New Delhi, 6/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and they exchanged views on the recent developments in West Asia.The two leaders also reviewed sustained progress in India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the bilateral cooperation across various sectors for…
New Delhi, 6/8: Speaking at an interaction with Gen Z and Gen Alpha in Mumbai on Thursday, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said that young protestors should not be called “anti-nationals”, calling them an “honest generation”. If Gen Z is protesting, they are not anti-nationals. They are our own people, our next generation. I think the…
New Delhi, 6/8: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Thursday (August 6) asked Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to “echo the sentiments” of the Opposition to Home Amit Shah about their demand for his presence in the House and make a statement on the police action against protesting students.Amid intense sloganeering by the Opposition…
New Delhi, 6/8: Former Editor of ‘Tehelka’ magazine Tarun Tejpal has sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in 2013 rape case by the Bombay High Court. Tejpal has been granted 2 weeks to surrender.Earlier, the Bombay High Court overturned the 2021 acquittal of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal and convicted him in the 2013 rape…
New Delhi, 6/8: Javelin champion Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has reached the number one position in the world rankings for the men’s javelin throw event, marking a historic achievement for Sri Lankan athletics. Tharanga’s rise to the top of the global rankings follows a series of impressive performances at international competitions, further strengthening his position…
Mumbai, 6/8: Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted former editor Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case, setting aside the 2021 judgment of the Goa trial court which had acquitted him. A division bench comprising Justices Dr Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar had reserved the judgment last week following detailed arguments from both sides. The…
New Delhi, 6/8:: Meta has apologised for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post as well as for content moderation failures involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), deepfakes and paid boosting of certain content, government sources said on Wednesday after senior executives met Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Meta’s global affairs head…
Calcutta, 5/8: Heavens will not fall” if all six stanzas of Vande Mataram are sung in madrasas, Calcutta High Court on Wednesday orally observed while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The court was hearing a PIL challenging a government notification making the rendition of the complete national song mandatory in such institutions.
New Delhi, 5/8: Taking serious note of a large number of vehicles plying without third-party insurance cover, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to evolve a pilot project by which fuel for vehicles can be refused at petrol pumps until valid insurance is obtained.The top court, in its verdict on Tuesday, took note of…
New Delhi, 4/8: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina is set to hold her first media interaction on Wednesday (August 5) evening, two years after she fled Dhaka following a massive anti-government protest albeit by video link She is going to do it at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia…
