Uttar Pradesh Police have lodged seven FIRs in connection with the violence over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal, naming Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and local SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood’s son Sohail Iqbal as accused, officials said on Monday. The district administration has already imposed prohibitory orders and barred the entry of outsiders into Sambhal till November 30. Internet services are suspended in Sambhal tehsil and Monday was declared a holiday for all schools. A magisterial probe has also been ordered into the violence. Three people were killed and scores of others, including security personnel and…
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After seven years, the Congress backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) staged a comeback in the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, clinching the president and joint secretary positions. The NSUI candidate Rounak Khatri emerged victorious in the presidential race defeating Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad’s (ABVP) candidate Rishabh Chaudhary by over 1,300 votes, The DUSU 2024 election results have been announced on Monday, after a gap of nearlu two months. It’s a close contest between NSUI and ABVP. Both parties have secured two posts in the DUSU 2024 elections. NSUI secured President and Joint Secretary posts while ABVP has grabbed Vice President, and Secretary…
By Nava Thakuria With the aim to spread the timeless legacy of patriotism and valour of the legendary Ahom warrior Lachit Borphukan, the Northeast Association, Delhi observed Lachit Divas in the national capital on 24 November 2024. The event, held at Haryana Bhawan in Delhi, commemorated the birth anniversary of Mahavir Lachit, with the organization urging everyone to draw inspiration from the patriot’s ideals. The event saw the presence of notable personalities like Shankar Das Kalita, Bauddhik Pramukh of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Assam Kshetra, Prof Kiran Hazarika, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Bathinda Central University, Dr Sunil Mohanty, Prachar Pramukh of…
Eliminating violence and discrimination against women, including gender-based violence in the workplace, is crucial for achieving gender equality. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November – which marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence – trade unions urge the ratification and implementation of ILO Convention 190 (C190) and Recommendation 206 (R206). This can be done through gender-transformative reforms in laws, policies, and workplace agreements to prevent exposure to violence, support survivors including by ensuring job and earnings security, and hold perpetrators to account. As the 30th anniversary of the Beijing…
The Winter Session of Parliament is set to begin today in which various bills, including the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill, will be discussed. The session is scheduled to run till December 20. As per the information, the government has listed 16 bills for consideration in the session. There will be no sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on November 26, to commemorate “Constitution Day” as per a statement. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move several Bills, including The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, which aims to amend the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, in addition with the Banking…
After JMM registered a landslide victory in the recently concluded Jharkhand assembly elections, the party’s executive president, Hemant Soren, is once again set to take oath as the Chief Minister of the state on November 28. Speaking to the media in Ranchi, the JMM leader said they have staked claims to form a new government in the state. He stated, in that series, he had also tendered his resignation to Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar, who had then entrusted him with the responsibility of the caretaker Chief Minister, before the swearing ceremony was held on November 28. “On 28 November, the oath…
By Nava Thakuria Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over continued killing of journalists in Pakistan as another scribe lost his life in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bordering Afghanistan. Janan Hussain (40) became one of the 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen in Kurram locality on 20 November. Hussain worked for a local media outlet Channel 365 and he was associated with Parachinar Press Club. He is the 11th media worker to be killed in Pakistan this year till date. “Janan Hussain becomes the 129th journo-victim globally since 1 January…
Riding on the saffron wave, the ruling Mahayuti alliance pulled off a landslide win in Maharashtra assembly elections, dashing the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s hopes for a come back in the politically crucial state. The Mahayuti parties won in 235 seats in the 288-member house, as per the latest trends, with the BJP—the major constituent in the alliance—set to become the single largest party. The thumping victory is another shot in the arm for the BJP as it comes a little over a month after the Haryana elections where the saffron party piped the Congress to retain power for the third consecutive…
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday won her debut election from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat with a thumping margin of over four lakh votes, surpassing her brother Rahul Gandhi’s victory margin in the 2024 parliamentary polls. Priyanka, who is set to be sworn in as an MP during the winter session of Parliament beginning Monday, defeated CPI veteran Sathyan Mokeri by 4,10,931 votes. The Congress leader secured 6,22,338 votes compared to 2,11,407 by Mokeri. BJP’s youth leader Navya Haridas stood third with 1,09,939 votes. The bypoll was necessitated as Rahul vacated the Wayanad seat while retaining the family…
India added 16.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity during January-September 2024, marking a 167% YoY increase, largely driven by the commissioning of delayed projects, according to Mercom Capital. In comparison, the country had installed 6.2 GW during the same period in 2023. The third quarter of 2024 saw solar installations rise by 78%, reaching 3.5 GW, up from 2 GW in Q3 2023. As of September 2024, India’s cumulative installed solar capacity stood at 89.1 GW, with utility-scale projects comprising over 86% and rooftop solar accounting for nearly 14%. Solar power now constitutes approximately 20% of India’s total installed power…