MP WAQF BOARD GETS TWO HINDU MEMBERS

(Photo) Curtesy : Bhaskar English NEW DELHI: A major controversy has erupted in Madhya Pradesh after the government appointed two non-Muslims to the Waqf Board. The reconstitution of the Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board has sparked a significant controversy, with reports of intense opposition and inflammatory remarks following the induction of two Hindu members into the […]

CONG FACES LEADERSHIP RIFT IN PUNJAB

NEW DELHI: Hours after the Punjab Congress shared a photo of several leaders with former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, his group has already left for Delhi to meet the party’s high command and claim to make him the Punjab Congress president. A few days ago, on July 3, Channi himself mentioned that the Congress […]

RAM TEMPLE TRUST MEETS TO CONSIDER RESIGNATION OF CHAMPAT RAI

(Photo) Curtesy : The Week NEW DELHI: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust’s meeting was held in Ayodhya on Monday to deliberate on the resignations submitted by its members Champat Rai and Anil Mishra. Trust chief Champat Rai was not in attendance. The meeting also assumes significance because it comes amid the ongoing investigation into alleged […]

EXTRADITION OF NIRAV MODI SOON

NEW DELHI: Extradition of diamantaire Nirav Modi has become imminent after he lost the final legal battle in the form of an appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). According to sources, all the legal avenues available to Modi have been exhausted and the UK can now proceed with his extradition, with only […]

HIGH COURT NOTICE TO CENTRE ON EVICTION OF DELHI GYMKHANA CLUB

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response to petitions filed by the Delhi Gymkhana Club and its Staff Welfare Association against eviction proceedings initiated over the century-old club’s premises in Lutyens’ Delhi. The petitions challenge a 29 June show-cause notice issued by the Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of […]

Mani Kaul: The Quiet Radical Who Remade Indian Cinema

On the 15th anniversary of his death, we remember a filmmaker who treated cinema as a language of thought — austere, demanding, and endlessly generative. Mani Kaul belonged to that rare lineage of artists who treated film not as entertainment but as an instrument for rethinking perception. Born Rabindranath Kaul in Jodhpur in 1944, he […]

CONGRATS, AMERICA@250! BUT WE ARE DISAPPOINTED

Generations around the globe have known about, if not seen, the Statue of Liberty and felt inspired. The symbol of freedom, democracy, and justice kindled hope for millions who fought their colonial masters. Millions have been drawn to it, even illegally, to make it their home, where work counts and opportunities abound, to pursue their […]

STOLEN RAM MANDIR GOLD MELTED INTO BISCUITS

NEW DELHI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple is examining whether gold ornaments stolen from the shrine were melted and converted into gold biscuits to erase their identity. Officials suspect the accused may have melted the stolen gold and silver jewellery to make tracing the original […]