The Supreme Court said that Indian law has enough provisions to deal with hate speech cases and that courts cannot step in to create new offences or rewrite the criminal law. The observation came whil
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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India was prepared for a prolonged conflict with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and had halted the operation voluntarily on its own terms. Speaking at the
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‘Give respect to citizens’ choice’: Supreme Court tears into govt over move to block rape survivor’s abortion
The Supreme Court delivered a sharp rebuke to the central government on Thursday after it filed a curative plea challenging a court order that had allowed a 15-year-old rape survivor to terminate her
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‘Not a hardened criminal’: SC reserves verdict on Pawan Khera’s plea against denial of anticipatory bail
The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera, who is challenging the Gauhati High Court’s decision to deny him anticipatory bail. The case pertains to a c
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Govt issues heatwave advisory to protect workers; mandates cooling, water and flexible work hours
The government issued an advisory to all States/UTs and their attached organisations, urging immediate preventive and mitigation measures to safeguard workers and labourers from the adverse effects o
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Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju has claimed that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor indirectly admitted that the Congress party is “anti-women” in the context of the Women’s Reservation
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