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New Delhi: The Centre, while defending its stand in the ongoing hearing in the Sabarimala Case, told the Supreme Court that Hinduism not only treats women as equals but also places them on a pedestal much higher than men. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was presenting the Centre's case before the apex court. The nine-judge Constitution bench is hearing the petition related discriminated against women at religious places, including the famous Sabarimala temple. The Solicitor General cited variou ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has announced the results for the KSEAB 2nd PUC (Class 12) results on April 9 at 3 pm. The candidates who appeared for the examination can check their results on the official website of KSEAB at kseab.karnataka.gov.in. The results can also be checked through the offline link karresults.nic.in. The result was announced at a press conference by the Board officials. The press conference held at the Board Office was attended b ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 9 (ANI): Voices from across Himachal Pradesh have welcomed the proposed Women's Reservation Bill, expressing strong optimism that it will mark a turning point in empowering women and strengthening democratic participation. Member of the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Mamta Mokta, said the bill would provide women a crucial platform to raise their voices effectively in Parliament and legislative assemblies. She emphasised that women are "capa ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 9 (ANI): Voices from across Himachal Pradesh have welcomed the proposed Women's Reservation Bill, expressing strong optimism that it will mark a turning point in empowering women and strengthening democratic participation. Member of the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Mamta Mokta, said the bill would provide women a crucial platform to raise their voices effectively in Parliament and legislative assemblies. She emphasised that women are "capa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday supported restrictions on the entry of women of menstruating age into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, arguing before the Supreme Court that the 2018 verdict lifting the ban was based on an assumption of men being superor to women.A nine-judge Constitution bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, is currently hearing a batch of petitions concerning the entry of women into places of worship and the broader scope of religious freedom across faiths.Appearing for the Cent ...Read More >
There has been a striking pattern in voter list deletions in West Bengal's Nandigram, with Muslims, who make up about 25% of the population, accounting for 95.5% of removals across seven supplementary lists. Non-Muslims, who constitute roughly 75% of the population, accounts for just 4.5%, according to data sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). The figures are based on an analysis by the Sabar Institute, a Kolkata-based public policy research organisation, which examined ECI vote ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, April 8: As Assam goes to the hustings on Thursday, as many as 4021 all-women managed polling stations across 35 districts of the state would be setting an example of ensuring greater gender representation as well as serving as a model for encouraging women's empowerment in democratic institutions. These polling stations will be fully managed by women, including presiding officers and polling officials, reflecting the growing confidence and active involvement of women in election mana ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: In a significant stride towards inclusive and gender-sensitive electoral practices, Dibrugarh district has set up 300 polling stations managed entirely by women, marking the highest number of all-women polling stations booths in Assam for the 2026 Assembly elections. According to district officials, a total of 1,322 polling stations have been established across six Assembly constituencies in Dibrugarh. Among these, the 300 all-women polling stations stand out as a major initiative ai ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that the concept of "untouchability" may not be an appropriate ground to test the validity of restrictions on the entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, with the nine-judge bench observing that Article 17 (prohibiting untouchability) cannot be stretched to cover a practice that operates for a limited period each month. "Untouchability has its own history in India and to get over that Article 17 was made a fundamental right. But Articl ...Read More >
Namish Taneja praises working with transgender actor Ella D Verma in Hungama OTT series Mangal Mukhi, a crime drama on a UP transgender cop launching 09 April 2026 Actor Namish Taneja has shared his experience of working with a transgender actor for the first time in his career, in the show Mangal Mukhi. Sharing his experience of working on the show, Namish Taneja said, "This is the first time I have been part of a story like this, and also the first time I have worked so closely opposite a tr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Two in three young adults in India are already at risk for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), while nearly half of the working population are prediabetic or diabetic, and eight in 10 are overweight, said a report released on Tuesday. According to the sixth edition of Apollo Hospitals' 'Health of the Nation 2026 - The complete picture decoded' report, released on the occasion of World Health Day, India's most common health risks are arriving earlier and staying hidden longer. Based on ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday argued before the Supreme Court that Indian society not only treats women equally but places them on a higher pedestal. This was submitted by solicitor general Tushar Mehta before a nine-member bench examining several legal and constitutional questions relating to religious practices affecting women. The bench headed by CJI Surya Kant commenced the final hearing on pleas linked to discrimination against women at religious places, including Sabarimala, and on the ...Read More >
A bench of justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh said that despite constitutional guarantees and sustained institutional efforts, "patriarchy still permeates the everyday," raising a troubling question for society at large: Why does control over women's bodies, choices, and lives persist so deeply? The court made these observations while affirming the life sentence of a man convicted of murdering his wife in Rajasthan in 2011 by setting her ablaze. It said the incident is rooted in domesti ...Read More >
New Delhi: The stage is set for polling in Assam, with 2,50,54,463 electors gearing up to cast their votes across 126 Assembly constituencies on April 9. Voting will commence at 7 am. The electorate includes 1,25,31,552 male voters, 1,25,22,593 female voters, and 318 transgender voters, reflecting a near-equal gender distribution. Notably, 6,42,314 first-time voters in the 18-19 age group will exercise their franchise, adding fresh energy to the democratic process. The state also has 2,05,085 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the 2018 Sabarimala judgement which lifted the ban on women aged 10-50 entering the Sabarimala temple in Keralam was wrongly decided and requires reconsideration. Appearing before a nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that he has strong objection to an observation in the 2018 Sabarimala judgment that the exclusion of women in the age group of 10-50 years fr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A woman cannot be treated as "untouchable" for three days in a month and then cease to be considered untouchable on the fourth day, Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna remarked on Tuesday during hearing of cases including Sabarimala issue.The remarks came as solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, said he strongly objected to the 2018 Sabarimala judgment's observation that barring women aged 10 to 50 from the temple amounted to "untouchability" under Article 17 of the C ...Read More >
