capital, the Mumbai police issued a notice on Thursday, directing him to relocate his agitation from the city to Navi Mumbai due to the impracticality of accommodating such a large gathering in Mumbai. “No ground in the city can accommodate … Read more

Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Amit Shah as protests intensify in J&K over eviction of locals from ‘State’ land

Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Amit Shah as protests intensify in J&K over eviction of locals from ‘State’ land

February 02, 2023 11:05 pm | Updated February 03, 2023 12:15 am IST – SRINAGAR/JAMMU Jammu and Kashmir Kisan Tehreek supporters stage a protest in Srinagar on February 2, 2023 against the administration’s land eviction drive across the Kashmir Valley. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid growing protests over the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor administration’s … Read more