Senior leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and former ministers T. Harish Rao and S. Niranjan Reddy have condemned the arrest of farmers at Talamadugu in Adilabad district for staging a protest against not receiving the benefit under the Crop Loan Waiver 2024 and criticised the Telangana government for its undemocratic attitude. In separate … Read more
New Delhi: Several IT firms in Karnataka have come under fire for asking the state government to extend the daily working hours from 12 to 14. IT companies are requesting that their proposal be incorporated into the revision of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961. This proposal aims to legally extend work hours … Read more
The Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the National Testing Agency. The allegation of widespread corruption, irregularities and financial transactions in connection with NEET-Undergraduate exam was made by Left Democratic Front MLA M. Vijin in a … Read more
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala (file) | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Congress in Kerala on June 1 termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks about Mahatma Gandhi as “highly condemnable” and said it amounted to disrespecting the ‘Father of the Nation’. Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded that Mr. Modi withdraw his statement and apologise … Read more
The Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the lodging of a criminal case by the Mumbai police against 13 persons — all members of the minority community — in connection with a prayer gathering to commemorate children killed in Palestine on the occasion of Children’s Day. In a statement … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inaugural session of the Voice of Global South Summit via a video conference on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday “strongly condemned” the civilian casualties in the ongoing violence in Gaza Strip. Delivering the inaugural speech at the virtual Voice of … Read more
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Gidugu Rudra Raju on Thursday slammed the BJP for making a poster on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi that showed him in the image of Ravan. In a statement, he said the BJP was unable to digest the growing popularity of the Congress leader and the display of the poster on … Read more
Jagrita Nagarikaru, Karnataka, a forum of progressive intellectuals and activists, have expressed shock over police action against those associated with NewsClick portal on Tuesday and said that “such acts constitute a conspiracy to silence the voices of individuals who dissent.” In a release, members of the forum said, “The media is the watchdog of democracy. Its function is … Read more
Amidst the uproar over Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s controversial remarks on Sanatan Dharma, Pandit Pradeep Mishra, a well-known preacher or kathavachak from Madhya Pradesh, has criticised the INDIA bloc leader. On Thursday, Mr. Mishra made the remarks in Chhindwara, the home turf of former Chief Minister and the State Congress president Kamal … Read more
All India Lawyers’ Union (AILU) national vice-president Sunkara Rajendra Prasad and joint secretary Narra Srinivasa Rao have condemned the attacks and intimidation of the advocates who are appearing for Kuki professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing, who is facing a criminal trial for allegedly making objectionable comments on the Meitei community, in the Manipur High Court. … Read more