India to set up Global South Centre of Excellence: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India will establish a Global South Centre of Excellence to undertake research on development solutions for developing countries and called for a human-centric globalisation to address their concerns. In his opening address at the concluding session of the Voice of Global South virtual summit, Modi […]

Law making in legislative domain: SC refuses to entertain plea to declare Law Commission as ‘statutory body’

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to declare the Law Commission a “statutory body” and appoint the panel’s chairperson and members. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha noted the submission of Attorney General R Venkataramani that […]

Parliament’s Budget Session from Jan 31

New Delhi: Parliament’s Budget Session will begin from January 31 with President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The Session will have 27 sittings and will continue till April 6 with a month-long recess to examine the budget papers, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said. Finance Minister Nirmala […]

Snowfall drapes Kashmir in white

Highway shut, flight operations suspended

Srinagar: Moderate to heavy snowfall covered Kashmir on Friday, with streets and buildings cloaked in white and the Valley remaining cut-off from the rest of the country. While landslides and shooting stones in Ramban district resulted in the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway for vehicular traffic, flight operations were suspended at the airport here […]

Avalanche warning issued for 10 districts

Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday issued an avalanche warning for 10 districts which have witnessed moderate to heavy snowfall over the past 48 hours. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) issued a ‘high danger’ avalanche warning for Bandipora and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir and a ‘medium danger’ warning for Baramulla and […]

Hate speeches a complete menace: SC

Says we want free and balanced press in India

New Delhi: Hate speeches are a “complete menace”, the Supreme Court observed on Friday and rued the lack of regulatory control on TV news content, saying it wants “free and balanced press in India”. The top court said nowadays everything is driven by TRP (television rating point) and channels are competing with each other and […]

Implementation of law on disability: SC seeks Centre’s response on plea seeking details of govt’s initiatives

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Centre to a plea seeking effective implementation of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for ensuring the welfare of differently abled people. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha issued notice to the Ministry of Social Justice […]