The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 that is expected to be introduced in the current session of the Parliament, is likely to introduce for the first time, threats to national security and sovereignty as ground to refuse entry or stay to a foreign national in the country. It may also have provisions to bar the … Read more
State BJP head office in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Police registered a case against BJP national spokesperson Nazia Elahi Khan on the charge of insulting religious sentiments at a recent rally in Sulebavi village in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The first information report was registered following a complaint by Afsar Maktu Saab Jamadar … Read more
Getty Images Proposals on the long-term funding of adult social care in England are unlikely to be delivered before 2028 at the earliest, the government has confirmed. Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting is promising “to finally grasp the nettle on social care reform”, with an independent commission due to begin work in April. … Read more
Senior writer, folklorist and President of the 87th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana Go.Ru. Channabasappa, popularly called Go.Ru.Cha, interacting with The Hindu in Bengaluru on December 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Senior writer and folklorist Go.Ru. Channabasappa (Go.Ru.Cha), who will preside over the 87th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana starting in Mandya on … Read more
BBC Barry and Betty’s service is not under threat, but Mencap fears it will have to close others A leading charity that supports people with learning disabilities says it may be forced to stop running at least 60 of its services as a result of increasing National Insurance costs. Mencap is one of a growing … Read more
Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for leaking online highly classified military documents, including records related to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Teixeira, 22, was sentenced by US District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston after pleading guilty to perpetrating what US prosecutors call “one of the … Read more
Students paint posters urging voters to vote for the Lok Sabha election 2024. File picture used for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The State of Bombay was bifurcated in 1960 into the Marathi-speaking Maharashtra and the Gujarati-speaking Gujarat. Balasaheb Thackeray’s satirical cartoons on anti-migrant sentiments gained steam with the local population which led to … Read more
The J&K Police took cognisance on Thursday (October 17, 2024) of a National Conference (NC) legislator who was allegedly seated while the national anthem was played at the swearing in of the new J&K government on Wednesday in Srinagar. The ruling party legislator cited “medical issues.” A police spokesman said they took cognisance of an incident … Read more
Fortified Rice | Photo Credit: V. Raju The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (October 9, 2024), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of the universal supply of fortified rice under various government schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other welfare programs, from July 2024 to December 2028. … Read more
File photo of the KBR Park’s entry gate, in Hyderabad. After rejecting it repeatedly, the standing committee of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has finally approved the proposal for multi-level smart parking for two-wheelers and four-wheelers near the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park’s entry gate. During its meeting on Thursday (September 12, 2024) the … Read more