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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday sent greetings to the people of Nagaland on the occasion of their Statehood Day. In a post on X, PM Modi hailed the culture of the state for being "rooted in service, courage and compassion," and wished for prosperity and progress for Nagaland. "Greetings to the people of Nagaland on the occasion of their Statehood Day. The glorious Naga culture, rooted in service, courage and compassion, is widely admired. The people of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to hold in-camera proceedings in its plea seeking the death penalty for Yasin Malik, the Kashmiri separatist leader and chief of the banned JKLF, who is currently serving a life sentence in a terror-funding case. Appearing via video conference from Tihar Jail, Malik submitted before a Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain that he had been living under "mental agony for the ...Read More >
Gujarat: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's grandson Gautam Patel, on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary, celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, stated that the young generation will remember Sardar Patel through the Statue of Unity. "It was nice to see history. New generations will learn about him (Sardar Patel). Those who didn't see him will see and remember him through this (statue of unity). Very little has been written about what happened in India at that time... Gandhiji convinced everyone ...Read More >
Itanagar, Oct 31 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday led the 'Run for Unity' organised by the state BJP to mark 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas', commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The event highlighted Patel's role in national integration and reinforced the message of unity and collective progress. The unity run began at 6:30 am from the BJP state headquarters at Vivek Vihar and concluded at Indira Gandhi Park. A large number of party workers ...Read More >
Pakistan invaded Kashmir after violating the Standstill Agreement. In the turbulent months following the partition in 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir remained steadfast in his decision to keep the princely state independent. Despite mounting pressure from both India and Pakistan, he refused to accede to either side. Historians and official records recount that if the Maharaja had chosen to join India in August 1947, Pakistan may not have found the opportunity to launch its offens ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all states and Union Territories regarding incidents of digital arrest scams across the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked all the states to furnish details of cyber arrest cases pending for investigation and posted the matter for hearing on November 3. It also contemplated handing over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and inquired whether the CBI has ...Read More >
SRINAGAR/JAMMU, Oct 24: On the birth anniversary of Pandit Prem Nath Dogra, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today paid rich tribute to the revered nationalist leader, fondly remembered as Sher-e-Duggar. Led by its National General Secretary and Prabhari of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh, Tarun Chugh, senior BJP leaders garlanded the portrait of Pt Premnath Dogra at the party office in Srinagar. Sat Sharma, J&K BJP President; Ashok Koul, General Secretary (Organization); Dr Shehnaz Ganai, Anwar Khan were ...Read More >
Jammu, Oct 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by its National General Secretary and Prabhari of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh, Tarun Chugh on Friday garlanded the portrait of the revered nationalist leader Pandit Premnath Dogra, fondly remembered as Sher-e-Duggar, at the party office here on his birth anniversary. Ashok Koul, General Secretary (Organisation), J&K BJP, Dr Shehnaz Ganai, Anwar Khan, and other senior party leaders also, also paid heartfelt tributes on the occasion. Tarun Chugh said, ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has constituted a high-powered committee to oversee the long-delayed rehabilitation of encroachers living outside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), observing that the state government had failed to comply with its directions issued over nearly three decades. A bench of chief justices Shree Chandrashekhar and Gautam A Ankhad passed the order on October 16 while hearing a contempt petition filed by Samyak Janhit Seva Sanstha against the Union of India. The peti ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: It was 11 years ago that Supreme Court recognised transgender people as the 'third gender' and upheld their fundamental right to equality and dignity.Observing that discrimination still continued, however, the court on Friday appointed a committee headed by a retired Delhi HC judge to frame a comprehensive equal opportunity policy for the community in the arenas of employment and education. It also directed setting up of a transgender protection cell and a dedicated nationwide toll-fr ...Read More >
Manipuri Elders' Consortium, Shillong (MECS), and Shillong Manipuri Students' Union (SMSU) at the protest Shillong: Members of the Meitei community in Meghalaya's Shillong came out in large numbers in protest against the demolition of an iconic building that served as the home of the last king of Manipur. Redlands Building, also known as 'Manipur Rajbari', was the venue where the last ruler of the princely state of Manipur, Maharaja Bodhachandra Singh, signed an agreement with the Union of In ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that the Rights of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and Rights of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, have been brutishly reduced to dead letters. The apex court emphasised that the Centre and states have exhibited a grossly apathetic attitude towards the transgender community, by defacing the lived realities of this community with their inaction. A bench comprising justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, in a 1 ...Read More >
Guwahati: With outrage over demolition of Manipur Rajbari in Shillong, Manipur government on Monday stated that the demolition was done to take up the comprehensive development of a heritage site. The government stated that a comprehensive project for the "Infrastructure Development of Heritage Complex, Rajbari, Shillong" is being taken up. Students' bodies and many Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) condemned the demolition of Shillong's iconic Redlands Buildings, also called Manipuri Rajbari. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Centre four weeks to file its response on a batch of pleas seeking restoration of statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing multiple pleas, including those filed by academician Zahoor Ahmad Bhat and socio-political activist Ahmad Malik, pressing for the implementation of the Centre's assurance to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir "at ...Read More >
The court also cited rules governing employees of the petitioner which stated that except for cancer due to smoking, the rest of the cancers have been treated to be attributable to military service. A division bench of Justices Harsimran Singh Sethi and Vikas Suri made these observations while rejecting the Centre's petition challenging a 2019 order of the Armed Forces Tribunal . The tribunal had directed that Kumari Salochna Verma be granted special family pension from the date of her son's d ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) It is ironic that Pakistan, which calls Kashmir its "jugular vein", has unleashed a reign of terror in the illegally occupied part of India's union territory. Innocent civilians are being mercilessly killed, communication lines have been cut, and their tales of horror are deliberately suppressed. Yet, videos emerging from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have exposed the falsehood Islamabad has been peddling since 1947. They have also unmasked those who, for dec ...Read More >
