NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court bench led by Justice Dipankar Datta will hear on Monday Justice Yashwant Varma’s petition challenging the in-house inquiry report accusing him of being complicit in sacks of cash found at his official residence and then CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s decision to send the report to the President and the PM with…
NEW DELHI: Union government has told Supreme Court that the age of consent for sex cannot be lowered from 18 years, as it is meant to protect minors from sexual abuse, often by relatives, but conceded that judicial discretion can be exercised on a case-by-case basis in instances of adolescent romantic and physical relationships.“The statutory…
Melbourne: A Hindu temple and two Asian-run restaurants were defaced with racist graffiti in Melbourne, raising concerns among the community members in Australia, a media report said on Thursday.Shree Swaminarayan Temple on Wadhurst Drive, Melbourne’s eastern suburb of Boronia, was defaced with red-painted racist slurs on Monday morning, the Australia Today web portal reported. Two…
NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Thursday released India’s new National Cooperative Policy that will promote the development of a “cooperative business ecosystem”, involving every village, and contribute to the country’s collective ambition of becoming developed by 2047.Idea behind the new policy, replacing the one made in 2002, is to transform…
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Image credits: ANI) GORAKHPUR: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath held a comprehensive review meeting on Thursday with MPs, MLAs, and senior officials to discuss upcoming road infrastructure projects across all assembly constituencies in the Gorakhpur and Basti divisions, according to an official statement from Gujarat chief minister’s office…
NEW DELHI: The central government on Thursday rejected the Swiss firm’s IQAir report, that had ranked India the fifth most polluted country in the world, citing limited usage of government data in the survey.“However, it must be noted that only 38 per cent of the data sources used in the report are from government agencies….
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government on Thursday said that it had “no current plans” to remove the words ‘socialism’ and ‘secularism’ from the Preamble.Noting the recent calls to review the insertion of the two words in the Preamble during Emergency period, Centre said that “no formal decision or proposal has been announced…
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday reiterated its strong objection to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and termed any expansion or third-party involvement in the project “unacceptable.”In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh confirmed that the Government of India is aware of a recent trilateral…
Union minister Jitendra Singh NEWS DELHI: India is developing three different types of small modular reactors (SMRs), including one dedicated to the production of hydrogen, mostly in the form of captive plants for energy-intensive industries, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Singh said the three types…
Snapshots from viral video A viral video circulating online on social media showed a group of dogs boldly chasing a leopard, only to turn and flee once they realised what they’re actually up against.The footage opens with the dogs charging at the leopard, in what many online are calling a “hero-style entry.” But their confidence…