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The petitioner submitted that the property had already been declared a Waqf and despite this, third parties were seeking permission to conduct pujas on specific occasions

While the Centre maintains that VB-G RAM G is an improved version of MGNREGA, critics say it dilutes the legal right to employment guaranteed under the earlier law. The primary stakeholders, the job card holders, may not be familiar with the technical details of the new Act, but their concern is straightforward: they want assured and adequate work so that the scheme genuinely serves its purpose of livelihood security, finds out P. Sujatha Varma

The gem-like appearance of Durgam Cheruvu hides a sinister, calculated assault. As evening lights and rooftop views sell the lake as a tourist spot, a multi-agency process seems to be killing it softly. One civic body lowers the water level to free up land, another lays a 10-metre-wide walking track on the exposed lake bed and yet another releases organically loaded effluents that fuel decay. Once a source of drinking water and part of Golconda Forts hydrological system, the lake is now trapped

Legislator R.S. Pathania demanded a dedicated Media Monitoring Cellin the DIPR for real-time tracking of fake news

What is the need for a law on the right to health? Gajendra Singh Khimsar asked, leading to objection by the Opposition Congress MLAs, who raised slogans and trooped to the well of the House

Ranjana Jha, his alleged first wife, said that she had also filed cases in the Family Court in Supaul and approached the Womens Commission

The lecture is being organised by the Dr. Manmohan Singh Trust and former German Chancellor Merkel will speak on Germany and India in times of global change

This data is for those who have been questioning us over the conversion of MoUs, the Chief Minister says at the Conversion Conclave 2026 in Chennai. Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa highlights the governments achievements in a presentation

The order of the Home Ministry mandating the full version of Vande Mataram is constitutionally indefensible

Distribution escalation is a structural faultline in Indias life insurance industry

The move marks the administrations most extensive rollback of climate change policy, following a series of regulatory cuts aimed at promoting fossil fuel development and hindering clean energy

Humpy made history in 2002 when, at just 15 years old, she became the first Indian woman to earn the Grandmaster title, and at the time, the youngest female grandmaster in history

Only structural reforms in agriculture sector can ensure food security

Civic body will revive existing zero-waste colonies and identify at least two to five new onesevery month; key focus on four-way segregation of waste at source across all wards in the 12 zones; new model will reduce load on landfills: official

Labelling of synthetically generated content on social media is a must

He, fondly known as Hardy, was one of the most influential persons in Indian motorsport and played a key role in advancing the careers of Indias only two Formula One drivers

The manifesto outlines critical demands, including improved drainage systems, 24/7 potable water access, establishing a multi-specialty hospital and fire stations, among other demands

GCC had closed a complaint of a damaged manholereported on Pantheon Road without resolving the problem; AIADMK councillor says 50% of complaints are closed without resolution

U.S. diplomat Paul Kapur emphasises the Quads importance for strategic cooperation and defence in South Asia during a congressional hearing

Asking ones own questions and testing every claim against evidence is the purpose of both scholarship and journalism

As the government is gearing up to provide digital title deeds for properties of over 1.1 lakh families in unrecognised habitations in Karnataka, on February 14 in Haveri, it is set to create a record of sorts

Pointing out that public properties controlled by various municipalities are not maintained and protected as mandated by law, the High Court of Karnataka directed the State government to set up and operationalise a Municipal Trust Property Management System, as a single source of truth for all such properties across the State and assign a Trust Property Identification Number

SIT, assisted by personnel from the Legal Metrology department, forensic laboratory, and skilled artisans, began removing gold-plated covering from artefacts in the sanctum sanctorumand its pillars on Thursday evening