Ranveer Allabadia case: What has Supreme Court previously ruled on ‘onerous’ conditions and gag orders?

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) granted interim protection from arrest to podcaster and influencer Ranveer Allahbadia in connection with the first information reports (FIRs) registered against him over remarks made on the YouTube show “India Got Latent”. A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh imposed stringent conditions, prohibiting Allahbadia and … Read more

Odisha assures stern action against KIIT over Nepali student’s death on campus

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Agitators stage a protest over the death of a Nepali student on the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus, in Bhubaneswar, on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI As protests continued over the reported ill-treatment of Nepali students at Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), a Deemed-to-be-University, the Odisha government assured Nepal … Read more

Mullaperiyar dam case: SC asks new supervisory panel to examine T.N.’s complaints about Kerala, find a solution agreeable to both States

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A view of Mullaperiyar dam | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) directed a supervisory committee, constituted by the Centre on January 3 and chaired by the head of the National Dam Safety Authority, to look into issues raised by Tamil Nadu against Kerala concerning the maintenance of the … Read more

14-day India-Egypt joint special forces exercise Cyclone-III underway in Bikaner

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In this image released by @prodefgau via X on February 19, 2025, military personnel during the third edition of India – Egypt joint special forces exercise ‘CYCLONEIII’, at Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian and Egyptian troops are undergoing rigorous combat conditioning and tactical training under the ongoing joint special forces … Read more

SC postpones hearing of pleas challenging CEC appointment law

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Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Supreme Court Bench indicated on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) petitions challenging the legality of a new law which gave the Centre a dominant role in the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (ECs) could be heard on March 19, 2025 … Read more

Centre sanctions ₹1554.99 crore to five states hit by floods, landslides, cyclones

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Houses and major portions of National Highway-29, connecting Kohima with commercial hub Dimapur, damaged after heavy rainfall, in Chumoukedima district of Nagaland, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved ₹1554.99 crore of additional central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to … Read more

Trump threatening existence of GST, says Congress

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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh. File photo | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Congress on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) claimed that the talk of reciprocal tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump is calling into question a consumption tax like GST, and wondered whether his “good friend in New Delhi” would stand up to it when national … Read more

Maha Kumbh-bound bus accident: One killed, 18 injured as bus hits truck on Chhattisgarh-M.P. border

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One person was killed and 18 others were injured when a bus carrying devotees to Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj rammed into a stationary truck on the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh border on Wednesday (February 19, 2025), officials said. The incident took place between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. near Kahairjhiti village, following which police personnel from Anuppur … Read more