The Supreme Court permitted green firecracker manufacturing. However, their sale remained banned in Delhi-NCR due to pollution concerns. Chief Justice BR Gavai emphasized a balanced approach. The court asked the central government to consult stakeholders for a solution. This decision aimed to prevent issues like illegal mining. The case will be heard again on October 8. Ahead of Diwali celebrations, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed manufacture of green firecrackers in Delhi but made it clear ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed certified manufacturers to produce green crackers on the condition that their sale is not carried in Delhi-NCR without approval. A bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai also asked the Centre to take a fresh look at the absolute ban on the manufacture of firecrackers in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). The bench, also comprising Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria, directed the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate C ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered status quo on the removal of social media posts on Adani Group of Companies by senior journalist Ravish Kumar and digital news platform Newslaundry. Justice Sachin Datta take note of the submissions of Adani Enterprises that it will not be asking Kumar and Newslaundry to take down any more content from their sites or any other intermediary, as existing on 12 noon, September 26. "It is agreed that in case the petitioners have alread ...Read More >
Srinagar, September 24: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the biennial election for 4 vacant seats to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The Rajya Sabha elections could not be held in J&K in February 2021 as the Union Territory was under President's Rule and the Assembly had been dissolved. The ECI notification issued today said, "The term of office of 4 members of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) elected from erstwhile State of Jammu a ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest at the 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' celebrations to be organised by the Union government at Parade Grounds here on Wednesday. The event is held to celebrate the anniversary of the merger of the erstwhile Hyderabad State under Nizam rule with the Indian Union (on September 17) in 1948. Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy and Union MoS (Home) Bandi Sanjay Kumar w ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the stand of several states on pleas seeking a stay on their respective anti-conversion laws. While issuing notices to the states, a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran made it clear that it will consider the prayer for staying the operation of such laws once the replies were in. The bench then granted four weeks to the states for their responses and allowed the petitioners to file rejoinders two weeks therea ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) September 17 is the Hyderabad Liberation Day for the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre but for the Congress government in Telangana, it is people's governance day. The Central and State governments will be celebrating September 17, the day when Hyderabad State was annexed into the Indian Union, with different themes. For the fourth consecutive year, the Centre is organising Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad. Defence Min ...Read More >
Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma observed that the State government should carry forward the Liberation Day spirit, saying that Maharashtra and Karnataka, which were part of the erstwhile Hyderabad State, have long been celebrating September 17 as Liberation Day. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating a photo exhibition to commemorate the Hyderabad Liberation Day at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad, on Sunday, the Governor urged citizens to remember the martyrs who sacrificed their lives fo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: As preparations are in full swing for Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations at the Public Garden in Hyderabad, morning walkers have raised concerns over the environmental effect of the programme. People who are regular visitors to the Public Garden demand that the government should look for alternatives to conduct the function. In March 2024, the Union government announced that it will celebrate September 17 every year as 'Hyderabad Liberation Day'. In a notification, the Union Home ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy joined Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Verma at the Parade Ground in Secunderabad to inaugurate the "Liberation of Hyderabad Samsthan" Redeveloped Digital Gallery, a 3D virtual museum chronicling the city's historic integration into the Indian Union. The Union Minister and the Governor inaugurated the digital gallery and it is organized by the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), Hyderabad, and developed by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 15 (ANI): Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday slammed the Congress and the BRS and said that they never celebrated the Hyderabad Liberation Day because of their "vote bank politics". He also said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will participate in this year's Hyderabad Liberation Day celebration. "Because of vote bank politics, Congress and BRS never celebrated Hyderabad Liberation Day in this area. On the occasion of 'Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,' ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Sunday inaugurated an exhibition of photographs portraying the Nizam rule, Razakars' atrocities as well as the spirited rebellion of ordinary citizens, at Parade Ground, Secunderabad, here on Sunday. The exhibition was organised ahead of the Centre's Hyderabad Liberation Day observance on September 17. The exhibition features archival photographs, documents, and visuals presented across five thematic sections: the Nizam's autocracy, the violent excesses o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sept 14 (UNI) On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today conveyed his greetings to the nation and reiterated the importance of nurturing not just Hindi but all Indian languages as carriers of the country's cultural and civilisational values. In a message shared on social media platform X, Modi described Hindi as more than just a means of communication, calling it a "living heritage" reflective of India's identity and traditions. "Hindi is not merely a medium ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Australian High Commission to India on Sunday extended warm greetings on the occasion of Hindi Diwas and underscored how the language is a bridge of friendship. The High Commission uniquely celebrated Hindi Day by saying out loud popular Hindi tongue-twisters and shared the video in a post on X. Also Read | Sushila Karki Assumes Charge As Nepal's Interim PM, Declares Gen Z Protest Victims As 'Martyrs'. "Hindi is not just a language; it is a bridge of ...Read More >
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