Dismisses Plea Against Bail To ‘Mastermind’ NEW DELHI: Implementing its view that bail granted by a HC should not be ordinarily challenged in the apex court, Supreme Court Friday dismissed Uttarakhand’s appeal questioning the grant of bail to one Abdul Malik, the alleged mastermind of a mob that hurled a petrol bomb to torch a…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court which is already examining petitions challenging the practice of talaq-e-hasan, Friday sought the Centre’s view on a new PIL seeking a ban on polygamy among Muslims and securing the rights of women, aggrieved by marriage of Muslim husbands during subsistence of first marriage, over the matrimonial home and maintenance.A bench of…
Happiness quote of the day by Daisaku Ikeda. Famous Japanese Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, who is known for turning Soka Gakkai into a massive international organization, made a happy and peaceful life look simple. He said a peaceful life does not mean a life free of toil and suffering; rather, it means living without being…
NEW DELHI: Congratulating UK PM Andy Burnham on assuming office, PM Narendra Modi said the two leaders will collaborate closely to fully harness the trade and investment opportunities presented by the recently operationalised India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), for the “shared prosperity and well-being of both our people”.Burnham officially took office as UK…
NEW DELHI: Setting a benchmark for compensation in cases of human death caused by stray cattle, particularly at a time when such incidents are on the rise across the country, SC, in a first-of-its-kind case, awarded Rs 15 lakh in compensation to the family of a man who died in 2007 when a bull attacked…
Masashi Kishimoto is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the globally acclaimed manga and anime series Naruto In 1997, a young Japanese artist spent long nights in a small studio working on a story about a lonely boy who carried a powerful monster inside him. At the time, the idea went against what…
NEW DELHI: Frowning upon “interference” by the joint secretary of the then chief minister of Rajasthan in May 2018 in a matter of granting sanction to prosecute a govt official, Supreme Court has directed the state to pay 1 lakh to the official for harassing him.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod…
NEW DELHI: Cabinet Friday approved two strategic tunnel projects and the approach roads on NH-244 in J&K at an estimated cost of around Rs 9,800 crore to provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir Valley and Jammu region while improving access to Chenab Valley.The projects comprise Singhpora-Vailoo tunnel and Sudhmahadev-Dranga tunnel, along with their approach roads, on…
NEW DELHI: Cabinet Friday approved a revision to the shipping ministry’s captive waterfront policy to accelerate private investment by providing greater operational certainty and allowing govt entities to obtain waterfronts on a nomination basis.The revised Policy for Award of Waterfront and Associated Land to Port-Dependent Industries (Captive Policy) introduces a series of reforms aimed at…
Quote of the Day by Archimedes Archimedes was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor. He was born around 287 BC in Syracuse, a powerful Greek city-state located on the island of Sicily. He is regarded as one of the greatest minds of the ancient world, right alongside figures like Isaac Newton and…