The academics called on the Indian government to restore assured central funding, ensure timely wage payments and reaffirm the law’s original guarantee of the right to work A group of prominent international scholars, economists and policymakers has written an open letter to the Indian government urging it to halt any move to repeal or dilute the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural...
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Kashmir police seize The Wire journalist’s phone amid his corruption reporting on hydropower project
Police in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir seized the mobile phone of senior journalist Jehangir Ali from his home in Chrar-i-Sharief on Wednesday evening, The Wire, for which he reports from the region, said in a statement on Thursday. According to news outlet, police officers arrived at Ali’s residence on December 17 and took his phone without informing him...
Schools under Centre’s mid-day meal scheme drop by over 84,000 in five years
The scheme, a flagship welfare programme of the Central government, provides cooked meals to children enrolled in government and government-aided schools. The number of schools covered under India’s central mid-day meal programme has fallen by more than 84,000 over the past five years, government data presented to Parliament showed on Wednesday. Coverage under the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman scheme...
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Telangana Assembly resolution against CAA, NPR and NRC, “a welcome step, but not sufficient” says Citizens’ group
Citizens against CAA-NRC-NPR, a broad-based citizens’ group which is actively protesting and raising awareness in Telangana on the issues of CAA, NRC and NPR, has welcomed the Telangana Assembly resolution passed today against the CAA, NRC and NPR. The representatives of the group said that this is a major victory of the determined struggles and protests taken up by a...
COVID-19 pandemic: SC takes suo moto cognisance of overcrowding of prisons
The Supreme Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and L N Rao issued a notice to the Director General, Prison, and chief secretary of all states and union territories seeking their response by March 20...
Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak: Number of cases in India has gone up to 114, Odisha reports first case
COVID-19 extended its footprint in India on Monday with the eastern state of Odisha reporting its first coronavirus patient and one new case each in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kerala, taking the total count to 114, Health Ministry officials said. The Maharashtra government also reported four more patients of the infection, as concerns over the pandemic steered decisions across...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Muslim convert Hadiya to live with her husband Shefin Jahan, setting aside a Kerala High Court...
18 economic agreements signed between Saudi Arabian and British entities
LONDON Millat Times 18 economic agreements worth at least SR8 billion (approximately £1.5 billion) were signed between Saudi Arabian and British...
Turkey, Iraq to carry out joint operation against Kurdish militants in Iraq
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