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The Bombay High Court upheld the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. A petition challenging its constitutional validity was dismissed. Justices A S Gadkari and Neela Gokhale affirmed the Act's validity. The petition was filed by Anil Baburao Baile, linked to the Elgaar Parishad case. Baile sought to declare UAPA and sedition law as unconstitutional. The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A ...Read More >
Mumbai: Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) is not a preventive detention law, and even if assumed to be so, the constitutional challenge on that basis would still fail, observed the Bombay High Court while upholding the constitutional validity of the Act. A bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and Neela Gokhale dismissed a petition filed by Anile Baile, who had been issued a notice by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in July 2020 in connection with the Elgar Parishad violence ca ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said money cannot be recovered by filing an FIR and seeking help of police as it quashed a cheating case against the producer of Bollywood movie "Tanu Weds Manu". A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan expressed displeasure over the approach of the Allahabad High Court in dealing with the petition of producer Shailesh R Singh for quashing of the FIR against him by complainant Kunal Jain. "Money cannot be recovered, more particularly, in ...Read More >
New York: India has called for urgent and time-bound UN Security Council reforms while reiterating its strong commitment to the implementation and review of the "Pact for the Future" agreement to strengthen global cooperation. Speaking at an informal dialogue on Thursday, India's permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish also stressed the importance of coherence with G20, World Trade Organisation, World Bank, and IMF processes. The Pact for the Future is a United Nations ...Read More >
The Resistance Front (TRF), the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) front and proxy responsible for the Pahalgam tourist massacre, has been designated a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) and specially designated global terrorist by the US State Department. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar posted on X that he appreciates the State Department for this development, saying TRF was responsible for the Pahalgam attack that took place on April 22 in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 civilians. India will n ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday welcomed the United States' decision to designate as a "Foreign Terrorist Organisation," The Resistance Front (TRF) which is a proxy of Pakistan's Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT) terror group and that has claimed responsiblity for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Jaishankar termed the move by the US Department of State as a "strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation." Also Read | Andreas Tonelli D ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wan ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday welcomed the United States decision to designate as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation, The Resistance Front (TRF) which is a proxy of Pakistan Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT) terror group and that has claimed responsiblity for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Jaishankar termed the move by the US Department of State as a strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. Appreciate SecRubio and @StateDept f ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to the US designating The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar lauded the decision and termed it a strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. In a post on X, Jaishankar said on Friday: "A strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. Appreciate @SecRubio and @Sta ...Read More >
Mumbai: The BMC is set to begin structural strengthening work on the Parel TT flyover in October this year. To minimise traffic inconvenience, the repairs will be carried out in phases by closing one lane at a time. The repair work was originally planned two years ago but was deferred as the Delisle Road Bridge in Lower Parel was still under reconstruction at the time. Undertaking both projects simultaneously would have worsened traffic congestion in central Mumbai. Constructed in 1980, the Pa ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, stating that the legislation is valid in its present form. A division bench of Justices Ajey S. Gadkari and Neela Gokhale said, "UAPA in its present form is constitutionally valid. The challenge to its vires fails. The petition fails." A detailed judgment is awaited. The petition was filed by Anil Baile, who had been issued a notice by ...Read More >
At the SCO meeting in Tianjin, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, saying it aimed to disrupt Kashmir's tourism and incite communal tension. Emphasising SCO's core goals of combating terrorism, separatism and extremism, he called for regional cooperation built on mutual trust to stabilise a conflict-ridden global order. External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday raised the issue of Pahalgam terror attack at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisat ...Read More >
Jaipur: Former CM Ashok Gehlot acknowledged Thursday that BJP's campaign focusing on the 2022 Kanhaiya Lal murder case contributed to his govt's electoral defeat in 2023.The case involved the brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, who was beheaded inside his shop on June 28, 2022, by two assailants who filmed and shared the act on social media. The accused, Mohammad Riyaz Akhtari and Ghaus, were arrested within four hours after the crime.The murder occurred against a backdrop of es ...Read More >
New Delhi: Diagnosed with thalassemia at the age of two, a 23-year-old woman depended on blood transfusions every three weeks to stay alive. But when she was hospitalised with dengue in Class VIII, doctors discovered something more alarming -- she was HIV-positive. "I wasn't recovering. After several tests, they told me I was HIV-positive. I suspect it came from a transfusion. If the blood was properly tested, maybe this wouldn't have happened," she said. Now living with both thalassemia and HIV ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the provisions of the anti-terror law -- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The UAPA in its present form is constitutionally valid; therefore, the challenge to its vires fails, and the petition is dismissed, said a division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Neela Gokhale. The High Court had earlier sought responses from the state and central govts to a petition by one Anil Baile challenging the constitutional validity ...Read More >
