New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the NCERT and SCERTs (State Councils of Educational Research and Training) to implement transgender-inclusive Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools across the country. The plea, filed by a Class 12 student, highlighted that despite statutory mandate under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, and apex court directions, school curricula fail t…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday officially launched the construction of the Anakkampoyil–Kalladi twin-tunnel four-lane road project, a long-awaited infrastructure initiative aimed at transforming connectivity between the state’s Kozhikode and Wayanad districts. The foundation ceremony was held at St. Mary’s School Ground in Anakkampoyil.Describing the project as a landmark in Kerala’s transport development, the Chief Minister said it was a…

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs), each for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to assess damage caused by heavy rainfall, flood, flash flood, cloudbursts and landslides, an official said on Sunday.A statement noted that the IMCTs, set up on the directions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, would conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and relief work carried…

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, praised Jitendra Singh Rathore, a security guard from Gujarat’s Surat, for his unique way of paying tributes to the martyrs and described him as a “great inspiration for every patriot”. For nearly three decades, Jitendra Rathore has devoted himself to collecting information about soldiers who laid down their lives for the country.PM Modi, during his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme, lauded the security guard for collecting the infor…

Raipur, Aug 31 (IANS) In fresh trouble for Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, a police complaint was filed against her under penal provisions for promoting enmity and threat to national integrity for her alleged objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, an official said on Sunday.The complaint against Moitra was filed by a Chhattisgarh resident, Gopal Samanto, on Saturday, the police said.Samanto alleged that Moitra’s comments were unconstitutional, sparking fear among Bang…

Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a six-month moratorium on loan repayments for textile units in the state, warning that the additional tariffs imposed by the United States on Indian exports could trigger large-scale job losses. In a statement, Palaniswami also appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to adopt innovative measures to ensure that production in the textile …

Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP MP from Ujiarpur Nityanand Rai launched a blistering attack on the Voter Adhikar Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav, calling it full of hatred and aimed at misleading the people of Bihar.Rai alleged that the platform was used to abuse the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his respected mother and to provide legitimacy to foreign infiltrators, including Rohingyas and Bangladeshis.He said: “The yatra was o…

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The Joint Platform of Doctors in West Bengal have written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking her intervention regarding police action against doctors and common citizens over protests regarding the RG Kar rape and murder incident which took place last year. The doctors forum said that the police action was aimed at intimidating those who stood up for justice.”On behalf of the Joint Platform of Doctors in West Bengal, we are writing to you (Chief Minister M…

Guwahati, Aug 31 (IANS) A prominent leader of the Thadou community in Assam, who had recently taken part in a peace dialogue in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, was killed by suspected militants after being abducted from his home in Karbi Anglong district, police said on Sunday. The victim, identified as Nehkam Jomhao (59), served as the chairman of the Thadou Literature Society, Assam. He was forcibly taken away from his residence at Chonghang Veng in the Manja area around 7.30 p.m. on Saturday and…

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) On the eve of the likely release of the final electoral rolls for the Bihar Assembly poll, election office sources said on Sunday that new election identity cards with the latest photos will soon be issued to the nearly 7 crore state electors.The new voter cards will retain the existing Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number, but the name of the voting booth may be changed as the number of booths in the state has been increased for voters’ convenience, said a sourc…