Two Indian-origin MPs in New Zealand have introduced members’ bills to tackle important social issues. While the bill presented by Priyanca Radhakrishnan was aimed at criminalising virginity testing and hymenoplasty, the one by Parmjeet Parmar sought a balance between alcohol licensing and community well-being. Radhakrishnan is an MP from the Opposition Labour Party. She became…
NEW DELHI: Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar Thursday took exception to Supreme Court‘s ruling setting a timeline for the President and governors to decide on bills, saying, “We cannot have a situation where you direct the President of India and on what basis?”A ddressing the 6th batch of Rajya Sabha interns at VP Enclave Thursday, Dhankhar…
NEW DELHI: Frowning upon the Tamil Nadu governor for acting in violation of constitutional provisions by sitting on bills forwarded to him after being passed by the state assembly, Supreme Court, in an extraordinary and first-of-its-kind decision, held that 10 bills reserved by the governor be deemed to have been assented by him, and fixed…
Britons are bracing for a burst of higher inflation for much of this year as many household bills jump next month, a revival of the cost-of-living pressures that have squeezed household budgets in recent years. Next month, the average annual energy bill is set to rise 6.4 percent as the price cap resets. Water bills,…
HYDERABAD : An eight-hour reservation debate in the Telangana assembly on Monday culminated in the passage of two landmark bills that aim to extend the quantum of reservation in education, govt jobs and rural and urban self-governance from 50% to 70%, breaching Supreme Court’s cap on quotas.CM A Revanth Reddy showcased political unanimity in passing…
HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister A. Revanth Reddy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an appointment to discuss two bills passed by the state assembly, which propose 42% reservation for backward classes in education, employment, and local bodies.The Telangana CMO stated, “The chief minister has sought the appointment of the Prime Minister in the…
Golden Hills Wind farm in Alameda County, California. (Representative Image, Getty Images) The Trump administration’s ongoing battle against clean energy is taking a significant toll on American workers, with over 42,000 jobs at risk across the country. As the US moves toward cleaner, more sustainable energy sources, the administration’s policies are reversing critical progress in…
Princeton opposes New Jersey Senate bills targeting legacy admissions and bias definitions. (Getty Images) Princeton University is opposing two New Jersey Senate bills introduced in 2024 that would significantly affect its admissions policies and campus speech guidelines. The two bills, Senate Bill 3370 and Senate Bill 2937, have sparked a debate on how higher education…
In a major upset, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named the 2024 NFL MVP in a historically rare victory Thursday night. Allen, 28, received 27 first-place votes to emerge with his first MVP award over first-team All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens. Allen also had 22 second-place votes and one third-place vote,…
For about a week leading up to the A.F.C. championship game, Meredith Nolan had been living on a hulking research vessel parked in an Antarctic port. The ship, called the Noosfera, had been waiting for favorable sea conditions before plowing into the icy waters below the southern tip of South America. It was late January,…