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Where are we taking the country: Kapil Sibal after ‘Shiva temple in dargah claim’

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) A day after a court in Ajmer issued notices in a civil suit claiming that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday termed the development as “worrisome” and wondered where the country was being taken for political dividends. A local court in Ajmer on Wednesday directed that notice be issued to three parties in a civil suit which claims there is a Shiva temple in the dargah, the plaintiff’s advocate said. In a post on X, Sibal said, “Worrisome. The latest claim:

Ethnic strife frustrates peace efforts in Manipur

BOROBEKRA, India, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Gunmen seized six hostages this month while exchanging fire with troops in Manipur after a rocket-propelled grenade reduced vehicles and homes to charred hulks in the hilly district of Jiribam. Ethnic clashes over land and quotas in education and government jobs have killed at least 258 people and displaced more than 60,000 since last year in the biggest law-and-order failure for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, which rules the state. Retaliatory fire by troops killed at least 10 gunmen in the Nov. 11 attack, which authorities blamed on the Hmar group among the ethnic

What the Adani allegations highlight about India’s clean energy push

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Bribery allegations against Adani Group founder Gautam Adani have highlighted the growing problem India’s renewable energy developers face in finding buyers for the power they generate. While India’s central government wants to shift away from polluting coal-fired generation towards solar and wind, officials say state government-owned power distribution companies responsible for keeping the lights on have dragged their heels over striking renewable purchase deals. U.S. authorities allege that Indian billionaire Adani conspired to devise a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian state government officials to secure solar power supply deals, after one of his

Waqf parliamentary panel set for extension till last day of Budget Session

New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI) The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is set for an extension till the last day of the next Budget Session following a stormy meet of the panel marked by a brief walkout from its opposition members before a unanimous decision was taken to seek more time to finalise its report. The opposition members of the committee staged a walkout and slammed Pal, who is the joint parliamentary committee chairperson, for asserting that the panel’s draft report was ready. Temperatures cooled down after Pal and the BJP members of the committee reached out to

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