Latest News

Minority Hindus feel left out of poll process in Pakistan

Karachi, Feb 3 (PTI) Ahead of the February 8 general elections in Pakistan, members of the minority Hindu community feel they are mostly left out of the poll process despite having a notable presence, especially in the southern Sindh province. The census showed that Hindus account for just 2.14 per cent of the total population in Muslim-majority Pakistan and in Sindh itself their large concentration means they account for nearly nine per cent. Under Pakistan’s Constitution, 10 seats are reserved for members of minority communities in the National Assembly and 24 seats in the provinces. Leaders and members of the

“Congress should sacrifice and give away seats to other parties”: AIUDF MLA Rafiqul Islam

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 3 (ANI): Giving another jolt to the Congress, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA and General Secretary Rafiqul Islam said that Rahul Gandhi is wasting time by doing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as he has been avoiding the main issues of the party. AIUDF MLA and party General Secretary Rafiqul Islam told ANI that Congress will not benefit from Rahul Gandhi’s Yatra because there are only two months left for the Lok Sabha election. “There are so many groups inside the Congress party. But Rahul Gandhi is doing Yatra and many Congress leaders have left

Harvard alumni backed by billionaires fail to make cut for board ballot

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who led a campaign criticizing Harvard University as it has been rocked by turmoil over practices related to antisemitism, plagiarism and financial management, on Friday failed in a bid to get four candidates on the ballot for a governing board of the Ivy League school. One other candidate backed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg also failed to win a place on the ballot for Harvard’s board of overseers. The two men, who acted independently, threw support behind the candidates after Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned last month amid criticism of her handling of antisemitism on campus

Senior citizens must not suffer due to stalled redevelopment of residential buildings: Bombay High Court

Mumbai, Feb 2 (PTI) Senior citizens in their “twilight years” can not be made to suffer because of delayed or stalled redevelopment of residential buildings, the Bombay High Court has said. A bench of Justices G S Kulkarni and Firdosh Pooniwalla in an order on January 25 sought replies from authorities on a plea filed by a 65-year-old woman who said she has become “homeless” because of the stalled redevelopment of her building in suburban Mulund. “The court would not be powerless to issue appropriate directions to ensure that the fundamental rights guaranteed to senior citizens in respect of their

1 … 1,350 1,351 1,352 1,353 1,354 … 1,575