Sajjan Kumar, convicted in multiple 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases, was declared brought dead at Safdarjung Hospital after being shifted from Tihar Jail. Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was convicted for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, died on Thursday at the age of 80 while serving a life sentence at Delhi’s Tihar Jail. […] The post Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Dies at 80 While Serving…
Advocates protested in Delhi against BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, with the NALSAR enrolment controversy adding to wider grievances over lawyers’ welfare and representation. Lawyers on Thursday staged a protest outside the Bar Council of India (BCI) office in Delhi, demanding the resignation of chairman Manan Kumar Mishra amid growing criticism over his handling of […] The post Lawyers Protest…
Muzaffarnagar court authorities transferred 97 serious criminal cases from Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar amid concerns raised by lawyers and litigants over capital punishment. Court authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar have transferred 97 serious criminal case files from fast-track court judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who awarded death sentences to 22 convicts across 10 cases in roughly […] The post…
There is something deeply revealing about the latest controversy surrounding the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS. An organisation founded in Nagpur in 1925, which has now completed a century of existence, has once again become the subject of an intervention from an American institution that believes its leaders should face diplomatic isolation. Officials of the […] The post The RSS: An Indian…
RJD workers and supporters marched towards Lok Bhavan in Patna over paper leaks, unemployment and alleged police excesses against students. RJD leader and Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav was detained on Wednesday as police used water cannons to stop his party’s march towards Lok Bhavan in Patna over paper leaks, unemployment and alleged police […] The post Tejashwi Yadav Detained as…
India has never been a nation of one voice. It has always been a civilisation of arguments, debates, contradictions and competing schools of thought. From the ancient shastrarthas of our philosophers to the noisy political debates of Parliament, from the fearless editorials of the freedom movement to the ordinary citizen questioning a local authority, the […] The post When Dissent Becomes ‘Dimaagi…
BJP chief Nitin Nabin has assigned key members of his revamped national team to three major 2027 poll battles, signalling an early election-focused push. BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday appointed senior leaders Vinod Tawde, Satish Poonia and Tarun Chugh as party in-charges for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat respectively, assigning key members of […] The post BJP Names Tawde,…
Kiren Rijiju blamed Congress and Rahul Gandhi for disruptions during the Monsoon Session and defended the government’s response to student protests. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over repeated disruptions during the recently concluded Monsoon Session, while defending the government’s handling of student protests and addressing…
The Bombay High Court set aside the food licence suspension after the Pune shop achieved 98% compliance with food safety requirements. The Bombay High Court on Monday ordered the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pay Rs 5 lakh to a Pune sweets shop, observing that the regulator went “overboard” by continuing to suspend […] The post Bombay HC Orders Maharashtra FDA to Pay Pune…
The Supreme Court barred the CBI and other authorities from submitting further reports to the Allahabad High Court and deferred the next hearing there. The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi challenging Allahabad High Court orders directing the Central Bureau of […] The post SC Issues Notice on Rahul Gandhi Plea Against…
