Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of Calcutta HC questioned whether the CBI could investigate a former Supreme Court judge who may have had an understanding with an accused in the Bengal primary teacher recruitment scam. The judge instructed the state to not obstruct the ongoing investigations by the CBI and ED and directed the immediate transfer...
Read MoreIndia’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, has stated that it is not the government’s policy to carry out transnational killings. He also mentioned that if Canada has specific information regarding the assassination of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, India is open to reviewing it. Jaishankar highlighted Canada’s permissive approach to extremist violence by anti-India...
Read MoreThe Indian government has instructed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) to sell onions from its buffer stocks through the e-NAM platform instead of physically auctioning them. Selling through e-NAM will eliminate human interference and biased decisions, and help the government achieve better price realisation.
Read MoreJustice S V Bhatti has recused himself from hearing TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s petition to quash the FIR against him in an alleged skill development scam. Naidu had to seek the intervention of CJI D Y Chandrachud for an urgent listing after the recusal. The Supreme Court registry usually lists petitions arising from...
Read MoreAn international team of geologists and seismologists has created a refined map of Zealandia, the submerged continent beneath the Pacific Ocean. Using data from rock samples and seismic analysis, they discovered a subduction zone near the Campbell Plateau off the west coast of New Zealand. The map shows the magmatic arc axis and other...
Read MoreA St Bernard named Athena was abandoned near an Ahmedabad crematorium and fell sick. She was found by kind people and given a new home. After undergoing surgery and intensive physiotherapy, she was adopted by a retired British diplomat and his wife. They renamed her Lady Sybil and she now lives a happy life...
Read MoreThe Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that being epileptic does not amount to cruelty and is not a valid ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. The court dismissed a plea by a man seeking divorce from his wife, who he claimed was mentally unsound due to epilepsy.
Read MoreAccording to a new UN report, India is experiencing a rapid increase in its elderly population, while the number of individuals below 15 is declining. By 2046, the number of elderly individuals in India will surpass the number of children aged 0-14.
Read MoreThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained several suspects as part of a multi-state crackdown on the nexus between terrorists, gangsters, and drug smugglers connected to Canada-based designated terrorist Arsh Dalla and other criminals. Raids were conducted in 53 locations across six states, recovering weapons, ammunition, digital devices, and incriminating material.
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