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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Following assurance given by the government of starting the procurement process from Saturday, BKU Charuni has agreed to lift the blockade in Haryana’s Shahbad.BKU (Charuni) spokesman Rakesh Bains said the government had assured them to start the weighing process; the J forms will be issued from October 1. Demanding the advancement of paddy procurement, members […]
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 […]
The 23-year-old Shimla youth, who allegedly shared objectionable videos of girl students of a private university in Mohali on social media, was handed over to a Punjab police team in Rohru on Sunday evening. He has been arrested under Sections 354 of IPC and Section 66 E of IT Act, while another youth (31) has […]
The Punjab Police on Sunday said they have found only one video of the accused in their primary investigation into the Chandigarh University video leak case. Mohali SSP Vivek Soni addressed a press conference as the incident created a major controversy and said they have found only one video of the accused herself. No suicide […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked Namibia after eight cheetahs were brought to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Remembering the continuous efforts to bring back cheetahs to the country, PM Modi said there was no political gain but the government worked for years to ensure that the cheetahs are back in India […]