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Lucknow, March 15 BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday urged the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna on party founder Kanshi Ram, and not make the same mistake the Congress did with B R Ambedkar when it came to the award.In a statement on Sunday on the birth anniversary of Kanshi Ram, Mayawati...

New Delhi, March 15 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to posthumously award the Bharat Ratna to Kanshi Ram, the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), asserting that this would honor the aspirations of millions of people who continue to see him as a symbol...

New Delhi, March 15 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer the Bharat Ratna on the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Kanshi Ram, posthumously, asserting that this would honor the aspirations of millions of people who continue to view him...

Lucknow, March 15 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, BSP chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav paid tributes to Kanshi Ram on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Sunday.In a post on X in Hindi...

New Delhi, March 15 The Congress hailed the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Kanshi Ram, on his birth anniversary, with Rahul Gandhi saying that his tireless struggle and dedication to the rights of the poor, Dalits, and the marginalized serve as "an inspiration to us".Paying tributes to...

New Delhi, March 15 – Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, paid tribute to the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Kanshi Ram, on his birth anniversary, calling his "tireless struggle and dedication" for the poor, Dalits, and the marginalized as "an inspiration for...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 Swami Satchidananda, head of the Sivagiri Mutt, said on Saturday that backward communities are being denied adequate representation in elections by political parties.He also welcomed the decision of the Kerala High Court to disqualify the leadership of the SNDP...

New Delhi, March 13 A bill seeking to provide a precise definition of the term "transgender" and exclude "different sexual orientations and self-perceived sexual identities" from the ambit of the proposed law was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.The bill also provides for graded...

New Delhi, March 13 A bill seeking to provide a precise definition of the term "transgender" and exclude "different sexual orientations and self-perceived sexual identities" from the ambit of the proposed law was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.The bill also provides for graded...

New Delhi, March 13. Observing that delays in judicial proceedings cannot disadvantage the claimant, the Delhi High Court has ruled that interim maintenance awarded to a wife and her children under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) should ordinarily be granted from the date...

Lucknow, March 13 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday said that if former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were alive today, Kanshi Ram, a leader of the Bahujan Samaj, would have been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.Gandhi made the remarks while addressing a...

New Delhi, March 13 A bill seeking to provide a precise definition of the term "transgender" and provide graded punishments that reflect the severity of the harm inflicted upon such persons was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.It also emphasizes that a transgender person "shall not...

New Delhi, March 13 A bill aimed at providing a precise definition of the term "transgender" and prescribe graded punishments commensurate with the harm inflicted on such individuals was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill was...

Chennai, March 13 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has hailed the Supreme Court verdict clarifying the determination of the non-creamy layer among Other Backward Classes as a "decisive victory" for OBC justice after years of struggle.He urged the Union Government to create additional seats...

Jaipur, March 12 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma chaired a meeting on Thursday to review the implementation of centrally-funded schemes.He directed officials to ensure continuous monitoring of these programmes to ensure that financial progress remains on track and benefits reach...

New Delhi, March 12 The government signed an agreement with a consortium of organizations on Thursday to enhance support and opportunities for people with hearing impairments.According to an official statement, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court has ruled that the "creamy layer" status for reservation of OBCs cannot be decided solely based on parental income, and that treating similarly placed employees of private entities and PSUs differently from government employees, when deciding on reservation...

New Delhi, March 11 A 50-member delegation met Delhi Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh on Wednesday and raised the issue of granting "Bhumidari" or ownership rights to agricultural land allotees under Section 74(4) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954.The delegation, led by Satya Narayan...

New Delhi, March 10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the aspirations of India's youth are the country's "greatest asset", emphasizing that their drive to innovate and contribute is a key strength for the nation's future.Speaking at a post-budget webinar on Divyangjan Kaushal...

Pulwama District Social Welfare Department Honours Women Achievers at Town Hall Event, Highlighting Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Vital Societal ContributionsMarch 8, Pulwama: The Pulwama District Social Welfare Department celebrated International Women's Day with great enthusiasm at the...