Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that the Women’s Reservation Bill, which was already passed by the Parliament in 2023, should be implemented immediately, while suggesting that a temporary pause must be applied to the delimitation (reorganisation of electoral constituencies) issue.”This is an important matter for broader national unity. For us, this is not about any one party’s political future but about the future of the co…
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New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Amid the political storm over allegations of forced religious conversion and sexual exploitation at the Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) Nashik branch, a fresh application on Thursday has been moved before the Supreme Court in the pending religious conversion case, citing the incident as evidence of “organised religious conversion” and seeking stronger judicial intervention against unlawful conversions across the country.Filed in the pending matter “In Re: The Issue of…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Thursday signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 1.75 lakh crore with JW Global Group and Shyam Steel in varied sectors, including solar, artificial intelligence, green hydrogen, nuclear, and steel manufacturing. Of the Rs 1.75 lakh crore, JW Global and The Seed Consortium will invest Rs 1,65,000 crore focused on clean energy and advanced technology. These MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.Ac…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The ECI on Thursday began the commissioning of EVMs and VVPATs for Assembly constituencies, including those in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, going to polls on April 23, an official said. Voting will take place on 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu and 152 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal next week, along with bye-elections in Gujarat and Maharashtra.The commission of EVM-VVPATs for the Phase one elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal started in the presence of…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Faridabad module case linked to the Delhi car bomb blast in November last year has served as a stark wake-up call for Indian security agencies. While several white-collar modules have been uncovered in the past, the Faridabad network operated on a far larger and more organised scale.An Intelligence Bureau official said that emerging patterns point to a growing preference among terror groups for white-collar operatives, indicating a shift in recruitment and operatio…
Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Karave) placed a fresh demand before the state government on Thursday, urging it to implement regulations on the lines of Maharashtra that make knowledge of the local language mandatory for drivers.Karave State President T.A. Narayana Gowda has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, calling for strict enforcement of Kannada language requirements, particularly in the transport sector. The demand comes in the backdrop of a r…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) A disturbing incident has surfaced in Mumbai’s Chembur area, where a man identified as Asgar Samsuddin Ansari has been arrested for allegedly stalking and molesting minor girls. According to the Chembur Police, the accused targeted 12-year-old girls while they were playing within a local housing society. Following a formal complaint, authorities acted swiftly to apprehend the suspect.The Chembur Police Station has registered a case against Ansari under Sections 78 and 7…
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that amendments to the Women’s Reservation Bill were necessitated to ensure the timely implementation of the law, as delays in conducting the Census had disrupted the delimitation schedule.“As everyone knows, the Census process was delayed, and because of this, the delimitation schedule was also disturbed. In such a situation, women’s reservation could have been delayed to 2034 or even 2039. Had there be…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) announced on Wednesday that it has constituted a fact-finding committee to conduct a detailed inquiry into the alleged incidents of sexual harassment of women at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) BPO unit at Nashik in Maharashtra. The committee will submit its report within 10 working days.The committee, which will visit the place of the incident on April 17, comprises Justice Sadhna Jadhav, Retired Judge of Bombay High Court, …
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra on Wednesday described the recent cases of alleged religious conversion in TCS Nashik and sexual exploitation of minor girls in Amravati as a “conspiracy” and a “racket” in the country. The leaders also called for strict punishment for those accused.The reactions follow the arrest of a man, identified as Mohammad Ayaz, in Maharashtra’s Amravati district for the alleged sexual exploitation of at least 180 minor g…