NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said criminal cases should not be registered against journalists merely because their writings are perceived as criticism of the government, ruling that such action violates their fundamental right to free speech. A two-judge bench passed this order while staying coercive action against journalist Abhishek Upadhya, who faces criminal […]
RAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday transferred more than Rs 20,000 crore directly into the accounts of over 9.40 crore farmers across India, marking the disbursement of the 18th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai virtually attended the national event from Science College Ground […]
KOLHAPUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said removing the existing 50 per cent cap on reservation is necessary to protect the Constitution, and asserted that the INDIA bloc will ensure passage of laws to this effect in Parliament. Speaking at the ‘Samvidhan Samman Sammelan’ here, he also said the Congress and the INDIA bloc […]
NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted three flight-tests of the fourth Generation, technically-advanced miniaturised Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan on October 3-4. The tests were carried out against high speed targets, demonstrating very critical parameters of maximum range and maximum […]
NEW DELHI: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday declared that the Northeast is the heart and soul of Bharat, urging the media to champion the region’s potential in tourism and development. He emphasised that the Northeast is not just a geographic region but a vibrant tapestry of cultures, traditions, and natural beauty that embodies the essence […]
NEW DELHI: Kangana Ranaut appears to have obliquely questioned Mahatma Gandhi’s appellation as “Father of the Nation”, her latest impetus to political controversy coming on the leader’s birth anniversary and attracting criticism from the Congress. “Desh ke pita nahi, desh ke toh lal hote hai (A country does not have fathers; it has sons),” the […]
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that spirituality can bring desired positive social changes by way of bringing balance and inner peace and empowering real societal issues. Speaking at Global Summit on ‘Spirituality for Clean and Healthy Society’, being organised by the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya here, she said that in […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will lay down the law on the issue of high courts revoking orders dictated in open courts after the top court came across a case in which the Madras HC quashed a money laundering case against a former IPS officer and later modified its direction and […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) seeking, among other things, the creation of a special investigation team to probe the alleged illegal trade of children by various child welfare organisations. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and N. Kotiswar Singh, […]
HOSHIARPUR/LUDHIANA: Movement of several trains was affected in Punjab on Thursday after farmers squatted on the tracks as part of their two-hour ‘rail roko’ protest in support of various demands, including justice in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri incident. The protest, organised by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, began at 12.30 pm and […]