The Supreme Court on Thursday held that all women, irrespective of their marital status, are entitled to safe and legal abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and AS Bopanna delivered the verdict on the interpretation of the MTP Act, […]
The ED on Wednesday morning arrested liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru in connection with its money-laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, official sources said.Mahendru is the managing director of a company called Indospirits. Sources said he was taken into custody under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Wednesday morning banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates, including the Rehab India Foundation (RIF) and Campus Front of India, for five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The MHA banned the PFI and its associates and issued the gazette notification a day after the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Tuesday to attend the state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Modi will join several global leaders to pay tributes to Abe. Representatives from over 100 countries, including more than 20 heads of state and governments, are expected to attend Abe’s funeral on Tuesday.The former prime […]
The Centre has extended the tenure of Rakesh Aggarwal and Sampat Meena as joint directors in the Central Bureau of Investigation, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved an extension in Aggarwal’s tenure for a period of six months beyond September 2, it said. Aggarwal is a 1994-batch […]
The apex court may live-stream proceedings through YouTube and later host them on its server, sources had said. People will be able to access the proceedings on their cell phones, laptops, and computers without any hassle. On August 26, for the first time since its inception, the Supreme Court live-streamed proceedings of a bench headed […]
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would have its own “platform” to live-stream its proceedings and the use of YouTube for the purpose is temporary. A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said this when former BJP leader KN Govindacharya’s counsel argued that the copyright of apex court proceedings could not be […]
The water level in the Yamuna here breached the warning mark of 204.5 metres on Monday following heavy rain in the upper catchment areas and is expected to rise further in the next two days, officials said.The Delhi flood control room said the water level crossed the warning mark at 1am on Monday and rose […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has dismissed as baseless allegations by activists that he along with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev broke wildlife protection law by entering the Kaziranga National Park for a night safari.Sarma on Sunday also said that there is no law that people cannot visit the park at night. Two activists have filed […]
A huge protest broke out on the campus of Lovely Professional University here late Tuesday night after a student allegedly committed suicide in a hostel room. The protesting students alleged that this was the second suicide reported at the campus in the last 10 days, but the administration is tight-lipped on the issue. They alleged […]