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New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sushila Karki on Saturday for taking office as the Prime Minister of Nepal's interim government, stating that India is committed to the peace and prosperity of the Himalayan nation. Sushila Karki, 73, was sworn in as Nepal's interim Prime Minister late on Friday evening, thus becoming the first-ever woman PM of the Himalayan nation. Karki, also Nepal's first woman Chief Justice, took the oath of office administered b ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house Friday and barred from delivering his sermon at Kashmir's Jamia Masjid."Once again, I have been placed under house arrest by authorities," the Mirwaiz said in a statement, adding that a large posse of cops had been deployed outside his residence early Friday, and the main gate had been locked.Calling the move an interference in the religious affairs of Muslims, the Mirwaiz said, "Our human and political rights alre ...Read More >
New Delhi: Nepal's former Chief Justice Sushila Karki on Friday created history as she took oath as the country's interim Prime Minister after violent nationwide protests led to the ouster of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office to Karki, 73, at the President's Office. Besides President Paudel and the newly-elected PM, Vice President Ram Sahay Yadav and Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Rawat were present. Fresh elections will be held in Nepal ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12: Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in on Friday as Nepal's interim prime minister at a special ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas. Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office in the presence of Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha, senior government officials, security chiefs, and members of the diplomatic community, reports The Himalayan Times newspaper of Nepal. President Paudel appointed Karki under ...Read More >
Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy came down heavily on BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao and senior leader Harish Rao for their remarks on the High Court verdict regarding Group-1 examinations. In a statement here, he said the only intention of the BRS was to stall the Group-I at any cost, as they could not conduct it in their 10-year rule. "You couldn't even conduct DSC, Group-1, Group-2 or Group-4 exams. Was it not during your time that the Group-I papers ended up at photocopying centres ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will commence hearing from September 23 on a key question whether a judicial officer, who has already completed seven years in the bar prior to joining a bench, is entitled to become an additional district judge (ADJ) in view of a vacancy. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices MM Sundresh, Aravind Kumar, SC Sharma and K Vinod Chandran will commence the hearing on September 23 and hear arguments over three days, till September 25. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has refused to allow the release of Hindi film "Masoom Kaatil", saying in a diverse, secular society, certification cannot be granted to a film that ridicules religions, incites hatred, or threatens social harmony. The court said the film made it seem that taking the law into your own hands was something to be admired and celebrated, which cannot be allowed, as it "can damage people's trust in the legal system and suggest that using violence instead ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea alleging sexual assault and custodial torture of a 17-year-old boy by Gujarat Police. The plea was mentioned by a counsel for urgent hearing before a bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and comprising Justice K Vinod Chandran. The plea has been filed by the sister of the victim. The counsel, representing the petitioner, contended before the bench that the petitioner's minor brother was picked up by the police, tortured i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday alleged that the Adani Group has begun cutting trees on government and forest land for its coal mine project in Madhya Pradesh's Dhirauli in "blatant violation" of the Forest Rights Act. The state government, however, rejected the allegation as baseless. The former environment minister also claimed that the Modi government imposed this allotment from above in 2019, and is now rushing ahead with it in 2025 without the essential lega ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report which mentioned that a journalist allegedly sustained multiple stab wounds in an attack by a drug addict in the Papadahandi area of Odisha's Nabarangpur district. The attack reportedly occurred after the journalist filed a complaint against the accused.The victim, identified as Sumit Kumar Ghanta, sustained multiple injuries to his stomach, chest, and hands. He has been ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said since states have given up 15% of MBBS seats to the all India quota (AIQ), they can validly reserve rest of the seats in govt medical colleges for natives, and upheld Telangana's medical admission norm mandating a candidate to study classes 9-12 within the state.During hearing of petitions, which questioned the validity of such a rule, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran had repeatedly asked the state govt that would ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that an Imam allegedly sexually abused a 7-year-old boy at a mosque in the Jhabreda area of Uttarakhand's Roorkee last week. According to the Press report, the boy had gone to the mosque for religious studies when the perpetrator allegedly took him to his room by force and committed the heinous act. The Imam also threatened the child with dire consequences if he disclo ...Read More >
The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that state governments cannot invoke writ jurisdiction in moving the apex court against the actions of the President and the Governor in dealing with the bills passed by assemblies for violation of fundamental rights. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo A five-judge bench Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the President would like to have an opinion of the ap ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug 28 (Maxim News): The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that state governments cannot invoke writ jurisdiction in moving the apex court against the actions of the President and the governor in dealing with the bills passed by assemblies for violation of fundamental rights. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp A five-judge bench Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the President would li ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India's gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Stopping Russian oil imports would force India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, to rely on limited alternatives, potentially driving global crude prices up to USD 100 per barrel amid rising demand and tight supply. "Benefit from Russi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the governor cannot have a dominating position over the state executive and the state legislature, since the arrangement was akin to having "two swords in the same scabbard". A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and comprising Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, PS Narasimha, and AS Chandurkar, is hearing submissions on the presidential reference, which raised constitutional questions on whether the ...Read More >
