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HC junks PIL for MLA/MP guidelines tackling 'derogatory speech'

Kolkata, April 30 -- The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition praying for a directive to compel the Ministry of Home Affairs to establish guidelines to address "derogatory statements" made by ... Read More


SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav attacks govt on shutting down of YouTube channel

New Delhi, April 30 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday attacked the Central government after a YouTube channel was reportedly shut down. In a post on X, the Chief claimed that ... Read More


New connector for Bandra-Worli Sealink from Bandstand

India, April 30 -- Will a proposed new connector to the Bandra-Worli Sealink ease traffic chaos, or merely take it in a new direction? The state government believes a new connector will untangle some ... Read More


Remembering women as the agents of history

India, April 30 -- Women's History Month came and went in India without much noise. In a nation that prides itself on women-led panchayats, goddesses on currency, and women in uniform, the silence was... Read More


US in touch with India, Pakistan not to escalate situation; UK Parliament discusses Pahalgam attack

Washington/London/New Delhi, April 30 -- The US has said it is in touch with both India and Pakistan so as not to escalate the situation, following the Pahalgam terror attack, while in the UK Parliame... Read More


Census with caste enumeration cleared after years of delay, political wrangling

NEW DELHI, April 30 -- In a surprise decision, the Centre on Wednesday announced that the caste census will be included in the next national census exercise in a "transparent manner". Making the anno... Read More


HC grants bail to PFI worker 'spreading good messages'

India, April 30 -- The Bombay high court has granted bail to religious preacher and the alleged main promoter in Malegaon of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), Mohammad Irfan Daulat Khan, saying... Read More


Assam man facing Pocso case released on bail, kills woman who filed FIR

India, April 30 -- A 30-year-old man released on bail in an attempted rape case on Tuesday killed the woman who had filed the police complaint for trying to rape a minor in 2023, police said. Police ... Read More


SC grants courts power to alter arbitral awards under limited circumstances

New Delhi, April 30 -- In a landmark decision on Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that courts have limited power to modify arbitral awards under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The 4:1 m... Read More


FIR filed against Vikhe Patil in bogus loan waiver case

India, April 30 -- A first information report (FIR) has been registered against senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Maharashtra cabinet minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and 53 others in co... Read More