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Time of India
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Telangana's Congress MPs to raise Hyderabad Metro Rail expansion & BC quota issues in Parliament
HYDERABAD: Congress MPs from Telangana will raise the issue of Hyderabad Metro Rail expansion project in the monsoon session of Parliament starting Monday. They were given a PowerPoint presentation on Saturday on the proposed new routes, how it would benefit poor students among other sections of society, and that the detailed project reports (DPRs) were already submitted to the central govt. Hyderabad Metro Rail MD NVS Reddy gave the presentation, which was also attended by BJP MPs Eatala Rajender, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, and M Raghunandan Rao. The presentation was given following directions from chief minister A Revanth Reddy, so that the MPs from the state would have all information about the project when the issue comes up for discussion in Parliament. Besides seeking central funding and cabinet approvals for the Metro rail expansion project, the Congress MPs from the state would also seek cabinet approval and funding for the Regional Ring Road (RRR), a dedicated corridor from the dry port in Telangana to the sea port at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad Discuss other key projects Congress MP from Bhongir Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy told TOI that in addition to the Metro rail, RRR, and dedicated corridor, other projects like Musi rejuvenation and inclusion of enhanced BC reservations in the IX Schedule of the Constitution were crucial. "Chief minister A Revanth Reddy is expected to come to Delhi soon. He will meet AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi and seek their support to raise these issues. The CM will also meet INDIA bloc MPs, their party presidents, and other like-minded parties and seek support for BC reservations inclusion in the IX schedule. There is a likelihood of the CM addressing a meeting of INDIA bloc MPs at the Constitutional Club in Delhi," Bhongir MP said. The Congress MPs said urbanisation would go up to 60% of Telangana if the RRR and dedicated corridor were developed. Industries and investments would also come. "We will raise the issues through question format during question hour, during zero hour, and under other rules of the Lok Sabha," Mahabubabad MP Balram Naik said.
Time of India
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
After central advisory, singara & jalebi set to make debut on party faithfuls' menu this Martyrs' Day
Kolkata: Singara and jalebi are likely to make a debut on the party faithful's menu alongside the usual egg-rice this year at the Trinamool Congress organised camps. Party supporters are staying over the weekend to take part in the annual Martyrs' Day rally scheduled for Monday. Party sources said while the snacks cannot be produced in bulk like the other food items, they will be served as a delicacy as an evening snack, perhaps once between Saturday and Monday. This is a reminder to the now-withdrawn diktat against these traditional Indian snacks by the central govt. "We are trying to offer singara-jalebi as an evening snack to the participants at least once during this period. We are taking stock of the expenditure," said Debalina Biswas, KMC borough IX chairperson, who is in charge of overall facility management at Uttirna in south Kolkata. Around 4,500 party supporters from Purulia, Bankura, and Murshidabad will be housed there from Saturday. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata According to an estimate, close to a lakh supporters are supposed to reach Kolkata by Sunday evening to take part in the annual Martyrs' Day rally on July 21. The visitors are being accommodated in large tents and shelters set up at four main locations across the city — Central Park in Salt Lake, Gitanjali Stadium in Kasba, Uttirna open-air auditorium in Alipore, and Kshudiram Anushilan Kendra next to Netaji Indoor Stadium. The largest of these makeshift camps is in Salt Lake, housing around 30,000 people overnight. A party senior in charge at the camps said they arranged full-day meals, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. As part of preparations, 200 quintals of rice and over 3.6 lakh eggs — around 12,000 crates — have been sourced. The logistics extend beyond camps, with hotels, guest houses, and dormitories near Howrah, Sealdah, and central Kolkata also being booked. TMC functionaries said this would be one of the largest gatherings in recent times, expecting a record crowd to arrive from all 23 districts ahead of the 2026 elections. "We're here to hear Didi's message ahead of the elections. After our success in LS polls, we are confident of a victory again next year," said Rupam Sarkar, a supporter from Gangarampur in South Dinajpur, who arrived with 130 others and is staying in the Salt Lake camp. "People began arriving on Friday. We have close to 10,000 people in our camp," said Sujit Bose, in charge of Salt Lake camp.
