Decadent despots or barriers to British hegemony? Awadh’s early Nawabs – and Begums – reexamined (Book Review)
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Leave alone the dynasty, their title has become a byword for luxurious indulgence, cultural refinement, genteel fastidiousness — the famed ‘nafasat’ and ‘nazakat’, and political passivity, but do the Nawabs of Awadh deserve their posthumous (largely) ignoble reputation? Or is it a historic hatchet job by a foreign power, steadily […]
BJP MLA arrested in rape, honey trap case in K’taka
Bengaluru, Sep 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Munirathna was arrested on Friday in connection with the rape and honey-trapping charges in Bengaluru, said officials here. The Kaggalipura police, which had lodged an FIR, took the MLA into custody immediately after he came out of the Bengaluru Central Prison. The court on Thursday had […]
SC to hear today Maneka Gandhi’s plea challenging election of SP MP from Sultanpur
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a plea filed by former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi challenging the election of Samajwadi Party’s Rambhual Nishad as MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency. As per the causelist published on the apex court website, a bench of Justices Surya […]
Tension prevails in K’taka’s Davanagere after stones pelted during Ganpati procession
Davanagere (Karnataka), Sep 20 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Karnataka’s Davanagere city on Friday following the incident of stone pelting during the Ganesh Visarjan procession. The police have tightened security in the city, and additional forces were deployed at sensitive zones. Two policemen were injured in the stone pelting incident which occurred on Thursday late at […]
SC to hear today SpiceJet’s plea against grounding of engines
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a plea filed by low-cost carrier SpiceJet against the Delhi High Court directive requiring the debt-ridden airline to ground three engines over repetitive failures to pay its lessors. As per the causelist published on the apex court website, a bench headed […]
PM Modi to participate in ‘National PM Vishwakarma Programme’ in Wardha today
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Wardha in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region on Friday to participate in the ‘National PM Vishwakarma Programme’. The event, marking one year of progress made under the scheme (Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma), will witness PM Modi issuing certificates and releasing loans to the beneficiaries. Symbolising the tangible […]
SC to hear plea seeking disclosure of NEET-PG question paper, answer keys
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday is slated to resume hearing a petition challenging the refusal of the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to disclose question papers, answer keys, or response sheets of candidates of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance (NEET)-PG 2024 exam. The NEET-PG exam was conducted by the NBE on August […]
Pakistan, Congress and NC share same agenda: Union Minister Shivraj
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has accused the Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance of sharing the “same agenda” as that of Pakistan. Union Minister Chouhan was reacting to Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s statement in which he reportedly stated that the Shehbaz Sharif government and the Congress-NC alliance are aligned […]
Fifth JPC meeting on Waqf (Amendment) Bill witnesses heated arguments, views & counter-views
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The fifth round of the meeting on Thursday of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) constituted to discuss the Waqf Board (Amendment) Bill, 2024, witnessed a charged-up debate between the BJP parliamentarians and the Opposition MPs. At one point, even JPC chairman Jagdambika Pal got engaged in a heated exchange of […]
Study finds biomarkers to predict disability progression in multiple sclerosis
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A team of researchers has identified critical biomarkers that can predict disability worsening in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) — a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The findings can potentially transform treatment strategies for millions of people suffering from MS worldwide, and will also pave […]
