Last Updated:January 29, 2025, 21:04 IST Gaurav Gogoi said the Bill allows excessive government interference in the functioning, control and management of waqf and waqf properties in the country. Members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee after a meeting on the Waqf Amendment Bill in New Delhi. (PTI photo) Opposition members on Wednesday objected to the
A rare display of public anger is unfolding in China over the quality of domestically produced drugs. A prominent Shanghai surgeon pointed to anesthetics that do not put patients to sleep. A respected Beijing cardiologist questioned blood pressure medication that failed to regulate. A former editor at a leading online health platform went as far
The announcement by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook and Instagram would end their work with third-party fact-checkers and ease certain content restrictions was praised by some conservative activists, who cheered it as a “vindication” for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who dissented from the rest of the court in late 2023 in a case
Last Updated:January 16, 2025, 11:27 IST Things went so bad that the BJP had to release a third list consisting of a single name after one of the candidates – Mohan Singh Bisht – openly rebelled against the party leadership. One of the main seats where dissent was noticed was Tughlaqabad — a seat Ramesh
Last Updated:January 06, 2025, 18:47 IST Trudeau’s resignation would leave the party without a leader just months before the next legislative elections, scheduled for the end of October Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been facing dissent within the party. (AP Image) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may resign as Liberal Party leader as soon
Last Updated:January 06, 2025, 08:03 IST Justin Trudeau is reportedly poised to resign amid mounting dissent within his Liberal Party and declining public support. His decision is expected before a Wednesday caucus meeting. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo: AFP) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation this week as he
Men browse their tablet computers and smartphone at the Beijing Capital Airport on Nov. 30, 2013. Andy Wong/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Wong/AP An online blogger in China recently asked: how do you clean a flask? But the Mandarin word for flask is xi-jing-ping, which sounds like the name of China’s leader, Xi Jin
Last Updated:October 29, 2024, 13:11 IST The wave of rebellion has raised concerns about its impact on the BJP-Shinde Mahayuti, particularly in key constituencies like Borivali, Mumbadevi, and Akola West, where influential BJP leaders are now charting their own course The defection and dissent by senior leaders in these constituencies have raised questions about BJP’s
We have to recalibrate what jeopardy looks like at Westminster. Over the last few years I have reported on countless votes in the Commons where the outcome might imperil not just the policy under discussion, but the very future of the government of the time. The row about the winter fuel payment – as passionate
An example of how journalism sometimes works: a team investigates one story, one narrative, and if they keep an open mind and dig into the facts, they discover the real story is entirely different.