The government has set up a high-level committee to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The Centre on Monday announced the constitution of the panel in a gazette notification. "To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the competent authority has approved the constitution of a High Level Committee," reads a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture, published on August 25. The committee will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Freedom of speech and privilege of members of legislative bodies should not be construed as the freedom to lower the dignity of the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Monday. Delivering the valedictory speech at the All India Speakers Conference hosted by the Delhi Assembly, Birla voiced concern over the "gradual decline" in upholding the dignity of legislative bodies and asked all stakeholders, including the members of the Houses and political parties, to reflect ...Read More >
New Delhi, August 25: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the Opposition should not teach him lessons on morality, adding that when he was accused and the CBI sent him a summons, he resigned the very next day. He said he did not take the oath for any constitutional post until all the charges against him were dismissed. Pushing for the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill 2025, the Home Minister said that if someone is neck deep in corruption, then he will be arrested, he will have t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the Opposition should not teach him lessons on morality, adding that when he was accused and the CBI sent him a summons, he resigned the very next day. He said he did not take the oath for any constitutional post until all the charges against him were dismissed. Pushing for the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill 2025, the Home Minister said that if someone is neck deep in corruption, then he will be arrested, ...Read More >
The Karnataka High Court adjourned a hearing on the ban until September 22, urging the government to consider the impact on livelihoods. Ride hailing apps Uber and Rapido have resumed bike taxi services in Bengaluru after gap of two months. The state govt had imposed a ban on bike taxi operations from June 16, leading aggregators to halt services following the seizure of bikes and heavy penalties by RTOs in the city. Aggregators had also approached the Karnataka High Court against the blanket b ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the opposition of resisting the proposed bills on removing tainted ministers, in order to "remain outside the reach of law".In a social media post on X, Shah hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for introducing a constitutional amendment which provide for the removal of a prime minister, Union minister, chief minister or state/UT minister if they are arrested or kept in custody on serious criminal charges for 30 consecutive days."On on ...Read More >
Mumbai, August 20: Did Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who appears to be at a political crossroads in his relationship with party leadership after praising PM Narendra Modi, again differed from the party line over a bill proposing forced ousting of jailed Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Ministers facing criminal charges? The Thiruvananthapuram MP has issued a clarification after several media reports claimed he supported the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill 2025. Several media outlets on Wed ...Read More >
The Centre has cautioned the Supreme Court that imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president for acting on state bills would disrupt the constitutional balance and lead to disorder. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that such timelines would negate the rule of law, emphasizing that the Constitution deliberately avoids fixed limits for these roles. Imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president to act on bills passed by a state Assembly would amount to one organ of the go ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
Srinagar- The Union Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has requested the Lok Sabha Secretariat to include the introduction of four new bills on its list of government business for Wednesday, August 20, 2025. According to an official document, the bills to be introduced include, The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025. The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and The Promotion and Regulation ...Read More >
JAMMU, Aug 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, August 20, as part of the Government's listed business. Alongside this, the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, and the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill will also be tabled. The agenda further includes consideration of a motion to refer the J&K Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday extended his greetings to retired Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, who has been nominated as the joint opposition candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential elections. I warmly congratulate B Sudershan Reddy Garu on being nominated as the joint opposition candidate for the Vice President of India. A distinguished jurist and champion of justice, he represents the spirit of our Constitution - safeguarding people r ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 19 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday hailed Sudershan Reddy, INDIA bloc's vice-presidential candidate, as a champion of civil liberties and social justice. Stalin said Reddy's candidature strengthens the collective resolve to safeguard democracy and protect the spirit of the Constitution at a time when institutions are under strain. Justice B Sudershan Reddy, a retired judge of the Supreme Court who was declared as the INDIA bloc's vice-presidential candidate, ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognizance of a media report highlighting an incident where a serving employee of the Public Health Department, a resident of Rohtak, was allegedly denied his salary in the post-COVID period because his Aadhaar record shows him as "deceased". This is despite the fact that he is alive and continues to discharge his duties regularly. As a result of this administrative lapse, the employee has reportedly bee ...Read More >
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