No immediate relief granted on Gyanvapi Masjid committee’s plea against Hindu prayers in mosque cellar

No immediate relief granted on Gyanvapi Masjid committee’s plea against Hindu prayers in mosque cellar

A road leading to the Gyanvapi Mosque barricaded amid ‘Varanasi Bandh’ called by the Muslim community, in Varanasi, on February 2, 2024 | Photo Credit: PTI The Allahabad High Court on February 2 did not give any immediate relief to the Gyanvapi Masjid committee which had challenged the order of the Varanasi court allowing Hindu … Read more

MVA forms committees for INDIA meet in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1

MVA forms committees for INDIA meet in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1

The Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP and Congress has formed several committees to plan various aspects of the meeting of the Opposition bloc INDIA on August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai. Sources on August 25 said the committees, which include two leaders from each of the three parties, will take … Read more

The role of Parliamentary Committees

The role of Parliamentary Committees

The former President of the U.S. Woodrow Wilson once remarked, ‘It is not far from the truth to say that Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in Committee rooms is Congress at work.’ The universality of this statement seems to have stood the test of time and geography. Due to the … Read more

Two expert committees have been constituted to identify new elephant corridors, Tamil Nadu govt. tells HC

Two expert committees have been constituted to identify new elephant corridors, Tamil Nadu govt. tells HC

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court of having constituted two expert committees to come up with a consolidated list of elephant corridors, comprising both those that had already been identified as well as the potential ones, in the State. A Division Bench of Justices N. Sathish Kumar and D. Bharatha … Read more