Child rights panel NCPCR advises states to stop funding madrasas | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Saturday issued a directive to the chief secretaries and administrators of all states and union territories. This directive concerns a report titled “Guardians of Faith or Oppressors of Rights: Constitutional Rights of Children vs madrasas.”The NCPCR’s report contains 11 chapters and discusses the…

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‘All is well’: Ajit Pawar calls claims of rift in Mahayuti ‘baseless’ | India News – Times of India

Ajit Pawar (File photo/ PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Friday said that “all is well” in the Mahayuti alliance, scotching off the speculations that trouble may be brewing in the ruling bloc.Rumors were rife that Pawar, who is also Maharashtra’s deputy CM, may break ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…

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Ahead of polls, Maharashtra govt seeks hike in non-creamy layer income limit to Rs 15 lakh | India News – Times of India

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra cabinet has decided to request the central government to raise the income limit for the ‘non-creamy layer‘ category to Rs 15 lakh per annum from the current Rs 8 lakh. This decision came ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, likely to be held…

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