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…
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…
NAVI MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai police Wednesday arrested a suspected shooter from Panipat, Haryana, who was allegedly hired by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to kill actor Salman Khan on the way to or at his Panvel farmhouse, said DCP (crime) Amit Kale, reports George Mendonca. This is the sixth arrest in this case.Nitin Thakare, senior inspector,…
NEW DELHI: Canada may have taken the plea of free speech and cited legal requirement for more proof to act against pro-Khalistan extremists’ alleged political persecution to find sanctuary in its territory, but the country has failed to act on India’s requests even for extradition of fraudsters and those accused of drug dealing, domestic violence…
KANPUR: Marriages may be made in heaven but as UP BJP MLA Brajbhushan Rajput discovered recently to his surprise, some could shift gears and set the ball rolling from a mundane fuel station.Rajput had stopped at a fuel station in Mahoba to have his vehicle refilled when an employee there asked for his help in…
NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Hoax threat messages continue to wreak havoc on flights of Indian carriers, with at least 13 aircraft affected on Thursday.While Air India got a threat for five flights – Mumbai-London (AI 129), Delhi-New York JFK (AI 119), Chennai-Singapore, and two domestic flights – on Thursday, IndiGo and Vistara received threats for two…
India has extended its first-ever rupee-denominated line of credit (LoC) to the Mauritius government, amounting to Rs 487.60 crores, to fund a water pipeline replacement project. This marks the first time India has offered a rupee-based credit line for project financing under the Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS). The project will involve the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants who came to Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the Assam Accord was a political solution to…
