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Mumbai: After over six years and six months of incarceration, the Bombay high court today, January 9, granted bail to two human rights defenders, Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawale. Both Wilson and Dhawale were among the first group of human rights activists to be arrested in the highly contentious Elgar Parishad case over what law […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on January 7 granted over a two-month period of interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case in which he was convicted by a Gujarat court, will be free till March 31, LiveLaw has reported. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday inaugurated the Bharatpol portal, a new platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in India when seeking international assistance through Interpol for criminal investigations. The portal is designed to simplify the process for Indian agencies to request the issuance of ‘Red’ Notices and other […]
The Election Commission has announced the dates for the Delhi Assembly elections on Tuesday. The elections will take place in a single phase on February 5, with the results to be declared and votes counted on February 8. The entire election process will be concluded by February 10, the Commission confirmed. The term of Delhi’s […]
It was a joyful homecoming for the beleaguered Umar Khalid since he was locked behind jail bars four years ago in a case connected to the 2020 Delhi riots. His family experienced mixed emotions, that of fear of the unknown and optimism. Under the Indian Penal Code, the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) […]
During the last parliamentary session, opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, wore blue to protest Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged insult to Dr BR Ambedkar. Blue is not a random choice; it has for decades now been the colour of Indian politics, resonating greatly with Dalits and Babasaheb Ambedkar as a whole. In the three […]
Heavy snow and freezing rain caused widespread disruption across Europe on Sunday, particularly in the United Kingdom and Germany, where major airports were forced to suspend flights and transportation networks faced severe delays. In the U.K., the inclement weather showed no signs of abating, with concerns mounting that rural communities in northern England could be […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi, accusing it of wasting a decade in conflicts with the Centre. Speaking at a rally in the Rohini area, he urged residents of the national capital to give the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) an opportunity to transform Delhi into a […]
India must have missed a heartbeat as Jasprit Bumrah left the field for scans on the second day of the ongoing Sydney Cricket Test after bowling just 10 overs. Bumrah, arguably the best speedster of this generation, suffered back spasm. “Yes, he had a back spasm. He had gone for scans,” pacer Prasidh Krishna said. […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to reach a major milestone with a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle mission in January that will mark the 100th launch from the Sriharikota spaceport. ISRO Chairman S Somanath said that Monday’s PSLV-C60 mission, the 99th launch from Sriharikota, successfully deployed two spacecraft for the Space Docking Experiment in […]
The distribution of condom packets and Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) to guests at a Pune pub’s New Year’s Eve celebration sparked a stir. These items were provided to the guests alongside the invitations for the party being hosted by the High Spirits pub on December 31. Political groups have objected to the pub’s actions, and […]
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, VK Saxena, wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Monday, expressing his objections to remarks made by former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who referred to her as a ‘temporary CM’. In the letter, Saxena described Kejriwal’s statement as deeply objectionable and personally hurtful. “I found it deeply objectionable and […]
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has announced that he would commence an indefinite hunger strike on January 2, urging the resolution of concerns raised by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants. After the Jan Suraj head and BPSC candidates demonstrated at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Sunday, calling for a re-examination for the 70th […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a fierce attack on the Congress on Monday, accusing Rahul Gandhi of exploiting the death of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for his political gain. They claimed that while the country mourned his passing, Gandhi flew to Vietnam to celebrate the New Year. In a post on […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced that a seven-tier security cover has been put in place to ensure the safety of over 40 crore people expected to attend the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. In both urban and rural locations, as well as close to bus terminals, airports, railway stations and other important routes, the local […]
The tiger population at Ranthambore National Park (RNP) has been affected by the tigers’ movement to neighbouring reserves in Rajasthan, which has had a significant impact on the sex ratio. Five male and 11 female tigers have been relocated to several reserves in recent years, including Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar, Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve […]
Congress Media and Publicity Department Chairman Pawan Khera on Saturday accused the state funeral of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of being a “shocking display of disrespect and mismanagement.” Khera made a series of allegations surrounding the funeral, claiming that Singh’s family was given inadequate space around the pyre and that Home Minister Amit Shah’s […]
The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) has taken a significant step towards becoming fully operational with the successful completion of its first commercial flight validation test. The test flight, conducted in the presence of key aviation sector regulators, saw an A320 aircraft from IndiGo Airlines land on Runway 08/26 at NMIA. The aircraft’s touchdown was […]
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has directed an investigation into private individuals accused of collecting personal information about women under the ‘Mahila Samman Yojna’. Following a recent meeting with Saxena at Raj Niwas, Congress politician and party candidate for the New Delhi Assembly seat, Sandeep Dikshit, filed a complaint, which prompted an inquiry. The […]
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao and several others for questioning next month in connection with a money laundering case related to alleged payment discrepancies during a Formula-E race in Hyderabad in February 2023. Following a complaint from the Telangana Police Anti-corruption Bureau, the agency filed an enforcement […]
