What changes for you and what doesn’t under UCC The phrase Uniform Civil Code sounds deceptively simple. One country. One civil code. One set of rules for everyone, irrespective of religion.But India’s experiment with the UCC reveals a more complicated reality.A Hindu woman in Uttarakhand does not necessarily experience the UCC in the same way…
Doval to hold 25th India-China boundary talks (ANI image) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is set to arrive in Beijing on Monday for the 25th round of India-China Special Representatives talks on the boundary issue with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.The talks are scheduled to take place on Tuesday, according to official sources, as cited…
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh questions delay in formal closure of Monsoon Session NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday questioned the “abnormal” delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament, noting that the time gap between adjournment and prorogation is generally two to four days, but the Monsoon Session is yet to be prorogued after being…
Rahul Gandhi posters appear outside Congress HQ NEW DELHI: Posters portraying Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the “real-life Batman” have been put up outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi.The posters feature the message, “The silent guardian, a watchful protector. LoP Rahul Gandhi, the real life batman.”Earlier this month, Rahul…
Chirag Paswan hinted that govt may engage while protesters are seeking income-based quotas instead of caste-based reservation NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan has said the government is willing to hold talks with protesters opposing caste-based reservation, provided they put forward their demands in a systematic manner.“Any sort of misunderstanding around reservation can create anger…
Anti-reservation protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: No permission has been granted for Sunday’s planned protest against the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026, and the reservation system at Shah Auditorium in the capital, Delhi Police clarified.The police described videos circulating on social media claiming that permission had been granted as “false and misleading.”“It is further…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy; Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel NEW DELHI: The Indian Overseas Congress (IOC), the Congress’ foreign wing, criticised the Centre for its “double standards” in allowing the Gujarat chief minister to visit the US while denying political clearance to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy for his US visit.“The principal objective of the chief…
Sergio Gor said India-US ties are driven by Modi-Trump trust, with the bilateral trade deal ‘on its way’ and Quad cooperation set to deepen NEW DELHI: The India-US relationship is anchored in trust and friendship between PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, said US ambassador to India Sergio Gor. The ambassador also said that…
BCI co-chair seeks Manan Kumar Mishra’s resignation, alleges financial irregularities NEW DELHI: After facing brickbats from law students and also from Supreme Court for acting beyond jurisdiction in barring law graduates from Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law from being registered as advocates, for which he later apologised, Bar Council of India chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra…
The campaign was approved at a meet of new office-bearers Saturday NEW DELHI: BJP cited Mahatma Gandhi’s “we have fallen on evil days” lament over the opposition built up against Vande Mataram Saturday to set the stage for an intense political battle with Congress and the wider ‘secular’ class for their objections to the national…
