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The agitators for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, veteran BJP leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, have been “requested” not to attend the temple’s consecration ceremony next month. Advani is 96; Joshi will turn 90 next month. “Both are elders of the family and considering their age and health, they were requested not to […]
A World Bank report has revealed that India is one of the top recipients of remittance flows to Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) in 2023, although at a sluggish pace compared to that in previous years. The report claimed that remittances to India reached $125 billion for the year, exceeding forecasts owing to the […]
On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court dismissed all petitions filed by the Muslim side, challenging the Hindu community’s request to worship at the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi. These five petitions were submitted by the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board and Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee. The focal point of the petitions revolved around the ownership […]
India will remain a lower middle country if the growth rate remains at 6% annually without any rise in population by 2047, avers former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan. Rajan believes India will demographically become older if it does not grow fast enough. The country will face the burden of an aging population to deal […]
New Delhi: A total of 78 opposition MPs were suspended from both houses of parliament on Monday, December 18, taking the total of suspended MPs since December 15 to 92. While 33 MPs were suspended in the Lok Sabha, 45 were suspended in the Rajya Sabha. On December 14, a total of 14 MPs (13 in Lok […]
India is on alert, following the emergence of a new COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, identified in a woman in Kerala. The Centre confirmed it’s a first such case in India. JN.1 is linked to the BA.2.86 variant, also called Pirola, detected in the US and China recently. This virus, which has an extra mutation on its […]
India’s enemy number 1 by many accounts and the man behind 1993 Mumbai serial blasts that killed 257 innocent people, Dawood Ibrahim is reportedly been hospitalised In Karachi, Pakistan. There is speculation that the underworld don is poisoned. If he dies, Dawood Ibrahim would be the latest in the series of known anti-India faces abroad […]
Police have registered an FIR against Sajjan Jindal, managing director of the JSW Group, in connection with alleged rape charges against him. Jindal has denied the charges, calling them “baseless”. The complainant, an actress, said the incident had taken place in January 2022 in the penthouse atop the company’s head office at the Bandra-Kurla Complex. […]
The recent Bill to regulate the appointment process of the Election Commission of India could be a great danger to democracy if it’s not struck down, believes Justice (Retired) Rohinton F Nariman, former Supreme Court judge and former Solicitor General of India. “It was very crucial because if Election Commissioners happen to be partisan, then […]
The Congress’s top brass met last week to discuss the party’s preparations in Gujarat for the Lok Sabha elections. Mallikarjun Kharge, the party chief, stated that the party will proceed with a constructive agenda to fortify the organisation. Talks occurred regarding the party’s difficulties in Gujarat and how to draw attention to the BJP’s “misgovernance” […]
The recent Bill to regulate the appointment process of the Election Commission of India could be a great danger to democracy if it’s not struck down, believes Justice (Retired) Rohinton F Nariman, former Supreme Court judge and former Solicitor General of India. “It was very crucial because if Election Commissioners happen to be partisan, then […]
The Delhi High Court recently issued an interim order prohibiting skincare product manufacturer VBRO Skincare from producing or selling its products in packaging that resembles that of WOW Skin Science. The order was passed by Justice Prathiba M Singh, who also restrained VBRO from using the marks ‘WQVV’ or any other mark identical or deceptively […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Friday that the Centre will enforce the women’s reservation bill following the 2024 census. The announcement was made during a commemorative postal stamp release event in honour of Rani Abbakka at Moodbidri, Dakshina Kannada district. Sitharaman highlighted that the women’s bill has become a reality due to Prime […]
The liquor industry is expecting a surge in sales driven by in-home parties and celebrations in year-end festivities. Industry experts are optimistic about 7-8 per cent growth for the collective liquor industry in the country. The quarter of October to December is the peak season for the Indian industry, driven by increased demand for premium […]
The man who allegedly orchestrated the attack on the Parliament is a teacher who kept to himself. Lalit Jha would teach students in Burrabazar in Kolkata before moving away from the public gaze. He turned himself in at a police station at Kartavya Path near Parliament on Thursday. Reports claimed he was inspired by freedom […]
Now that as many as 14 Lok Sabha MPs, including senior ones like DMK’s Kanimozhi and Trinamool Congress’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien, have all been suspended, let’s get the facts clear. They were all protesting vociferously against the Union home minister’s failure to ensure security of parliament on December 13. The Bharatiya Janata Party […]
Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud, has taken cognisance of a letter from a woman judge alleging sexual harrasment at workplace. In a letter which went viral, a woman judge from Uttar Pradesh accused her senior district judge of sexually harrassing her. Taking serious note of the accusation, the Chief Justice of India has […]
The Supreme Court has directed IPS officer D Roopa to delete her defamatory social media posts against IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri. The court gave Roopa a deadline of 24 hours to remove the objectionable content. If she is unable to delete all the posts, she must post a statement clarifying that she is withdrawing all […]
Four people have been charged with security breaches in Parliament. The Indian police have filed terrorism charges against them after a man threw himself into the chamber, screamed slogans, and set off a smoke canister. They were charged under sections of India’s anti-terror UAPA law that include punishment for terrorist acts and conspiracies, a police […]
In a significant verdict with far reaching implications, the supreme court said that non-stamping or insufficient stamping of an agreement is a curable defect. The supreme court, unanimously held that this defect does not make a document invalid. hief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud led seven-judge Constitution bench overruled an earlier verdict which by […]