Forbes
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Forbes
International Court Of Justice Dismisses Sudan's Genocide Case Against UAE
On May 5, 2025, International Court of Justice (ICJ, also referred to as the Court) delivered its order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Sudan in the case concerning application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) in Sudan (Sudan v. United Arab Emirates (UAE)). The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The ICJ has a twofold role: first, to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States; and, second, to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and agencies of the system. The case concerns the application, filed by Sudan in March 2025, instituting proceedings against the UAE concerning alleged violations by the UAE of its obligations under the Genocide Convention in relation to the Masalit group in Sudan, most notably in West Darfur. Sudan's application concerned 'acts which have been perpetrated by (…) Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and militias allied with it, including, but not limited to, genocide, murder, theft of property, rape, forcible displacement, trespassing, vandalism of public properties, and violation of human rights.' According to the application, all such acts have been 'perpetrated and enabled by the direct support given to the rebel RSF militia and related militia groups by the United Arab Emirates.' The application also concerned 'acts adopted, condoned, taken, and being taken by the Government of the UAE in connection with the genocide against the Masalit group in the Republic of the Sudan since at least 2023.' Sudan submitted that the UAE 'is complicit in the genocide on the Masalit through its direction of and provision of extensive financial, political, and military support for the rebel RSF militia.' In its order released on May 5, 2025, the ICJ rejected the case. When announcing the order, the Court explained it may indicate provisional measures only if the provisions relied on appear, prima facie, to afford a basis on which its jurisdiction could be founded. The Court noted that the UAE, when acceding to the Genocide Convention, formulated a reservation to Article IX, seeking to exclude the jurisdiction of the Court. Having regard to the UAE's reservation to Article IX of the Genocide Convention, the Court observed that Article IX of that Convention cannot constitute, prima facie, a basis for the jurisdiction of the Court in the present case. As such, the Court could not indicate the provisional measures requested. Moreover, the Court considered that, in light of the UAE's reservation and in the absence of any other basis of jurisdiction, the Court manifestly lacks jurisdiction to entertain Sudan's application. The case will therefore be removed from its docket. In its order, the Court emphasized that there is a fundamental distinction between the question of acceptance by States of the Court's jurisdiction and the conformity of their acts with international law. Whether or not States have accepted the jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to Article IX of the Genocide Convention, they are required to comply with their obligations under that instrument, and they remain responsible for acts attributable to them which are contrary to their international obligations. To put it simply, the UAE is under the obligations enshrined in the Genocide Convention, namely, the obligations to prevent and punish the crime of genocide. However, without the ICJ being involved, the obligations under the Genocide Convention cannot be enforced in relation to the UAE. The situation in Darfur and the wider Sudan requires urgent consideration and responses. As the war in Sudan entered its third year, the country is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world today. The atrocities committed so far continue to enjoy impunity, including the alleged genocide against the small ethnic minority group - the Masalit. The very serious risk of genocide should trigger States' obligation to prevent, in accordance with the obligations under the Genocide Convention. The inaction cannot be justified.
Hans India
03-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
GIFT Nifty clocks record $100.93-bn turnover in April
New Delhi: GIFT Nifty has recorded a new milestone in terms of achieving all-time high monthly turnover of $100.93 billion in the month of April, it was announced on Friday. This feat surpasses its previous record of $100.7 billion set in September 2024. The milestone reflects the growing global interest and trust in the GIFT Nifty as a benchmark for the India's growth story, NSE International Exchange (IX) said in a statement.'We are glad to witness the success of GIFT Nifty and express our sincere gratitude to all the participants for their overwhelming support and making GIFT Nifty a successful contract,' NSE IX added. NSE IX is an international multi assets exchange set up at GIFT City on June 5, 2017, and recognised by International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA). NSE IX holds a dominant market share of over 99 per cent, highlighting extensive leadership in GIFT IFSC. Since the first day of full-scale operations, GIFT Nifty has witnessed a total cumulative volume of over 41.18 million contracts with total cumulative turnover of US $1.83 trillion till April IX offers a diversified portfolio of products including Indian Single Stock Derivatives, Index Derivatives, Currency Derivatives, Depository Receipts and Global Stocks. Meanwhile, the market capitalisation of NSE-listed companies reached Rs 410.87 lakh crore ($4.81 trillion) in FY25 (till March 31), from Rs 384.2 lakh crore ($4.61 trillion) in FY24 — a growth of 6.94 per cent year-on-year, according to recent data released by the National Stock Exchange. The total number of companies listed on the NSE stood at 2,720 (as on March 31, 2025). Total unique registered investors reached 11.3 crore (till March 28), with total unique accounts at 21.94 crore (till March 27). New investor registrations in FY25 were 2.09 crore (till March 28), according to the NSE data.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Higher Education Should Learn From Hillsdale
