Barenboim, Awwad honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for promoting harmony

IANS | November 19, 2024 10:32 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for 2023 was awarded on Tuesday to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad, two dedicated advocates of peace who have devoted their lives to fostering understanding and cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians through non-violent means, including music, dialogue, and community involvement.

Maha: Dhule beneficiaries thank PM Modi for 'pucca' house under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

IANS | November 19, 2024 5:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), a flagship initiative of the central government is providing low cost and affordable housing to lower and middle income families across the country. In Maharashtra's Dhule, many residents have reaped benefits of this scheme and are thankful to Modi government for launching a housing scheme, dedicated to poor and lower rung families.

The Third Eye: Judicial corrective for a social malady

D.C. Pathak | November 17, 2024 10:01 AM

New Delhi: The October 18 order of the Supreme Court on child marriage and the arguments it heard on October 21 in the case about the legal validity of the so-called 'marital rape', are both significant so far as they pertained to a possible intervention of judiciary in matters that weighed in individual's rights against the mandate set by socio-cultural outlook and customs.