CJI DY Chandrachud (File photo) NEW DELHI: In validating Section 6A of the Citizenship Act that conferred citizenship to Bangladeshi migrants entering India before March 25, 1971, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud in his opinion said this cut-off date was reasonable as on that day Pakistan army had launched ‘Operation Searchlight‘ to curb the Bengali…
KOLKATA: The only surviving family member of a fourth-year MBBS student found dead in his hostel room in Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College Hospital in 2001 has demanded a reinvestigation, alleging that his brother’s murder was passed off as suicide to shield the accused, who had links with SFI, report Kamalendu Bhadra, Dwaipayan Ghosh…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a death row convict who spent 12 years in jail out of which eight years were under the shadow of death for allegedly killing his wife, mother and two-year-old daughter in 2012 in Pune. It found that there was no conclusive evidence to prove his guilt and directed…
NEW DELHI: The labour ministry will soon put in place a framework for social security of gig workers, including health insurance and pension, a move that will benefit drivers with ride-hailing apps and those working with delivery platforms. The decision to roll out the framework in place is seen as a “soft launch” of the…
SC on Thursday began scrutinising petitions seeking to criminalise a husband’s sexual acts with his non-consenting wife by challenging the validity of the exception of marital rape from the offence of rape in Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and its predecessor, IPC, on the ground that women have an inviolable right to say no to sex in…
JAMMU: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court will constitute a special bench to hear a PIL challenging the power vested in the lieutenant governor to nominate five members to the legislative assembly of the Union Territory.Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan agreed to constitute a special division bench on Monday after petitioner Ravinder Sharma, senior…
Maha appointments to state-run bodies violate code: UBT MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) has alleged that to pacify its functionaries and office-bearers ahead of polls, Mahayuti governement has appointed over 50 functionaries from BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP to 27 newly formed state-run corporations just before the model code of conduct (MCC) was announced.Sena (UBT) said…
NEW DELHI: Former US President Donald Trump came under fire after he complimented a female senator’s physical appearance as “young” and “fantastically attractive” in his attempt to garner women votes at a a Fox News town hall.During the event in Cumming, Georgia, Trump was asked a question by a pro-life mother-of-three who said she was…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has come under attack back home, with his main opponent, Conservative Party‘s Pierre Poilievre, accusing him of lying and winning two elections with China’s help while making misleading claims about India’s interference in Ottawa’s internal affairs.Responding to Trudeau’s allegation about links of Conservative MPs to foreign powers, Poilievre said the PM…
NEW DELHI: Amid the diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, which has been a main source for import of masoor, government sources said on Thursday that they don’t see any issue arising regarding availability of the lentil. “We have stock of more than 8 lakh tonne of the lentil. Prices of the lentil are currently…