Washington DC [US], July 18 (ANI): US Department of State on Thursday (local time) designated The Resistance Front (TRF), group behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, as a terrorist organisation. In a statement issued by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the statement acknowledged the fact that the organisation claimed responsibility for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. The US, therefore, accorded the TRF as a Foreign T ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 17: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday strongly condemned the continued Israeli aggression on Syrian territory. The organization referred to the unprovoked Israeli strikes on Syria as blatant interference in the internal affairs of the country. The organization termed the aggression a flagrant violation of international law, international resolutions, and Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. According to a press statem ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when ...Read More >
Tianjin/New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) With Pakistan's Ishaq Dar listening, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today told the SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tianjin, China, that the Pahalgam attack was a deliberate attempt to disrupt stability in J&K and sow religious divide, and that India will continue to take action to bring the sponsors and financiers of terrorism to justice. In his remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tianjin, whi ...Read More >
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): Eight people were killed after a vehicle carrying 13 passengers met with an accident near the Suni bridge in Muwani town of Uttarakhand Pithoragarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday. Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Rekha Yadav confirmed the incident and stated that a rescue operation is currently underway. Eight people died after a vehicle carrying 13 people crashed near the Suni bridge in Muwani town. The police officials ha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday delivered a blunt message at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers' meeting saying the bloc must adopt an "uncompromising" position on terrorism if it wants to stay true to its founding principles.Addressing his counterparts from China, Pakistan and other SCO nations, Jaishankar said the April 22 Pahalgam attack was a "deliberate act to hurt Jammu and Kashmir's tourism economy and deepen religious divides." He s ...Read More >
Beijing/New Delhi, July 14 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing today and expressed confidence that his discussions with Chinese leaders would maintain the ''positive trajectory'' in relations between New Delhi and Beijing. In his opening remarks during his meeting with Vice President Han Zheng, Dr Jaishankar said India-China relations had been steadily improving since Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan ...Read More >
Beijing/ New Delhi, July 14 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing today and called for "continued normalisation" of ties between India and China. In his opening remarks during the meeting, Jaishankar said, "India supports a successful Chinese presidency at the SCO. Our bilateral relationship, as you have pointed, has been steadily improving since the meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping in Kazan last October. I am co ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10: The Foreign Ministers of nearly 40 Afro-Asian Islamic States meeting in Jeddah this weekend will be considering the Saudi Arabian proposal for the creation of a special fund by the oil-rich Muslim countries to help out their Islamic brethren with credit and grant in footing the high costs of their oil imports. The participants in this conference include the more affluent Islamic countries like Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Sheikhdoms, Libya, Algeria and Nigeria, and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Morocco's Ambassador to India, Mohamed Maliki, underscored the expanding scope of India-Morocco relations during a wide-ranging interaction in the national capital. Highlighting deepening cooperation in trade, defence, investment, counter-terrorism, and beyond, he outlined key areas of collaboration and ambitious plans for the future. Also Read | Ukraine-Russia War: Moscow Blasts Kyiv With Another Missile, Drone Barrage, Killing at Least 2. "I think the sky i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Morocco Ambassador to India, Mohamed Maliki, underscored the expanding scope of India-Morocco relations during a wide-ranging interaction in the national capital. Highlighting deepening cooperation in trade, defence, investment, counter-terrorism, and beyond, he outlined key areas of collaboration and ambitious plans for the future. I think the sky is not even the limit for us... because we believe in making India, we believe in the capabilities of India, we b ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India and China were among 12 countries that abstained in UN General Assembly from voting on a resolution on Afghanistan, seeking political inclusion and urging Taliban to reverse its repressive policies resulting in the "grave, worsening, widespread and systematic oppression" of all women and girls. The 193-member UNGA adopted the draft resolution introduced by Germany with 116 votes in favour, two against (US and Israel) and 12 abstentions.Explaining its abstention, India cited Kabu ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 8 (UNI) India abstained from voting at the UN on a Resolution on Afghanistan saying a "business as usual" approach without new and targeted initiatives is unlikely to deliver the outcomes the international community envisions for Afghan people. The UNGA resolution on the 'Situation in Afghanistan' last night was moved by Germany." The vote was 116 in favour and two against. Twelve countries including India, Russia, China and Iran abstained. India's Permanent Representative to t ...Read More >
New York/New Delhi, July 8 (UNI) India has abstained from voting on the UN Resolution on Afghanistan, and said the international community must direct its coordinated efforts towards ensuring that entities and individuals designated by the UN Security Council along with their regional sponsors who facilitate their operations, no longer exploit the Afghan territory for terrorist activities. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador P Harish, in his statement on the Resolution, welco ...Read More >
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