The District Congress Committee presidents in Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, who met with the TNCC president K.S. Alagiri to discuss preparations in the lead-up to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, have reportedly pushed the State leadership to distribute Lok Sabha tickets to ‘new faces’ instead of those from ‘well-known Congress families’ here in Chennai … Read more
On July 3, officials from the Law Ministry, informed a parliamentary standing committee headed by BJP MP Sushil Modi that they are awaiting the 22nd Law Commission report to proceed with their process on uniform civil code. Law Commission Member-Secretary Khetrabasi Biswal said on since June 14, the commission published a public notice inviting feedback … Read more
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BJP State president Somu Veerraju addressing the media in Vijayawada on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO BJP State president Somu Veerraju has claimed that there is a political vacuum in Andhra Pradesh, and people are prepared to give his party an opportunity to fill that void as they can clearly see the good things … Read more
Former Minister H.D. Revanna, on Friday, held a meeting of party functionaries at the residence of K.M. Raje Gowda in Hassan. They discussed the consequences if Mr. Raje Gowda was fielded as the JD(S) candidate in Hassan. Mr. Raje Gowda, who entered as the third aspirant for the JD(S) ticket after H.P.Swaroop and Bhavani Revanna, … Read more
Minister for Social Welfare Kota Srinivas Poojary said the BJP government in the State was in favour of implementing the Sadashiva Commission report on internal reservation. According to a statement here, Mr. Poojary made clear the government’s stand on internal reservation while speaking at a programme in Bittangala village of Virajpet in Kodagu district on … Read more
Black women are more likely than white women to experience common mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, according to government figures. Sectioning powers under the Mental Health Act also disproportionately affect black people. BBC journalist Abdirahim Saeed reflects on the case of a close relative and speaks to black women about their experiences. … Read more