Farmers gather in Delhi to push for policy change
Farmers have converged from five different directions in preparation for Friday’s Kisan Mukti March to Parliament Street under the banner of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee.
Sabarimala returns to normality
Sabarimala which has been witnessing protests following the Supreme Court verdict permitting entry for women of all age groups into the Ayyappa temple is returning to normality.
There was no interference in Malik’s decision, says Rajnath
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that there had been “no interference from Delhi” in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sirisena set to meet leaders from TNA, Ranil-led front
Following a consistent show of majority by MPs challenging his actions, and a significant offer made by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), President Maithripala Sirisena will hold crucial meetings on Friday to try and resolve Sri Lanka’s month-long political crisis.
Yes, No, it’s Complicated | Ayodhya: will it be an issue in the 2019 elections?
Ajay Gudavarthy, Manisha Priyam and Kumar Ketkar express their views on the Ram temple issue in Ayodhya and its impact on the electorate in the next year’s Lok Sabha elections.
Sterlite violence: CBI registers fresh case against T.N. police, revenue officials
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against the police, Revenue Department officials and others on charges of “robbery, dacoity, falsification of evidence and disobeying law” in connection with anti-Sterlite protests and the subsequent firing that left 13 people dead in Thoothukudi in May.
After I spoke up on #MeToo, my work dried up: Chinmayi
A storm broke out after Chinmayi accused poet-lyricist Vairamuthu of sexual harassment, in the wave of #MeToo that swept through South India. While some people in the industry did come to speak in support, she has faced a lot of trolling and abuse for making the charge. Life has pretty much changed, after #MeToo, she tells The Hindu in a frank, exclusive interview.
Can’t bar media from reporting pleas: Fali Nariman
Senior advocate Fali Nariman told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it could not prohibit media from reporting petitions and pleas filed which contain scandalous allegations, but could consider issuing a direction to the media to postpone their publication in the public interest.
Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018: Bringing bread-and-butter issues on agenda
As the Assembly elections in Rajasthan draw closer, participants at a series of ‘Jan Manch’ (people’s forum) events, originating from the headquarters of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), have had an opportunity to frame the political agenda by questioning the contestants on issues affecting common people’s lives.
Report cards rankle teachers in Karnataka
From now on, it won’t be just the students battling nerves as they await their exam results. In Karnataka, their teachers, too, will get a taste of the same medicine, as the government is all set to send out report cards that grade teachers on their performance.
Darkest day of my life: Mithali Raj
India cricket star Mithali Raj said on Thursday she was “deeply saddened” by accusations that she threw tantrums and threatened to quit before being controversially dropped during the Twenty20 World Cup.
