A Varanasi court on Thursday ordered the completion of the Gyanvapi mosque survey and the presentation of report by May 17. The order comes a day after the hearing in the petition seeking the removal of court-appointed advocate commissioner entrusted with carrying out the survey had concluded. “The court has ordered complete survey and present a […]
Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Thursday carried out a comprehensive review of India’s military preparedness along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh as he began his first visit to the strategically key region nearly two weeks after taking the reins of the Indian Army.On the first day of his three-day visit, […]
A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi is expected to deliver an order on Thursday linked to the Gyanvapi Mosque. A petition was filed last week seeking the removal of court-appointed advocate commissioner, Ajay Kumar Mishra, who has been tasked with carrying out a survey of the Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal inside the mosque complex. The […]
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday hit back at Law Minister Kiren Rijiju over his remarks after the Supreme Court put on hold the application of sedition law, saying he has no authority to draw any “arbitrary Lakshman rekha”.As the Supreme Court put on hold the application of sedition law, Rijiju invoked “Lakshman rekha” […]
A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by two persons from a minority community in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara city, prompting authorities to suspend mobile internet services as a measure to maintain law and order.Right-wing groups called on traders to keep their shops shut as protest against the late Tuesday night incident. Adarsh Tapdia, a resident […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and states not to register any cases of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code pending an exercise to review the colonial law. “It will be appropriate not to use this provision of law till further reexamination is over. We hope Centre and States will […]
Severe Cyclone Asani weakened to a cyclonic storm on Wednesday as it barrelled towards north coastal Andhra Pradesh and came within 34 km of Narsapur in the state, packing wind speed of 85 km per hour and bringing heavy rains to the region, the weather office said here.The weather system was expected to move away […]
Separatist leader Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday pleaded guilty to all the charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), before a Delhi court in a case related to alleged terrorism and secessionist activities that disturbed the Kashmir valley in 2017, court sources said.They said Malik told the court that he was […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out a major operation to investigate collusion between government officials and representatives of non-governmental organisations for “illegal clearance” of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences in lieu of bribes. People familiar with the development said searches are being conducted at 40 locations in several places including […]
Severe cyclone Asani has changed its track significantly and is likely to touch the Andhra Pradesh coast between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday and issued a “red” warning for the Andhra Pradesh coast, which implies that local authorities need to take action to prevent disasters associated with the cyclone. Asani, […]