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
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (September 22, 2025) made it clear that a Bench led by Justice Surya Kant would hear pleas challenging Karnataka’s decision to withdraw consent to investigate a disproportionate assets case against Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. Chief Justice of … Read more
Jamie CoulsonYorkshire health correspondent and Steve JonesYorkshire BBC Lauren Caulfield’s daughter, Grace, was stillborn in March 2022 A woman whose baby daughter was stillborn after failings in her care during pregnancy has said the government’s planned rapid review of maternity care in England will not deliver “justice” or “accountability”. During her pregnancy, Lauren Caulfield was … Read more
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, referring to The Hindu story on alleged voter fraud in Aland ahead of the Assembly polls in 2023 published on Sunday, said they demand “accountability, answers and justice” from Election Commission of India (ECI). “In Aland, a systematic conspiracy to steal democracy was exposed in 2023 when 5,994 forged … Read more
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has been hospitalised in Delhi after contracting a severe infection during his recent visit to Telangana. According to Supreme Court sources, he is currently stable, responding well to treatment, and is expected to resume his official duties in a day or two. CJI Gavai travelled to Hyderabad on July … Read more
Justice K. Lakshman of Telangana High Court on Friday declined to permit the enhancement of annual fee for different courses by 12 engineering colleges. Disposing of interim applications in the writ petitions filed by these colleges, the judge instructed TG EAPCET-2025 Convenor to inform the students that the fee paid by them would be subject … Read more
Recently, in village in Bhojpur district, Bihar, which is dominated by Most Backward Castes (MBC), I heard a sohar (birth song) sung by a few unlettered women. It goes, “Babua hamar DM hoyihe, okara upar CM hoyihe (My son will become a District Magistrate and he will also become Chief Minister)”. I also heard a … Read more
Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha has written to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, chairman of the Upper House, to remind him about a pending motion, signed by 55 MPs, seeking the removal of Justice Shekhar Yadav. File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha has written to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, chairman … Read more
Joanne Writtle Health correspondent, BBC Midlands BBC Paramedic Jacob Hoy said he believed many attacks on ambulance workers went unreported Last summer, as people watched England in the Euro 2024 final, paramedic Jacob Hoy was on a night shift. He was called to a football fan in Birmingham, reportedly in cardiac arrest – but the … Read more
Justice B.R. Gavai will be sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on May 14, 2025 and will be the first Buddhist CJI. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B.R. Gavai, believes that trolls who scandalise the court on social media and resort to personal attacks against judges … Read more