Washington, May 14 (IANS) Republican and Democratic lawmakers clashed sharply during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing over whether political Islam and Sharia law pose a threat to the US Constitution, with critics condemning the proceedings as anti-Muslim fearmongering. The hearing, titled “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the US Constitution: Part II,” quickly descended into heated exchanges over religion, immigration, constitutional freed…
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New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ordered HDFC Bank to immediately defreeze the bank account of a Delhi resident, holding that the continued freezing of the account without any FIR, accusation, or judicial order was “wholly arbitrary and unsustainable in law”. A single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in an order passed on May 4, allowed the plea filed by Tushar Verma, whose savings account with HDFC Bank was frozen following a complaint received from the Cyb…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Rajasthan government to formulate a comprehensive policy for implementing mother tongue-based education and to progressively introduce Rajasthani as a subject in schools across the state, observing that the ability to understand and be understood in one’s own language is an “existential right” intrinsically linked to meaningful participation in society. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta set aside a Rajas…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to take a decision within four weeks on a representation seeking registration, recognition, regulation and monitoring of all institutions imparting secular or religious education to children below the age of 14 years.A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and SC Sharma disposed of the writ petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay after taking note of the submission that the petitioner had already made a representation bef…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released a new book titled “The Bench, the Bar, and the Bizarre” and “The Lawful and the Awful” authored by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta during a ceremony in New Delhi. The event was attended by several distinguished guests, including the Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant.During his address, Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted that India has significantly strengthened the roots of its democracy th…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and state governments to constitute a judicial commission or expert committee to review the wages and service conditions of priests, sevadars and temple staff working in state-controlled temples across the country. The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay through advocate-on-record Ashwani Kumar Dubey, also sought a declaration that priests and temple staff f…
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday shared his enriching experience of visiting an exhibition here dedicated to Bollywood heritage. “During the visit, he also paid tributes to superstar Dharmendra, singer Asha Bhosle, and veteran photographer Raghu Rai at special galleries dedicated to these icons,” a statement said.In a message on social media platform X, Rijiju said, “Visited the exhibition ‘Lens & Legacy: Bollywood In Focus’ at the National Gal…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) A day after his Trinamool Congress named him as its head in the West Bengal Assembly, making him the new Leader of Opposition, veteran leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Sunday requested the newly sworn-in BJP government in the state to continue the schemes launched by the previous government.Speaking to IANS, Chattopadhyay urged that since Kolkata is called “Mini-India”, everyone should be treated equally, irrespective of caste, class or religion.”The atrocities being comm…
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on Saturday asserted that all citizens in India are equal under the Constitution, regardless of their population size or religious affiliation. The Union Minister dismissed “fake narratives” suggesting that minorities are unsafe in the country.He was speaking at the event which was organised by the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) in collaboration with knowledge partners TISS and the Parzor Foundation.The seminar foc…
Bengaluru, May 7 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Thursday alleged that Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee had shown disrespect to the Constitution by refusing to resign as chief minister, and said that if she had any grievance, she should approach the court instead of resorting to violence.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Ashoka alleged that Banerjee was insulting the Constitution. “By saying she will not resign, she is disrespecting the Constitution. She want…