NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday, while quashing the FIR registered against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, underscored the importance of protecting the freedom of speech and expression. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea of Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi challenging an FIR by Gujarat police over a social media post with a song “ae…
NEW DELHI: Fresh exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists was reported in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Friday morning, officials said. Meanwhile, on Thursday, three J&K policemen and three suspected Pakistani terrorists were killed in an ongoing gunfight in the forested Sufain area of Kathua district. A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP),…
NEW DELHI: A huge uproar erupted in the packed auditorium of Kellogg College at Oxford University as West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee delivered her maiden speech.She was speaking on ‘Empowerment of Women in Bengal and its Success’, following an invitation from the institution. The chief minister was interrupted suddenly by a group of protesting…
New Delhi: The opposition on Thursday voiced serious concerns that stringent provisions in the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, including final authority to immigration officers, would be misused by BJP government to target its critics, citing recent denial of entry into the country to British academic Nitasha Kaul and US socialist politician Kshama Sawant. It demanded…
New Delhi: As a next step in its mission against “dummy schools”, CBSE is contemplating amendments to its examination bylaws to prevent students enrolled in such schools or those missing regular classes from appearing for Class XII board examinations. Officials clarified that the responsibility for enrolling in such schools lies with students and their parents.As…
NEW DELHI: The role and conduct of some middle-rung police officers and a few first responders is under the scanner in the fire incident at Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence, from where piles of burnt currency were recovered, sources said.On the day the Delhi fire chief appeared before the Supreme Court-constituted panel probing the matter,…
NEW DELHI: India-China diplomatic talks may now be taking a slightly “positive” trajectory but the armed forces continue to hone their high-altitude combat skills through intensive exercises, while the Army is raising a new infantry division of around 15,000 soldiers as part of its continuing rejig of forces and firepower for the northern borders.‘Prachand Prahar…
NEW DELHI: Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are nearly a year away, but it seems chief minister MK Stalin has already managed to set the agenda for the polls by latching on to some of the key issues raised by the BJP.When Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan asked the DMK government in Tamil Nadu to…
NEW DELHI: Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday asserted that Uttar Pradesh has undergone a remarkable transformation in the past eight years, with significant strides in infrastructure and development. Addressing an event in the Cantt Assembly constituency to mark the completion of the state government’s tenure, he emphasized that the Uttar Pradesh of today…
Kirti Vardhan Singh (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The central government is “carefully” monitoring developments related to the Brahmaputra river, including China’s plans to construct a hydropower project, and is taking necessary measures to safeguard India’s interests, Parliament was informed on Thursday.In a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for…
