Padma Shri Yoga guru Baba Sivanand passes away in Varanasi | India News – The Times of India

Padma Shri Yoga guru Baba Sivanand passes away in Varanasi | India News – The Times of India

Yoga practitioner Baba Sivanand passed away in Varanasi on Saturday night. His followers say he was 128 years old. He had been admitted to Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Hospital on April 30 due to health-related complications. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Baba Sivanand on X, calling his passing an “irreparable loss.” He wrote,…

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House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump

House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump

The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to criminalize the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit photos and videos of others — including A.I.-generated images known as “deepfakes” — and to mandate that platforms quickly remove them. The vote of 409 to 2 cleared the measure for President Trump, who was expected to quickly sign…

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Ladakh hill council passes bill reserving 33% seats for women | India News – The Times of India

Ladakh hill council passes bill reserving 33% seats for women | India News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: The BJP-led Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC-Leh) has unanimously passed a bill that seeks to provide 33% reservation to women in the hill council.LAHDC-Leh chief executive councillor Tashi Gyalson said the passage of the bill on Tuesday was a move towards “inclusive development and gender equity in one of the remotest and most…

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India Passes Contentious Bill Increasing Oversight of Muslim Land Trusts

India Passes Contentious Bill Increasing Oversight of Muslim Land Trusts

The Indian Parliament passed a controversial bill on Friday that increases government oversight of properties held by Muslim trusts, despite vocal protests that the religious minority was being singled out for interference. The bill would allow the appointment of non-Muslims to panels administering the trusts, called Waqf boards, and empower state officials to be adjudicators…

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