The artwork ‘Mirror with Birds’ is displayed during media preview of the Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo exhibition, at the Royal Academy Of Arts, in London, England on Tuesday (March 18, 2025). | Photo Credit: AP French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame” and “Les Miserables”, but less … Read more
Habitat Studio, a performance and event venue in Mumbai, on Monday (March 24, 2025) announced that they were shutting down after Shiv Sena’s workers vandalised its premises over stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s alleged defamatory remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a show. In an Instagram post on Monday, the studio said: “We … Read more
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, on March 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A ruckus erupted within a few minutes of the proceedings in Rajya Sabha over Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s reported remarks about “changing the Constitution”. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju demanded an … Read more
The Supreme Court said the plea would be heard after four weeks. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Monday (March 24, 2025) sought response from the Maharashtra authority on a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for demolition of a house and shop in Sindhudurg district over alleged anti-India slogan during a cricket … Read more
The Mumbai police on Monday, registered an FIR against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, based on a complaint made by Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel, for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a show, an official said. Also Read: Kunal Kamra row: Shiva Sena functionary seeks complaint against comedian, opposition … Read more
Security personnel keep a strict vigil during a search operation against a group of infiltrating terrorists, at Saniyal Hiranagar in J&K’s Kathua district. | Photo Credit: ANI The search operation against a group of infiltrating terrorists in the dense jungles of Kathua district of Jammu region entered the second day on Monday (March 24, 2025), … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Rajya Sabha on Monday (March 24, 2025) is expected to take up the The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, as Parliament resumes proceedings for the week following … Read more
Burnt pieces of a currency notes seen among debris near the residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, in New Delhi, on March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court’s publication of documents and visual material related to the inquiry into the March 14 incident of fire and alleged discovery of … Read more
In the chargesheet filed before a special NIA court (Chandigarh), all four accused persons have been charged under multiple sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Explosive Substances Act, and other related provisions. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against four alleged Babbar Khalsa … Read more
Mr. Vaishnaw has argued that the Supreme Court’s 2017 judgement affirming the right to privacy had anyway rendered Section 8(1)(j)’s wiggle room “infructuous”. File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday (March 23, 2025) urged Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw to stop an amendment that would lead to the … Read more