Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency, which votes on April 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Congress has tried to reduce the reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and give it to Muslims in defiance of the Constitution. He made a specific reference to the … Read more
The blood has dried on the steps of Ambikapathi’s single-room house in Nanguneri, a drought-ridden and crime-prone town in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. This is the spot where, on August 9, her children were brutally attacked by her son’s classmates. The asbestos roof and small porch are clean, but the reddish-brown streaks serve as … Read more
The Maharashtra Legislature on Monday unanimously passed a resolution on the postponement of local body elections in the state in the absence of 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar moved the resolution in the state Assembly that the upcoming local body elections be postponed until the … Read more