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Legal Blow: Allahabad HC Rules UP Madarsa Education Act 2004 Unconstitutional

March 22, 2024 Editor

The ruling comes months after the state government decided to survey the Islamic education institutions in the state Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, as ‘unconstitutional’ and directed the state government to accommodate students studying in Madarsas in other schools. A division bench of justice Vivek Chaudhary and justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order on a petition filed by one Anshuman Singh Rathore challenging the constitutional validity of the Act and certain provisions of the…

Washington Throws Weight Behind India: China’s Arunachal Gambit Backfires

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 Editor

Joe Biden administration said it recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts by China. China, under Xi Jinping, has gone downhill economically as well as politically with its BRI brand losing sheen by the day. The United States said it recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts by China to advance its territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control. Days after the Chinese military reiterated its claim over Arunachal Pradesh following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit there, state department…

Supreme Court Sets March 19 to Hear Pleas Seeking Stay on CAA Rules

March 15, 2024 Editor

Over two hundred petitions, filed in the top court since 2019, have challenged various provisions of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear pleas seeking a stay of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 on March 19. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the issue before Chief Justice DY Chandrachud who said that the matter will be listed next week. A clutch of over two hundred connected petitions, filed in the top court since 2019, have challenged various CAA provisions. The law aims to fast-track citizenship to…

CAA Non-Negotiable, Opposition Criticism Mere Formality: Amit Shah

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Editor

The Union home ministry on Tuesday launched an online portal after announcing implementation CAA just weeks before general elections. Union home minister Amit Shah asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will never be taken back and the BJP-led government will never compromise with it. “This is our sovereign right to ensure Indian citizenship in our country, we will never compromise on it and CAA will never be taken back,” the senior BJP leader said in an interview with ANI. The rules of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA,…

Probe Launched After Video Captures Interaction Between Police and Public in Delhi

March 9, 2024 Editor

A video of a Delhi cop kicking Muslim men offering Friday prayers on the road has sparked outrage. A probe has been ordered into the incident. A large crowd gathered at a mosque in Delhi’s Inderlok area on Friday, leading to several men praying on the road due to overcrowding. During the prayers, a few police officials arrived at the spot and attempted to disperse the crowd. A video of the incident showed one of them kicking and hitting men who were kneeling down for prayers. The action sparked huge…

Bengaluru’s Water Woes: Dwindling Resources, Soaring Costs Strain City as Crisis Deepens

March 5, 2024 Editor

Bengaluru water crisis: The water scarcity in the IT city has proved to be a boon for private water tankers, which are charging between ₹500 and ₹2,000. The water crisis in Bengaluru continues to worsen with each passing day. As residents grapple with water shortage, the Karnataka government has swung into action to address the grim situation. The water scarcity in the IT city has proved to be a blessing for private water tankers, which are charging anywhere between ₹500 and ₹2,000 per tanker. This comes at a time when…

Jamtara Train Accident: Rescue Efforts Underway After Train Strikes Crowd in Jharkhand

February 28, 2024 Editor

The massive train accident in Jamtara took place at Jharkhand’s Kalajharia railway station as a train ran over the passengers. A major train accident took place in Jharkhand’s Jamtara on Wednesday evening as a train train over the passengers at the Kalajharia railway station. Several are feared dead though the exact number of deaths has not yet been confirmed, news agency ANI reported. Deputy commissioner of Jamtara said medical teams and ambulances have been rushed to the spot. The rescue operations are underway. Jamtara MLA Irfan Ansari said he got…

Allahabad HC allows Hindu puja to continue in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

February 26, 2024 Editor

The Varanasi court on January 31 had ruled that the Hindu side can offer prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque – the ‘Vyas Tehkhana’. The Allahabad high court on Monday dismissed the Gyanvapi Mosque committee’s appeal challenging the Varanasi district court’s decision to offer prayers in a cellar in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal of the Allahabad HC pronounced the judgment. “After going through the entire records of the case and after considering arguments of the parties concerned, the court did not find any ground…

Uttarakhand Police Warns Against Donating to NGOs Linked to Haldwani Violence, Viral Video

February 23, 2024 Editor

An official statement by the Nainital Police on Friday (Feb 23) urged people to refrain from donating to NGOs that aid rioters and propagate false information on social media, days after a video of a man distributing lakhs of rupees in cash went viral. Taking to X, the Nainital Police released a statement that read, “A video is being circulated on social media in which a young man is distributing money among the people in the Banbhoolpura area. Police is investigating in this regard. Information related to NGO’s account number, registration…

Tragedy at Khanauri Border: One Dead in Clashes Between Farmers and Police

February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 Editor

A protester died from a head injury after Haryana Police dropped tear gas shells on the Khanauri border despite appeals for peace from all quarters. Farmers protest 2.0 on Wednesday witnessed a casualty as a 24-year-old protester succumbed to his injuries after a clash with the Haryana Police on the Khanauri border. Shubh Karan Singh, the young farmer, was taken to the hospital where he died, the hospital sources confirmed. This took place in a major escalation of the protest which has been going on since February 13 with the…