An Indian-American student at Houston University has accused a Hinduism course of bias, alleging it misrepresented aspects of the Hindu religion and politically branded PM Narendra Modi as a Hindu fundamentalist. The university defended its course as academically rigorous and committed to exploring complex religious and political issues.
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Earlier in the day, Indian Railways gave an ex-gratia of rupees 10 lakh to the kin of all the 18 deceased. An amount of rupees 2.5 lakh to grievously injured passengers and a compensation of rupees 1 lakh for passengers with minor injury were distributed to the 15 injured during the day.
Despite women making up almost half of India's population, they hold only 14.4% of Lok Sabha seats and 9% in Vidhan Sabha. The Times of India’s campaign, 'Aadhe Hum, Aadha Humara,' highlights the need for better representation of women in politics, emphasizing their right to half the seats and calling for increased political participation and nominations.
An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude with a shallow depth of 5 km jolted Delhi-NCR and parts of northern India early Monday morning. Delhi's vulnerability to seismic activity is due to its geological location near the Indian and Eurasian Plates collision zone and local fault systems. Retrofitting older buildings and improving preparedness are essential to mitigate future damage.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut claims some BJP leaders desire an alliance with Uddhav Thackeray's party, a notion CM Devendra Fadnavis dismisses. Raut mentions no discussions within Sena (UBT) on this yet. Tensions follow Shiv Sena's 2022 split, where Eknath Shinde and 39 MLAs joined BJP, causing MVA government's collapse and leading to Shinde-Fadnavis government formation.