Speaking at the Ceremonial Bench held to celebrate the closure of the Diamond Jubilee Year of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) said the three challenges before the court are the “weight of arrears which continue to delay justice, mounting cost of litigation which threatens accessibility, and […]
The Supreme Court has said police cannot serve notices to accused persons through WhatsApp or other electronic modes under the Criminal Procedure Code or Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal directed all States and Union Territories (UT) to issue appropriate directions to police for issuing notices under […]
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) highlighted the significant expansion of India-Middle East engagement in the past decade, driven by strong trade, connectivity, and people-to-people linkages, saying India sees the Middle East as a crucial passage to the world beyond. Addressing the inaugural session of Raisina Middle East in Abu Dhabi, […]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) said only the DMK was persisting in its fight to ensure social justice at an all-India level, and that its journey towards social justice was continuing even after 100 years. Speaking after inaugurating a manimandapam (memorial) built in honour of 21 social justice activists […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) that Parliament will take a final call on the Uniform Civil Code and the Waqf (Amendment) bill. Also Read | JPC rejects all amendments to Waqf Bill made by Opposition Uttarakhand on Monday became the first State to implement UCC with the […]
The Ministry of External Affairs has protested to Sri Lanka after its navy opened fire on Indian fishermen near Delft Island in the Palk Strait early Tuesday (January 28, 2025), leaving two seriously injured and three others with minor wounds. The incident occurred during the apprehension of 13 Indian fishermen. The two critically injured fishermen […]
A meeting will be convened to review the injustice meted out to State Government employees and officers belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions in different departments. Stating that he would not tolerate officials trying to prevent opportunities to SCs & STs, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah insisted that reservation should be mandatorily implemented […]
A group of 13 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Karaikal on board a Karaikal fishing boat were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Monday (January 27, 2025) night on charges of trespassing and fishing in the island nation’s waters. The fishermen had ventured into the sea from the Karaikal fishing harbour in Puducherry on […]
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) orally observed that the freedom to become a non-believer and choose to be governed by secular inheritance laws of the country must apply across faiths. The Chief Justice’s observation came while hearing a petition filed by a Kerala-based woman, Safiya P.M., who said that […]
Teams of officials of the National Investigating Agency (NIA) conducted simultaneous searches at Thirumullaivasal village in Mayiladuthurai district on Tuesday (January 28, 2025). Split into multiple teams, the NIA officials conducted checks at 15 houses in the village from around 6 a.m. Sources in the Police Department said the searches were carried out in the […]
