Ambedkar is a gypsy icon in Hungary,” says Tibor Derdak over the phone from Miskolc, a city two hours from Budapest. It was here 20 years ago that Derdak co-founded a school named after B R Ambedkar, who never visited Hungary. Today, an Ambedkar statue stands near the building of Dr Ambedkar School. “Ambedkar’s life…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In a Netflix-era episode of Church vs State, US President Donald Trump, fresh from watching a cage fight in Miami over the weekend, has waded into a brawl with a 2,000-year-old institution that has outlived empires, plagues, and—until now—social media.In a blistering post that read like a theological review on Rotten…
US President Donald Trump had lunch delivered to the Oval Office on Monday afternoon (US local time) when a driver from DoorDash brought two bags of McDonald’s.The worker, identified by the company as Sharon Simmons, hand-delivered the food to the commander-in-chief on the colonnade outside the West Wing.As the delivery unfolded, Trump said, “This doesn’t…
NEW DELHI: SC on Monday sought responses from EC and the Centre on a PIL seeking the creation of a pan-India fingerprint and iris biometrics database for authentication at booth level to stop bogus, proxy, and ghost voters. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi told PIL petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that…
In an inspiring tale of innovation, young Indian entrepreneur Angad Daryani is changing the landscape of air quality with his groundbreaking startup, Praan. By creating systems that operate without filters and consume minimal energy, Praan addresses the urgent challenge of urban pollution, specifically targeting the dangerous PM2.5 and PM10 particles. Angad Daryani is an Indian-origin…
India honors Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on April 14th, celebrating his pivotal role in shaping the nation and its constitution. Ambedkar Jayanti commemorates his fight against social discrimination and his vision for an equal, just society. The day inspires citizens to uphold democratic values and strive for progress through education and unity. India not just celebrates…
NEW DELHI: In a classic case of how court proceedings are misused in matrimonial disputes– a woman agreed for a divorce and signed a financial settlement agreement for separation but she not only reneged from the promise after getting a substantial part of the money from her husband, but she also filed a criminal case…
NEW DELHI: Amplifying the opposition’s protest, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi Monday raised questions about the delimitation being planned by the Modi govt by arguing that it must be preceded by a census and delimitation should be “politically equitable”. She has also sought “OBC sub-quota” for women, underlining that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had made the…
JAMMU: A 25-year-old man transporting a milch cow and two calves in a pick-up truck from Jammu went missing after jumping into a rivulet in J&K’s Ramban district to escape from miscreants chasing him on Sunday, sparking protests leading to the arrest of four accused on Monday.Police have formed an SIT to probe the disappearance…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and states on a PIL seeking a sufficient increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for the procurement of grains to enable farmers to recover at least the input cost and prevent thousands of them from ending their lives out of financial distress. A…