PM Modi, President Trump call on Pakistan to bring perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai attacks to justice

Washington, 14/2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have called on Pakistan to “expeditiously” bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks even as the latter announced approving extradition to India of Tahawwur Rana , a key plotter. The US president hosted Modi at the White House on Thursday in…

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Ranveer Allahabadia moves Supreme Court against FIRs; to be heard in 2-3 days

New Delhi, 14/2: Youtuber Ranveer Allahabadia approached the Supreme Court seeking clubbing of multiple FIRs filed against them over his controversial comments on Samay Raina’s show — India’s Got Latent. Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, appearing for him, urged a bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to urgently take up his plea. The court said…

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No ceasefire violation along LoC, truce remains intact: Indian Army

Srinagar, 12/2: The Army on Thursday refuted reports suggesting a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC), affirming that the truce remains intact and is being adhered to in line with the understanding between the Indian and Pakistani armies. While acknowledging some recent incidents, including stray cross-LoC firing and a suspected IED blast near…

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Aaditya Thackeray meets Rahul Gandhi amid rumblings in MVA

New Delhi, 13/2: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi amid rumblings in the opposition MVA after NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar felicitated Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. He met Gandhi in the national capital late on Wednesday. The duo is also learnt to have discussed allegations against the Election…

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Exception to marital rape in BNS: Sends message that woman’s consent irrelevant, says TMC’s O’Brien

New Delhi, 12/2: The “archaic” exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sends a dangerous message that a woman’s right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O’Brien said on Wednesday. The TMC’s parliamentary party leader in the Rajya Sabha, who last week introduced a…

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