File photo: Swiss Confederation president Guy Parmelin, along with his wife, Caroline Merotto, poses for a picture with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Swiss Confederation president Guy Parmelin at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday as the Swiss leader began a three-day State visit…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stressed the need to ensure the safety of women in Delhi, saying authorities must focus on preventing crimes rather than only acting after an offence has been committed.A bench led by Justice Pardiwala was hearing a suo motu case concerning recent rape incidents in Delhi-NCR.“There appears to be…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre seeking a detailed response within three weeks on the proposed library arrangements under the Central Vista project, particularly the space earmarked for the existing collection of books.The court also appointed senior advocate Hari Priya Padmanabhan to assist it in examining the matter.During the hearing,…
Trump says “125 million Indians voted in presidential election today.” US President Donald Trump on Monday confused India with Brazil, claiming that 125 million people had voted in an Indian “presidential election”, while also questioning the integrity of the American voting system.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “125 Million People voted today in…
File photo: Sugarcane at a market, in Guwahati NEW DELHI: Government is set to disallow diversion of sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses for ethanol production in the 2026-27 ethanol supply year (ESY) starting November, amid an around 11% shortfall in sugar production from initial estimates for the 2025-26 sugar season and indications of a…
File photo: Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday claimed SC judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s remarks on the right to vote conclusively proved that CEC Gyanesh Kumar had violated Constitution.“Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, a sitting judge of Supreme Court, has been an outspoken champion of environmental protection. Now the courageous jurist…
SC said that all attempts were being made by the man’s parents to surreptitiously leave the country and obstruct the course of justice NEW DELHI: It is increasingly becoming common in matrimonial disputes involving NRI couples, particularly child custody cases, for one spouse to take the child to a foreign country where he or she…
NEW DELHI: Farmer organisations under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) umbrella have rejected govt’s minimum support prices for Rabi crops for 2027-28, announced on Sept 30, calling the Rs 25-per-quintal – equivalent to just 25 paise per kg – increase for wheat an “insult”.SKM sought immediate revision of MSPs for all Rabi crops and freedom…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar addresses the 62nd Munich Security Conference in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar said US had deliberately chosen to become a “lonelier power”, while reiterating Russia’s longstanding support for India.“At a time when much of the world preferred backing a military regime next to us (Pakistan), Russia was…
I hope SC steps in and rectifies these things, Justice Nariman said NEW DELHI: Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing Monday on the SIR controversy and a plea seeking suspension of the CEC for his “unilateral decisions”, former SC judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman Sunday flagged “malfunctioning” of the poll panel and said a citizen’s…
