He further challenged Rahul, saying the country’s 80-year-old democracy would not be swayed by such tactics NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to debate him in Parliament, asking him to bring his allegations and arguments to the House instead of taking political debate to the streets. Taking…
‘No artificial distinction’: SC says 24-hour arrest clock starts from detention The Supreme Court has ruled that the 24-hour period within which an accused person must be produced before a judicial magistrate begins from the time of detention, and not merely from the time of formal arrest.The court held that arrest and detention are effectively…
Ranka questioned the minister, saying: “Why were you negotiating with us then?” NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Ashutosh Ranka has hit back at Union minister Jitendra Singh after the latter alleged that Ranka received financial support from Pakistani politicians and handlers.Responding to the allegation in a post on X, Ranka questioned the minister,…
Meta has said online predators are increasingly using advertisements to evade detection NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against Meta India over the availability of child sexual abuse material on its platforms, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo informed.“Acting on our directions, Delhi Police has registered an FIR regarding the…
The Health Ministry has introduced new regulations aimed at suspending manufacturing licenses for medicines that do not meet quality criteria. (Pic Credit: Magnific.com) NEW DELHI: A medicine that fails critical quality tests could soon trigger immediate suspension of the manufacturer’s licence, under proposed rules aimed at preventing substandard drugs from reaching patients. Health ministry has…
‘Can’t interfere in norms for SC/ST seats in house’NEW DELHI: Refusing to blur the constitutional ‘Lakshman Rekha’ that separates the three organs of governance, Supreme Court Wednesday said it cannot usurp legislature’s exclusive powers to interfere in the criteria for reserving an assembly or parliamentary constituency for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.“We cannot become the…
NEW DELHI: Ravi Uppal, a prime accused in the multi-crore Mahadev online betting case, has been arrested in Dubai. The development comes days after co-accused Sourabh Chandrakar was extradited to India from Oman. Enforcement authorities have formally moved for Uppal’s extradition, and sources said he is likely to be handed over soon to stand trial…
Around 10 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel were feared missing after two boats allegedly capsized during an operation to rescue stranded fishermen in Bethupalli lake in Telangana’s Khammam district on Wednesday evening.According to news agency PTI, the personnel were conducting a rescue operation in two boats in the swollen lake, located in Sathupalli mandal,…
NEW DELHI: Observing that laws aimed at controlling population growth in the country had lost their significance because of a fall in the total fertility rate (TFR) from 3 to 1.9, below the replacement level of 2.1, Supreme Court Wednesday said the foundation of such laws had “crumbled”, they had become “counter-productive” and their validity,…
Srinagar Lok Sabha member Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi SRINAGAR: Governing National Conference (NC) in Jammu & Kashmir Wednesday described the resignation of its Srinagar MP, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, as the handiwork of BJP, saying the party had succeeded in its mission under ‘Operation Lotus’.Addressing a news conference at the party headquarters in Srinagar, NC legislators…
