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G N Saibaba was accused of Maoist links under sections of the UAPA. (File) The Supreme Court Saturday suspended the impugned judgment and order of the Bombay High Court acquitting former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba in a case relating to his alleged Maoist links and stayed the release of five persons, including Saibaba, Live Law reported. …

The Islamic Republic of Iran is in the throes of a new crisis. This time the regime of President Ebrahim Raisi is facing the rage from the country’s womenfolk. But by now the protesters irrespective of their gender are fiercely fighting the hollow hegemon in the Shia country. The agitators …

This case study presents insights and lessons learnt from India’s successful ‘pilot-to-scale’ approach for rice fortification in order to address micronutrient deficiencies Including fortified rice in social assistance programmes represents an enormous opportunity to improve nutrition in India, where micronutrient deficiencies are widespread and programmes reach millions of people. But …

An Indian state minister has “requested” Bollywood star Aamir Khan to avoid doing advertisements that “hurt religious sentiments”. The comment by Narottam Mishra, home minister of Madhya Pradesh state, came as a new ad featuring Khan sparked outrage among Hindu right-wingers. The ad – for a bank – depicts Khan …

India’s Supreme Court has failed to deliver a verdict on whether Muslim students can wear the hijab in schools and colleges, with two judges expressing opposing views. One judge upheld a Karnataka high court order from March that said the hijab was not “essential” to Islam. The other said the high court …

In 2010, the hand of a professor in India was cut off by extremists after he was accused of insulting Islam in an exam paper. Last month, the government banned the controversial Muslim group Popular Front of India (PFI), whose members had carried out the attack. The BBC travelled to …

Bollywood, which makes Hindi films, has often turned to other movie industries across India – especially from the southern states – to remake their biggest hits. But how will the rise of streaming services and the emergence of “pan-Indian” blockbusters affect this? The latest Bollywood remake of a southern hit …

IMAGE SOURCE,HINDUSTAN TIMESImage caption, Imtiaz Hossain Nihal, the man behind India’s best hot chocolate fudge, died earlier this month Imtiaz Hossain Nihal Inside Planners Delhi The death of the man behind India’s first fast-food chain Nirula’s has evoked a flurry of memories. For anyone who grew up in capital Delhi …

India has optimistic growth prospects for foreign investments with a potential to attract FDI flows of USD 475 billion in the next 5 years, according to a CII-EY report. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India has seen a consistent rise in the last decade, with FY2021-22 receiving FDI inflows of …