NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday took cognisance of Greater Noida executive magistrate’s notice to a 2nd year law student for participating in a protest led by Cockroach Janata Party.Though the notice was withdrawn, the apex court said that it is a serious matter as its September 1 pan-India direction barred action against students.According to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday accused the Centre of being “pressurised” by the United States after the National Investigating Agency did not invoke the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in its chargesheet against US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals.In a social media post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Aam Aadmi Party of “crushing those who question” the Punjab government after a man died by suicide following alleged pressure to apologise for publicly questioning the state’s finance minister over the drug menace in the state.In a social media post on X, Rahul … Read more
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. Not because the Ipsos Education Monitor survey mirrors the plot of the Shah Rukh Khan-Juhi Chawla film, but because the title neatly captures the contradiction in its India findings. Indians may believe better opportunities for growth and prosperity lie offshore, yet they remain remarkably bullish about their education system, their … Read more
PM wants desi connect with global pay MUMBAI: PM Narendra Modi Tuesday called for India to set its own standards and protocols for cross-border payments and directly integrate its payment system with countries where Indian diaspora populations are large and trade volumes significant.He said India now had a sovereign alternative to the foreign standards under-pinning … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC rapped Centre for naming a workplace sexual harassment survivor in a handbook it published on preventing such harassment and dealing with complaints.“How is the name of the victim disclosed in this? How can you do that? You are the govt of India. You yourself are publishing (handbooks) revealing the name of … Read more
Sri Lanka a close friend, India stands by it: Rajnath Singh Defence minister Rajnath Singh said in Colombo Tuesday that India and Sri Lanka are close friends and India will always stand firmly with Sri Lanka whenever the island nation faces a crisis.Singh, who is on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, has become the … Read more
BJP got Rs 1,473cr to fight Bengal, Assam, 3 other assembly polls NEW DELHI: Total receipts by BJP’s central party headquarters during the last round of assembly polls in Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry stood at Rs 1,472.8 crore, as per the party’s election expenditure statements for Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry submitted … Read more
NEW DELHI: The NIA has not invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in its chargesheet against six Ukrainian nationals and a US citizen in a case registered under the anti-terror law in April. The chargesheet instead invokes sections 21 and 23 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.The chargesheet said the accused had valid … Read more
Strategic autonomy in motion as India hosts Brics summit NEW DELHI: India will host the annual Brics summit on Sept 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam, returning to the venue where it held the G20 summit in 2023. That gathering is remembered for the inclusion of the African Union in G20, marking a major step in efforts … Read more