Include Dalits as Shankaracharyas then we’ll end reservation: Pappu Yadav on Rambhadracharya’s SC/ST Act remark

IANS | November 25, 2025 1:32 PM

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A political storm erupted on Tuesday after Jagadguru Rambhadracharya called for the repeal of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, drawing sharp and contrasting reactions from leaders across the political spectrum with Purnia MP Pappu Yadav saying, "let all Shankaracharyas include Dalits among them, and we will immediately end reservation."

India to convene Global South Biosecurity Conference as BWC marks 50 years

IANS | November 24, 2025 11:50 PM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) India is set to host a major international conference next week to mark the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), bringing together representatives from more than 80 countries of the Global South to discuss the evolving challenges of biosecurity, biosafety and emerging biological technologies.

Chhattisgarh: 15 Maoists with Rs 48 lakh bounty surrender in Sukma

IANS | November 24, 2025 11:43 PM

Raipur/Sukma, Nov 24 (IANS) The killing of the most-wanted Maoist commander Madvi Hidma on the Andhra-Chhattisgarh border has triggered a wave of desertions inside the outlawed CPI (Maoist), with fifteen active cadres carrying a combined bounty of nearly fifty lakh rupees laying down arms in Sukma district on Monday.