Former Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Describing the proposed “secular civil code” as an inclusive reform, senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said illustrious personalities like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the constituent Assembly were in favour of a “uniform secular civil code”. … Read more
Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TGSPDCL) has decided to issue the monthly energy bills to its consumers with a QR code. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TGSPDCL) has decided to issue the monthly energy bills to its consumers with a QR code to ensure … Read more
Villupuram DEO C. Palani chairing a meeting of recognised political party representatives at the Villupuram Collectorate on Friday, June 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Villupuram District Election Officer and Collector C. Palani on Friday, June 14, 2024, convened a meeting with representatives of various recognised political parties to brief them on the model … Read more
PDP chief and candidate from Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, Mehbooba Mufti along with party leaders and workers sit on a protest, in Anantnag on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Mehbooba Mufti in south Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri constituency for … Read more
Complaints could also be made through the C-Vigil, the 1950 Complaints, the NGS Portal Complaints, the ESMS, and other platforms, says official. | Photo Credit: File Photo Election observers will receive complaints and representations from political parties, candidates in the fray, and the general public regarding election violations on all days between 2 p.m. and … Read more
Across the two parliamentary constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram district will have a total of 2,730 polling stations, with a maximum of 1,500 voters in each station. (image for representational purpose) | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar A total of 127 squads have started functioning in Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala to enforce the model … Read more
India, Jan 19, 2024: “We need rules to ensure AI is being developed to serve humanity. But companies should not wait for regulation. They must take their own steps to identify and resolve the weaknesses and pitfalls of the AI they develop,” says Thomas Jensen, CEO of Milestone Systems, and continues: “When it comes to … Read more
Muslim opinion is quietly consolidating against the proposed Uniform Civil Code. After other Muslim organisations spoke out against Uniform Civil Code, the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, which had initially preferred to wait to see the draft of the proposed code, has written to the Law Commission, questioning the timing of the commission’s public notice, issued on June … Read more
BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (VKS) a tribal body affiliated with Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), on July 9 said that it welcomes the ‘role’ of BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, to keep the tribes out of Uniform Civil Code (UCC). … Read more
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen during an interaction with students of Visva-Bharati University at his ancestral home ‘Pratichi’, at Santiniketan in Birbhum district on July 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday said that attempts to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) were a ‘bluff’. He posed a question, asking who … Read more