Image for representation | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah The Pakistan High Commission Friday (February 21, 2025) said it has issued 154 visas to Indian pilgrims to visit the Shree Katas Raj temples in that country’s Punjab province. Under the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, each year thousands of Indian pilgrims visit … Read more
The Supreme Court said on Friday (February 21, 2025) dowry demand was not a prerequisite to constitute the offence of cruelty under section 498A of the IPC introduced in 1983 to protect married women from the husband and in-laws. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B Varale on December 12, 2024, said the … Read more
A day after post-mortem examinations confirmed the murder of two women and a teenage girl found dead in their Kolkata home, the police said on Friday that they are now focused on identifying the culprits and motive behind the crime. Investigators are also exploring the possible involvement of the two women’s husbands, who are siblings, … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) leader Sharad Pawar during the inauguration of 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in New Delhi on Friday, February 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the shared cultural heritage of Indian languages would give a befitting reply to those … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from Tamil Nadu authorities on a special leave petition regarding alleged caste discrimination and atrocities suffered by the Dalit Catholic Christian community of Kottapalayam parish in Tiruchirappalli district. A Bench headed by Justice P.S. Narasimha issued notice to the District Collector and other authorities on a petition … Read more
Trigger warning: The following article has references to suicide. Please avoid reading if you feel distressed by the subject. On the morning of February 17, Pankaj Yadav, a 19-year old student, was fast asleep in his hostel room at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) when he heard aggressive knocks on the door. He … Read more
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Flagging under-utilisation of funds under critical heads such as Nirbhaya Fund instituted for women safety schemes, prison modernisation and no significant allocation to conduct a Census, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs criticised the Union Home Ministry for “inefficiency” at a meeting on Friday … Read more
The top court had found the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board Act of 2004, pertaining to the higher levels of fazil and kamil, in direct conflict with the provisions of the University Grants Commission Act. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Friday (February 21, 2025) issued notice to the … Read more
National Medical Commission. The Supreme Court in a judgment on Friday (February 21, 2025) found the National Medical Commission (NMC)’s eligibility conditions that candidates with disabilities must have “both hands intact, with intact sensation and sufficient strength” for admission to MBBS course arbitrary and antithetical to the Constitution. “A prescription such as ‘both hands intact’ … Read more
Congress leader Pawan Khera addressed the media, in New Delhi, on February 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday (February 21, 2025) dismissed media reports claiming — as a “cover-up attempt” — that the $21-million USAID fund allocation in 2022 was for Bangladesh and not for India, and accused … Read more