New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to set up on “top priority basis” dedicated POCSO courts to exclusively deal with cases of sexual offences against children. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B Varale said due to the inadequacy of the number of exclusive courts for the Protection…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has posed 14 crucial questions to the Supreme Court over its April 8 verdict that fixed timelines for governors and the President to act on bills passed by state assemblies. Exercising her power under the rarely used Article 143 (1), President Murmu said in the present circumstances, it appears that…
Darbhanga (Bihar): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had agreed to hold a caste census “out of fear” of the country’s deprived population, to which the opposition was lending its voice. The leader of the opposition made the remark at a charged-up interaction with students in Darbhanga district of…
Srinagar: Pakistan’s nuclear weapons should be brought under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency as they are not safe in such a rogue nation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. The defence minister’s comments came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India would not tolerate “nuclear blackmail” by Pakistan and would…
In the aftermath of India’s decisive four-day military retaliation against Pakistan, a section of Indian media has once again betrayed national interest. Outlets like The Hindu and The Wire reportedly published narratives eerily sympathetic to Islamabad, raising the question: how long will the Indian state tolerate this fifth column masquerading as journalism? The government of…
At what was supposed to be a routine press conference, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera ended up putting on a performance better suited for a college improv session. Faced with a direct question about trade and tour operators boycotting Turkey and Azerbaijan – two nations that openly backed Pakistan during the recent conflict…
New Delhi: What sort of statements are you making? The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah, who has challenged a high court order directing an FIR against him for his remarks targeting Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. It will hear his plea on May 16. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday supported the calls for boycotting trade and tourism with Turkey, saying Indians understand that their hard-earned money should not be spent on those helping enemies of the country. Chandrasekhar said that India had reached out to help Turkey during the earthquake there through its ‘Operation Dost’ in…
Imphal: At least 10 militants were killed in a gunfight with an Assam Rifles unit in Manipur’s Chandel district, officials said. The operation is still in progress, they said. The Army’s Eastern Command said in a post on X on Wednesday, “Acting on specific intelligence on movement of armed cadres near the New Samtal village, Khengjoy…
United Nations: An Indian delegation met top officials of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate here even as New Delhi stepped up efforts to designate The Resistance Front, an LeT proxy, as a UN-listed terror outfit for its alleged involvement in the Pahalgam attack. The Resistance Front (TRF), a front…