After years of festering antisemitism and utilizing policies thatmanyAmericans deemed unconstitutionally discriminatory, today, higher education is at a crossroads: Shape up or lose billions. The federal government is taking steps to condition federal funds on submitting to the administrations interpretation of anti-discrimination statutes. Its most recent target, Harvard University, says this is an attack on theinstitutional independenceof higher education. What did they expect? This is just what happens when,for decades, you make federal funding the cornerstone of higher educations research and educational initiatives. Those seeking to avoid the federal bully-pulpit should learn from schools like Hillsdale College, Grove City, and Christendom College in Virginia, all of whom refuse to take government funds and thus preserve their independence. The Trump administration has been scrutinizing some of Americas most prestigious academic institutions. First, theycanceled$400 million in federal grants to Columbia University and gave the school a list of demandsto restore funding, including a ban on masks, follow-through on disciplinary proceedings for those who participated in the spring 2024 antisemitic riots, and a crackdown on antisemitism on campus. Columbiacapitulatedto the administrations demands and received their funding back. Now the administration has pulled Harvard Universitys access to federal funding for numerous Title VI violations. The administration provided Harvard with alist of demands, including an order to adopt "merit-based" hiring and admissions policies, to reform programs with an egregious record of antisemitism, and to discontinue DEI programs. Harvardrefusedto capitulate to the administrations demands, arguing that it exceeds their statutory power under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and claiming: "No government - regardless of which party is in power - should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue." The administration responded byfreezing$2.3 billion in federal funds. Unfortunately for Harvard, the federal government likelycancondition federal funding for grants and students based on what is taught, who is admitted, and who is hired. Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law, universities that accept federal funding have beensubject to Title VI, which explicitlyprohibitsuniversities from discriminating against applicants for admission, current students, or those seeking employment based on race, religion, or sexual orientation. Universities that accept federal monies are also subject toTitle IX(which bans sex-based discrimination), theAge Discrimination Actof 1975, and theAmericans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. The judiciary isnt likely to side with Harvard here, as precedent is against them. In 1984, the Supreme Court held inGrove City College v. Bellthat schools that accept federal funds are subject to Title IXs regulations, even private universities. In fact, the Fifth Circuit relied on the Grove City decision to hold that universities that accept federal grantsmust complywith federal anti-discrimination regulations. Translation: The Trump administration is well within its rights to condition access to federal money on compliance with its interpretation of federal antidiscrimination law. Given that the Department of Education gives loans to6.3 million studentsevery year and$30 billionin federal grants for research to universities every year, the administrations broad power over federal funding gives them an immeasurable power over institutions of higher education - making expansive federal control over hiring, firing, curriculum, and admissions logically inevitable. Indeed, anti-discrimination provisions are so potent that, afterStudents for Fair Admissionended affirmative action in 2023, universitiesquickly endedrace-based admissions policies to continue receiving federal funds. Our universities have chosen to surrender their independence for access to federal funds. Universities concerned about losing their independence should take a page from Hillsdale College. Hillsdale has not taken a dime from the governmentsince 1975because it recognized that an administration hostile to its values and curriculum could use federal anti-discrimination law to subvert academic freedom and limit its independence. One would think this has made Hillsdale unaffordable, undesirable, and academically lax. Yet this is not the case. Despite the national average for tuition being$43,505, Hillsdale has managed to keep its tuition below average at$31,780. Hillsdale is also clearly attractive to applicants, as it only has a21%acceptance rate. Finally, it is known for its academic rigor; US News ranked it as#50in national liberal arts colleges. Hillsdale itself hascredited its successto its decision to retain independence by rejecting government funding. Surely elite universities like Harvard, which has a$53 billionendowment and tons of wealthy alumni, can stave off the loss of federal funding, like Hillsdale has, to maintain their independence. The Trump administrations actions should wake universities up to a cold, sobering reality: If you want to run your school free from federal oversight,sooner or later, you have to say no to federal funds. Ryan Silverstein is a J.D. candidate at Villanova University and a fellow with Villanova's McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy. His work has appeared in Fox News, the New York Post, and the Daily Wire.
