New York: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) lauded Pakistan on Tuesday for its efforts to increase ecosystem restoration, saying the country was leading global efforts on this front with its Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project (TBTTP). “Large scale restoration initiatives such as The Ten Billion
New Delhi: Following the Karnataka high court’s decision to uphold the state government’s ban on hijabs in educational institutions, Secondary School Leaving Certificate exams (SSLC; or class 10 board exams) began in the state on Monday, March 28 and reports of students being turned away
New Delhi: Two Bharatiya Janata Party legislators in Karnataka have now given voice to the backlash against Muslim traders being banned from doing business in temple festivals – highlights in traders’ calendars – after pressure from Hindutva groups. Member of Legislative Council Adagur H. Vishwanath and
On the first day of the two-day Bharat Bandh received a lukewarm response with most of the impact of the strike remaining limited to parts of a few states. Here are the top developments. A joint forum of trade unions across India has called for a
New Delhi: The two-day Bharat Bandh called by a joint forum of central trade unions with the alleged support of nearly 20 crore workers in the country, began on March 28, from 6 am. The strike is expected to impact the functioning of numerous sectors all
Sara Ather To be Muslim in India today is to suffer from a crisis of belonging. But amid the alienation, an awakening has blossomed too. 2019 was the year when a major historical event unfolded in the US. Footage of the brutal killing of a black man,
Doha: The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) has shuttered an Indian restaurant by the name of Lanterns after it was reported that a hijab-wearing woman was denied entry. According to Bahraini newspaper The Daily Tribune, a video of the woman being turned away went
London: Human rights defender Mr. Ahsan Untoo is being tortured for giving testimony against India’s fascist Narendra Modi’s regime, his military chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane and murder-accused turned Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, said noted Kashmiri Leader Fahim Kayani. “The crime of Mr. Ahsan Untoo
Uttar Pradesh: The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that it had “vehemently opposed” in the Allahabad High Court, granting of bail to Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Live Law reported. The state government made the
Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged non-BJP chief minsters and opposition leaders to come together in fight against the Hindutva party. The West Bengal chief minister writes to non-BJP chief ministers and opposition leaders that the saffron party is misusing Indian agencies. “Let us commit