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Labourers work at the site of an under-construction flyover in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: Reuters The buck stops with the government to stop hate speech, hate crimes: Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Friday said the “buck ultimately stops with the government” to clamp down on hate speech and hate crimes, as …

Office of Registrar-General of India follows ‘obsolete’ criteria for scheduling of tribes The Office of the Registrar-General of India (RGI) is following the set of criteria set out by the Lokur Committee nearly 60 years ago to define any new community as a Scheduled Tribe,  The Hindu has learnt. The Office …

Governor R.N.Ravi, at a function Raj Bhavan in Chennai. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN T.N. Governor objects to use of Tamil term ‘ondirya arasu ‘ for Union govt A day after he walked out of the Tamil Nadu Assembly following a face-off with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Tuesday …

Opposition parties call out EC on remote voting proposal The Opposition events on Monday grilled the Election Fee officers on the distant voting proposal for migrant voters, alleging that it might discourage free and honest elections. R.N. Ravi first Governor to skip portions of text of address in Tamil Nadu …

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu arrives in Shimla, on Jan. 7, 2023. | Photograph Credit score: PTI Centre seeks six more months to frame Citizenship Amendment Act rules The Union Dwelling Ministry has sought one other extension of six months to border the principles of the Citizenship (Modification) …

Folks affected by the gradual “sinking” of Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand relaxation at a shelter after cracks appeared of their homes, in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. | Photograph Credit score: PTI Uttarakhand Government to evacuate people from Joshimath ‘danger zone’ The Uttarakhand Authorities on Friday introduced …