The Supreme Court was interpreting Article 200, which deals with the role of the Governor in giving assent to Bills. File | Photo Credit: Aman Raj The Supreme Court has held that reservation of a State Bill by a Governor for the consideration of the President on grounds like his personal dissatisfaction, political expediency or … Read more
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday (April 12, 2025) said the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are “safe” and “tamper-proof.” He said EVMs used in India cannot be connected to internet, bluetooth or infrared and it is not possible anyway to tamper with it. … Read more
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi meets young textile designers. | Photo Credit: @INCIndia Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (April 12, 2025) claimed many skilled artisans from backward classes fail to make it big in the textile sector and asserted that he was fighting to break this “vicious circle of neglect … Read more
The federal probe agency said in a statement that it affixed these notices at the Herald House located in Delhi. File | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Enforcement Directorate said on Saturday (April 12, 2025) that it has issued notices to take possession of immovable assets worth ₹661 crore that it had attached in … Read more
Dr. Rajendra Prasad with the members of the Central Cabinet taken out at a Government house in New Delhi in January 1950. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives The Supreme Court, in its Tamil Nadu Governor judgment, recalled how an infant India watched with trepidation as its first President claimed to have power to exert … Read more
The President’s recourse to Article 143 also palliates any apprehensions of bias or mala fides in the Central government’s approach to Bills reserved under Article 200, the Supreme Court said. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has put the President on a three-month deadline to decide whether or not to assent to State … Read more
At least 69 people were killed this week in unusually intense thunderstorms across eastern India’s Bihar state and in neighbouring Nepal, officials said Saturday (April 12, 2025). While flash floods and lightning kill thousands of people each year, scientists warn that rising global temperatures are unleashing a cascade of extreme weather events. Bihar disaster authorities … Read more
Image used for representation only | Photo Credit: PTI A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army was killed in an encounter with terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu but their infiltration bid was thwarted, officials said on Saturday (April 12, 2025. They said alert Army troops picked … Read more
Tamil Nadu Governor case: The Supreme Court reminded constitutional authorities occupying high offices that they must be guided by the values of the Constitution. File | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy The Supreme Court, close to midnight on Friday (April 11, 2025), published its much-anticipated judgment declaring Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi’s months’ long delay, withholding … Read more
U.S. Vice President Vance’s visit to India is likely to be more of a private trip. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz are expected to be in New Delhi on April 21, reflecting Washington’s focus on its relationship with India amid concerns across the globe over … Read more