Samay Raina, other influencers appear in SC over remarks ridiculing disabled

New Delhi, 15/7: Five social media influencers, including India’s Got Latent host Samay Raina, on Tuesday appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi recorded the presence of the social media influencers and asked them to…

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Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya’s execution postponed in Yemen

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, 15/7: Execution of of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse in Yemen has been reportedly postponed. Yemen-based Malayali social worker Samuel Jerome Bhaskaran, who has been involved in the negotiations, told a section of media over phone that the execution could be postponed owing to the intervention of Sheik Abdul Malik Nahia  

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SpaceX capsule carrying Shubhanshu Shukla, 3 others splashes down to Earth after 18 days at space station

Washington DC, 16/7: The SpaceX capsule carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission splashed down off the San Diego in California on Tuesday, capping a 22.5-hour journey after an 18-day stay at the International Space Station. It splashed down off the California coast at 3:01pm    

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Odisha self-immolation: Student succumbs to injuries, CM says culprits to face strictest punishment

Bhubaneswar, 15/7: The Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor died at AIIMS here, the hospital said. The second-year Integrated B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, died on Monday night, after fighting for her life for three days. Expressing grief over the student’s death, Chief Minister…

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Social media posts against Hindu deity: Citizens must know value of freedom of speech, expression, says Supreme Court

New Delhi, 14/7: The Supreme Court on Monday said citizens must know the value of freedom of speech and expression and observe self regulation as it mulled guidelines to regulate offensive posts on social media. A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan was hearing a plea of one Wazahat Khan booked…

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Secret recording of conversations of spouses can be used in matrimonial cases: SC

New Delhi, 14/7: The Supreme Court on Monday held that secretly recorded conversations of spouses are admissible as evidence in matrimonial cases, saying the fact that spouses are snooping on each other is proof the marriage is not going strong and hence can be used in judicial proceedings. A bench comprising Justice B V Nagarathna…

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