received by them, the Maharashtra AAR has ruled. Jayshankar Gramin Va Adivasi Vikas Sanstha Sangamner, a

The political crisis in Jharkhand deepened on Thursday as the MLAs of the ruling JMM-Congress coalition accused Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan of delaying the appointment of Champai Soren as the next chief minister of the state.... A Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud-led bench has decided to hear his plea tomorrow. Hemant Soren was represented by senior advocates like Kapil Sibal and Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi.... During the hearing, the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta contended that th

NEW DELHI — A Jesuit priest and activist with Parkinson’s disease, whose high-profile arrest was seen as an example of the broad scope of the Indian government’s unpopular antiterrorism law, died on Monday still in custody at a hospital in Mumbai, his lawyer said. The Rev.... Stan Swamy — at 84 the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India — was arrested last October under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, which critics say is meant to stifle dissent.... That is where he died, hi

“ THEY killed Stan Swamy.” Fellow journalist John Dayal’s Facebook message startled me.... Although denied bail, a judge permitted him to be treated for the virus contracted in prison. Swamy was suffering from Parkinson’s when he was thrown into prison in October last year, and was slapped with outrageous terror charges.... They thrive on a blend of hate and ignorance....

Iran's Ambassador to India Iraj Elahi, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday discussed the development of cooperation between India, Iran.... " H.E. Iraj Elahi ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi, met with H.E. Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India and discussed the development of cooperation between two countries," as per the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi's official handle on'X'.... Both South Asia a

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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addressed the 26 opposition parties in Bengaluru on the second and concluding day of the Opposition meeting.... It is to protect our Constitution, Democracy, Secularism, and Social Justice". Further, speaking on the unity of the 26 political parties, having different ideologies, Kharge said," We are aware that at the state level, there are differences between some of us.... It used the votes of its allies and came to power and then discarded them....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the country can develop only if various welfare schemes reach all, asserting that it is his guarantee that everyone-even those in the remotest of areas-will benefit from them.... " Be it the story of raja Ram in Treta Yuga or the current situation, welfare is not possible without uplifting the poor, deprived and the tribals," he said, noting that over four crore permanent houses were constructed for the poor in the last 10 years.... " Modi has r

CHENNAI( REUTERS)-In the forests of Bastar in eastern India, indigenous women have been busy plucking the tan-coloured fruits of the tamarind tree-a tangy staple of Indian cooking that earned them rare profits this year thanks to a bumper harvest. For decades, mining has eaten into the forests of mineral-rich Chhattisgarh.... But as the state moves away from opening coal mines, authorities have introduced measures to boost output of forest goods, from tamarind to cashew nuts and medicinal seeds

On May 30, 2021, as India reeled under the second wave of the pandemic, a team of surveyors from Bihar's revenue department landed up in the western town of Chhapra.... But this was unsurveyed land and hence public property, the team retorted." We have been here for generations," said Atul Kumar, one of the protesters whose house and metal fabrication workshop are marked for demolition.... Among the states, Bihar has the highest proportion of such unsurveyed land--20% of its area or 18, 832 sq