NEW DELHI: The religion-based ‘reservation push’ in Congress-ruled Karnataka has come under the lens of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), as it has red-flagged its reservation policy, observing that "categorising the whole Muslim population as a backward caste for reservation" will take away the rights of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court recently stressed the universal applicability of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, saying that the statute is designed to provide social justice to all women, irrespective of their religion or societal status.
BENGALURU: The BJP has urged the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government to withdraw the provision in the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2024 allowing persons of other religions to become members of temple management.
NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday urged youngsters to imbibe qualities of tolerance, patience, discipline, hard work, reading and empathy to become successful leaders in their chosen fields.
AMRITSAR: The Indian government has withdrawn an order barring Sikh workers from carrying out their duties with kirpans at the country's airports.
NAKODAR:The Nakodar city police have booked a villager on the charges of insulting the religion of any class, voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation..
GURUGRAM: Stories of humanity and brotherhood continue to strengthen society.
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has observed that adults have the right to choose their life partner, irrespective of the religion professed by them.
PATNA: The Minority Affairs Minister in Bihar government, Jama Khan, said on Friday that he will not change his religion even if someone holds him on gunpoint.
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that the DNA of all Indians is the same, irrespective of religion, even as he condemned lynching.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Arts Council organized an online Trilingual National Kavi Darbar dedicated to the 400th Parkash Purb of the ninth Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. Nine prominent poets recited their poems and songs during the Kavi Darbar in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu languages. Renowned Punjabi poet and Chairman of Punjab Arts Council Dr. Surjit Patar inaugurated the event.
NEW DELHI: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking setting aside of an Allahabad High Court order, which held that conversions just for the sake of marriage are invalid. The plea said the Constitution provides for right to freedom of religion and also right to convert into any religion as many times as one wants to with no tabs.
PANAJI:Shilpa Singh, an assistant professor at a Goa law college has been accused of allegedly slandering Hindu religious sentiments through a Facebook comment made in April this year.
AMARVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy directed police officials to unsparingly crack down with an iron fist upon forces attempting to create rift between religions and castes in the state.
NEW DELHI:A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to introduce uniform grounds for maintenance and alimony for all citizens.