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In a step toward a climate change action plan, the Odisha government has come up with a programme for climate-resilient natural farming through womens self-help groups (WSHGs).

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Karnataka government on a plea challenging the appointment of only one member from the Muslim community to the post of chairman of State Minority Development Corporation.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that suitable programmes would be formulated for the development of the minority communities who are steeped in poverty.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that suitable programmes would be formulated for the development of the minority communities who are st

The Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission-2 headed by retired Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar submitted its second and third reports to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday.

Akbaruddin Owaisi created a flutter on Monday when he spoke about his health and how long he would survive

Former Civil Servants Slam Modi Govt for Mishandling Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic In an open letter to the prime minister, the signatories have urged Modi to take immediate steps including free universal vaccination for all, ramp up testing, and stop expenditures on Central Vista. Family members of COVID-19 patients wait to fill their empty cylinders with medical oxygen outside an oxygen filling centre, as demand for the gas rises due to spike in coronavirus cases, in Lucknow, Friday, April...

January 31, 2021 Share Minority as a term has not been defined in India’s Constitution. However, Articles 29 and 30 of the Indian Constitution deals with the minorities. The National Commission of Minorities Act 1992 defined it as, “a community notified as such by the Central government.” There are six notified minorities in India: Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, Christian, Sikh and Muslim. The Indian Government has been working relentlessly for preserving, protecting and developing these ...

Executive Highhandedness: Former Civil Servants Question Rationale of Central Vista Project Over 60 former bureaucrats have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pointing out the illegalities involved in taking the project forward and the huge financial drain it would entail amidst a pandemic. The Central Vista plan includes a new parliament building next to the current one. Photo: HCP Designs Rights22/Dec/2020 New Delhi: Former civil servants who have served the Central an...

Congress’s survival dilemma: Stay with Shiv Sena, or go solo in BMC polls The Congress faces a dilemma in Mumbai, the city where it was founded in 1885. It realises it needs to stop the BJP from dislodging Thackeray’s Shiv Sena in the BMC. At the same time, it also has to ensure its own survival. Updated: December 22, 2020 8:51:34 am Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagpat wants party to go it alone. (Express Photo) The very day after he was appointed, Mumbai�...