Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:40:50
The criminal law including the anti-terror legislation should not be misused for quelling dissent or harassment of citizens, Supreme Court judge Justice D Y Chandrachud has said while underlining the role of the apex court in protecting fundamental rights in challenging times.
Observing that the Indian Supreme Court plays the role of a "counter-majoritarian institution", Justice Chandrachud sai
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Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:38:15
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the government of weakening the country and said India has never been so vulnerable.
He cited a media report that claimed that the Chinese military has again crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh at several places and that there has been at least one incident of clash between the two sides.
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Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:36:29
Combating terrorism and extremism is the key purpose of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and it must stop terror financing, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at a key meeting of the grouping that was attended by his counterparts from Pakistan and China.
In his address at the meeting in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Jaishankar described the situation in Afghanistan as
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Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:35:12
India recorded 38,792 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,09,46,074, while the death toll reached 4,11,408 with 624 more fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Wednesday.
The active cases have declined to 4,29,946 and comprise 1.39 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.28 per cent, the data updat
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Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:32:58
The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China was raised to 17 Wednesday as authorities ended the search and rescue mission. The city of Suzhou said on its social media feed that 23 people had been pulled from from the rubble of the Siji Kaiyuan Hotel, which collapsed on Monday afternoon.
One of those freed was uninjured and five others were sent to a hospital for treatment. Rescue
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Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:30:14
A youth allegedly murdered his own younger brother in Honnavar on Sunday for advising him to go to work instead of sitting idle at home.
The victim has been identified as Arjun Shankar Mesta (23). The accused is Krishna Mesta (25), the elder brother of the victim. Police arrested Krishna based on a complaint filed by his mother Tara.
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Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:20:14
Informing that many countries around the globe are witnessing the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Health Ministry on Tuesday cautioned the citizens to ensure that it does not hit India.
"The world is witnessing third wave (of COVID-19)... We've to join hands to ensure that the third wave doesn't hit India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today clearly said that we should focus on keepi
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Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:15:20
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday informed former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that no decision has been taken to change the name of any village in the Kasaragod district of Kerala.
In a letter addressed to Siddaramaiah, Kerala CM wrote, "I am in receipt of your letter dated June 29, 2021. Let me assure you that no decision has been taken to change the name of any village
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