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 […]
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 […]
Washington: The US has announced that individuals travelling to the country on a business or tourist visa – B-1 and B-2 – can apply for new jobs and even appear in interviews, but the prospective employees must ensure that they have changed their visa status before starting a new role. B-1 and B-2 visas are […]
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday vowed not to contest assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir till Article 370 is restored, saying it be might a “foolish” decision, but the issue is an “emotional” one for her. In an interview with PTI here, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also said that assembly […]
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 […]
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. […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to constitute a special bench to hear a plea against the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case, which also involves the killing of seven members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]