Modi surname remarks: Gujarat court holds Rahul guilty in criminal defamation case

Surat: A court in Surat in Gujarat on Thursday convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him over his “Modi surname” remarks. The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma held Gandhi guilty under Indian Penal Code section 504, which deals with intentional insult with intent to provoke breach […]

Fake news can create tensions, endanger democratic values: CJI Chandrachud

New Delhi: Flagging the dangers of fake news in this digital age, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said such misinformation has the capability of creating tensions between communities thereby endangering democratic values. Speaking at the Ramnath Goenka awards ceremony, where he was the chief guest, the CJI also said the vibrancy of […]

Editors Guild voices concern over arrest of journalist

Editors Guild voices concern over arrest of journalist

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday voiced “deep concern” over the arrest of Jammu and Kashmir-based journalist Irfan Mehraj and “excessive use” of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against mediapersons. It said earlier journalists Aasif Sultan, Sajad Gul and Fahad Shah too were arrested. “The space for media freedom has progressively […]

Modi Chairs Meeting On Covid-19, Influenza Preparedness

Modi Chairs Meeting On Covid-19, Influenza Preparedness

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the Covid situation amid rise in cases in the country and also took stock of the public health preparedness, officials said. A comprehensive presentation was made covering the global Covid-19 situation including the rising cases in India by Secretary, Health, MoHFW. […]

BSF fires at drone in Samba

BSF fires at drone in Samba

Samba/Jammu: A massive search operation was launched on Wednesday after the Border Security Force (BSF) fired at a Pakistani drone along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. The BSF troops manning the Chamliyal border post in Ramgarh sub-sector picked up a blinking red light in the air, believed […]

Fresh Tremors Felt In New Delhi

Fresh Tremors Felt In New Delhi

New Delhi: Minor tremors 2.7 magnitude on Richter scale were felt in Delhi-NCR at around 4.42 pm on Wednesday noon, according to media reports. The quake comes a day after major jolts hit Delhi-NCR. According to National Center for Seismology, the affected location was West Delhi. “Earthquake of Magnitude:2.7, Occurred on 22-03-2023, 16:42:35 IST, Lat: […]

SC flags some courts ‘following practice’ on remanding accused

SC flags some courts ‘following practice’ on remanding accused

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has flagged the issue of some courts seemingly following “a practice” of remanding the accused into the custody the moment they appear before them in response to the summons, saying the correctness of this practice needs to be tested “in an appropriate case”. The top court said this while hearing […]

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