Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi High Court on Thursday (February 27, 2025) reserved its verdict on Delhi University’s plea challenging CIC order directing disclosure of information with respect to the bachelor’s degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Arguments heard. Judgement reserved,” said Justice Sachin Datta after hearing the parties. … Read more
“Tanaji Shinde, Neelam Shinde’s father has applied for an urgent visa to the USA and requires assistance,” Supriya Sule said. File “The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken up with the U.S. a request for an urgent visa by the family of an Indian student who is battling for life following a road accident in … Read more
Flagging U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for reciprocal tariffs, the Congress on Thursday (February 27, 2025) said the Modi government must stand up to the “humiliation” and tell its American counterpart that such moves would not be acceptable to India as they would “destroy” the country’s economy. Also Read | India, U.S. in talks to … Read more
A Delhi court has sought the trial records of 26/11 terror attack from a Mumbai court ahead of the expected extradition of the crime’s alleged mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana. District judge Vimal Kumar Yadav directed the officials of a Mumbai court to supply the records in an order passed on January 28. The order came … Read more
Several leaders shared their condolences for the passing away of the Chief cleric of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s father-in-law Dr. Ghulam Sibtain Masoodi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The authorities on Thursday (February 27, 2025) denied permission to Hurriyat chairman and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to lead the funeral prayers of his … Read more
Representative imahe | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istock In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday (February 27, 2025) held that the provision of anticipatory bail is applicable to the Goods and Services Act and customs law and persons can move courts for pre-arrest bail even if an FIR is not in place. A bench … Read more
The UGC was responding to a SC order in January in a petition filed six years ago by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who wanted Court to act against the “rampant” caste discrimination in universities which claimed their children’s lives. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The University Grants Commission (UGC) … Read more
Vehicles of security personnel stationed during a search operation after an army vehicle came under fire from suspected terrorists in a forward village near the Line of Control, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, on February 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Security forces on Thursday (February 27, 2025) extended the cordon and search operation … Read more
Kshitij Tyagi, Permanent Mission of India to the U.N. in Geneva, during 58th Session of United Nations Human Rights Council meeting. | Photo Credit: X/@ANI At the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of United Nations Human Rights Council, India said that Pakistan was a failed State surviving on international handouts. Kshitij Tyagi, Permanent Mission … Read more
The story so far: With the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) looking to wrap up public consultations on the draft Rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 by March 5, disability rights activists are trying to get a key provision of the Act amended or dropped, pointing out that it infantilises … Read more