Celebrating the spirit of International Women’s Day, Times Entertainment’s Power Creator Awards — Women’s Edition ceremony took place in Mumbai on Monday, March 9, to honour exceptional women shaping India’s digital universe.The event kicked off with a panel discussion on the ‘She-Economy’ featuring actor Sayani Gupta, long-jump legend Anju Bobby George, poet Priya Malik and … Read more
NEW DELHI: Exercising exclusive Art 142 powers, Supreme Court Tuesday ordered setting up of a tribunal comprising retired Chief Justice and ex-judges of Calcutta and neighbouring HCs to decide appeals against judicial officers’ orders rejecting claims for inclusion in the Bengal voter list post special intensive revision.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices R … Read more
NEW DELHI: Cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, seeking to expand the definition of transgender persons in what is being cited as an attempt to make the law more “inclusive” so that all bona fide persons receive benefits and protection.There has been debate over the implementation … Read more
NEW DELHI: SC Tuesday agreed to test correctness of a Bombay HC judgment striking down amendments to Information and Technology Rules that allowed Centre to set up fact-check units to flag fake social media content that would make it obligatory for intermediaries to take down the content or lose ‘safe harbour’ protection. Solicitor general Tushar … Read more
LONDON: Gangs of suspected Somalian men have allegedly been terrorising Indian-origin shopkeepers and restaurant owners in Wembley and trashing their shops in targeted attacks of late. This follows the attack in Harlow last week, wherein a gang attacked Holi revellers. Wembley shopkeepers felt it could be the same group.Bob Blackman MP raised the Harrow attack … Read more
NEW DELHI: The ruling NDA on Tuesday strongly defended Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during a debate on a resolution seeking his removal, while opposition parties accused him of acting under government pressure and failing to conduct House proceedings impartially.The debate began after opposition members moved a resolution to remove Birla as Speaker, alleging bias … Read more
Army columns were deployed in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district after two people were killed when security forces opened fire to disperse violent mobs amid tensions linked to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) election nomination process, officials said on Tuesday.The incident occurred in the Chibinang area where clashes broke out between tribal and … Read more
Strait of Hormuz blockade hits India’s 90 per cent oil, which makes up more than 60 per cent of LPG production. India has boosted its Russian oil purchase, has defied the IEA reserves call and has assured that there will be no petrol/diesel hikes. Pakistan PM Sharif imposes drastic cuts—50 per cent fuel for govt … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sternly cautioned against any attempt to question the integrity of judicial officers overseeing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. It declared that such actions would not be tolerated and that trust in the judiciary must be maintained.The warning came from a Bench led … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed a fiery showdown between the opposition and the treasury benches as the House took up the resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla.BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who was in the Chair, granted permission for a 10-hour debate after Congress MP Mohammad Jawed read out the notice. The … Read more