New Delhi: A woman cannot be treated as "untouchable" for three days in a month and then cease to be considered untouchable on the fourth day, Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna remarked on Tuesday. The remark came while a nine-judge bench was hearing on petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including Sabarimala temple of Keralam, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths. The constitution bench comprised Chief Justice Surya Ka ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) A woman cannot be treated as "untouchable" for three days in a month and then cease to be considered untouchable on the fourth day, Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna remarked on Tuesday. The remark came while a nine-judge bench was hearing on petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including Sabarimala temple of Keralam, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths. The constitution bench comprised Chief Just ...Read More >
Telangana Intermediate 1st, 2nd Year Result 2026: The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) is set to announce soon on its official website tsbie.cgg.gov.in the result of the students who had appeared for TS Intermediate 1st (Class 11) and 2nd year (Class 12) 2026 examinations. The BSE Telangana conducted TS IPE Inter 1st Year (Class 11) examinations from February 25 and March 17, 2026 whereas TS IPE Inter 2nd Year (Class 12) examinations were held from February 26 to March 18 ...Read More >
Bengaluru : Building on over four decades of racing excellence, TVS Racing today successfully concluded the first international season of the TVS Apache Racing Experience (ARE) GP International 2025-26. Curated as a customer-first premium racing platform, TVS ARE GP embodies the Apache brand's "Racing DNA Unleashed" ethos and is designed to democratize motorsports by enabling passionate TVS Apache owners to experience structured, competitive racing in a safe and professional environment. Since i ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor Vijay Talapathy is positioning himself as an alternative for the people of the state, where politics has long revolved DMK and Artificial Intelligence ADMK.Due to ideological differences with the NDA and political battle with the DMK, TVK has emerged as the third choice for Tamil voters, fielding candidates in all 234 seats.So, will this experiment live up to Vijay's expectations? Well, there's still a fighting chance.Why does Vijay ha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, actor Vijay Thalapathy has positioned himself as an alternative for the people in a state where politics, for a very long time, has revolved around the DMK and the AIADMK.With its ideological differences with the NDA and political tussle with the DMK, TVK has emerged as a third option for Tamil voters by fielding candidates on all 234 seats.So, will the experiment live up to Vijay's expectations? Well, there is a fighting chance.Why Vijay st ...Read More >
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court has revised the epilogue of its recent judgment on transgender reservation, in which it made critical observations on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, saying it took away their right to self-identify their gender. The bench comprising Justice Arun Monga and Justice Yogendra Kumar Purohit refused to delete the epilogue entirely but agreed that some paragraphs in it should not have been there. "The court has clarified and order ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Reddy on Saturday accused the Muslim Law Board of opposing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asserting that its "intellectuals" should understand that UCC is not a "Hindu Civil Code." Speaking to ANI, Reddy highlighted the importance of UCC, adding that there cannot be two laws in the country at one time. "The Muslim Law Board is opposing the UCC bill passed in Gujarat. But the Muslim Law Board and the intell ...Read More >
For over a decade, the courts, the Centre, and the states have expanded the rights of transgender persons. The Centre is now turning back the clock, excluding large sections of transpersons who were earlier protected by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. An amendment bill, passed by Parliament in the ongoing budget session, has led to widespread fear and confusion in the transgender community. The only step left before the bill becomes law is for the President to assent. I ...Read More >
JODHPUR: The Rajasthan high court on Thursday ordered the deletion of three paragraphs that criticised the recent amendments to the trangender rights act from a March 30 verdict, adding that the text in the epilogue was included by mistake and was neither intended nor necessary. A division bench of justices Arun Monga and Yogendra Kumar Purohit - who had passed the order while deciding a writ application filed by a transgender person - noted that certain portions had "inadvertently" been includ ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The UN Human Rights on Thursday expressed concern over the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying it may undermine hard-won rights of transgender people. In a post on X, the UN Human Rights said it regretted the swift passage of the bill without adequate consultation with stakeholders. "We regret fast passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, without adequate stakeholder consultation," ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, April 1 : Marking a decisive shift towards technology-driven governance, the first phase of Census 2027 began in East Singhbhum on Wednesday- April 1, with authorities rolling out a hybrid model that combines traditional door-to-door enumeration with a robust online self-enumeration system. In a first for the district, residents can now submit their details from home through a dedicated digital portal made available by the Government of India. The platform, accessible in 16 languag ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have emphasised on the importance of Census 2027 which began on Wednesday, calling it necessary for government planning and policy implementation. The Congress, on its part, urged for the inclusion of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the census. Earlier, Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan said that Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases -- House Listing (HLO) and Population Enumerat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) An amendment bill which provides graded punishment for bodily harm to transgender persons has received the assent of President Draupadi Murmu. Opposition MPs had slammed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, for excluding gays and lesbians from its ambit. An authority has been established to determine whether a person is transgender, a provision that also faced backlash from the opposition. According to a law ministry notification dated March ...Read More >
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