Between 2025 and 2050 India expected to add over 500 million city residents: UN
United Nations: India, along with six other countries, “will shape the future growth of the city population” of the world as they are expected to add more than 500 million city residents between 2025 and 2050, the UN said. The ‘World Urbanisation Prospects 2025: Summary of Results’, released by the United Nations Department of Economic […]
SC deprecates practice adopted under Talaq-e-Hasan

Says 5-judge bench may look into validity New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it may consider referring the challenge to the validity of Talaq-e-Hasan, a form of divorce among Muslims in India, to a larger five-judge constitution bench while deprecating the practice of sending notices on the husband’s behalf. Through Talaq-e-Hasan, a man […]
Organ transplantation: SC asks Centre to frame national policy, uniform rules
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions to the Centre to frame a national policy and uniform rules in consultation with States to ensure a transparent and efficient system for organ donation and allocation. A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the directions on […]
EOW chargesheets CAT employee, five others for document tampering
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against six accused for allegedly tampering with documents submitted before the Central Administrative Tribunal, officials said on Wednesday. The chargesheet has been filed under various Sections of the IPC before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, Crime Branch officials said. […]
World must display ‘zero tolerance’ towards terrorism: Jaishankar at SCO meet

Moscow: India on Tuesday said that the world must display “zero tolerance” towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, asserting that there can be no justification, no looking away and “no whitewashing”. “As India has demonstrated, we have the right to defend our people against terrorism, and will exercise it,” External Affairs Minister S […]
India introduces next generation e-passports
About 80 lakh e-passports issued till date New Delhi: In a major upgrade of its passport-related system, the government has introduced a next-generation “e-passport” that combines both paper and electronic elements, a step that also seeks to detect and check forgery, impersonation and other fraudulent acts. A senior official of the Ministry of External Affairs […]
Don’t view every Kashmiri Muslim with suspicion: Omar

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday advocated stringent punishment for all those involved in the “white collar” terror module and Delhi blast case, but urged that innocent civilians should not be harmed. “I raised the issue yesterday at the North Zone Chief Minister’s conference as well. Union Home Minister was there, Union Home Secretary, […]
Terror conspiracy case: Counter Intelligence Wing carries out raids, couple detained
Srinagar: The Counter Intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday carried out raids at multiple locations in the valley in a terror conspiracy case involving a doctor, officials said. The raids were conducted in the districts of Srinagar, Anantnag and Kulgam. The CIK team detained a doctor and his wife for their alleged involvement […]
Authorities check lockers at GMC, SMGS hospitals in Jammu
Jammu: Authorities on Tuesday checked the lockers belonging to staff, students and doctors at the Government Medical College and Sri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) hospitals in Jammu as part of a drill amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The step was taken after some doctors were found involved in a major terror module and the […]
NIA gets 10-day custody of Delhi suicide bombers another key aide Jasir Bilal
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday was granted a 10-custody of the Delhi blast suicide bombers another aide, Jasir Bilal Wani by the special anti-terror agency court in Delhi. Jasir alias Danish was produced in the Patiala House Court in Delhi by the Anti-Terror Agency today afternoon. Jasir, a resident of Qazigund in […]