The water level in the Yamuna river on Thursday rose above the danger mark after 18,295 cusecs of water was released into it from the neighbouring Haryana’s Hathini Kund Barrage. The river is currently flowing at 205.49 meters, which is above the danger mark of 204 meters. The swelling Yamuna […]
Adultery No Longer a Criminal Offence, Law Is Unconstitutional, Rules Supreme Court
“Any law which affects individual dignity, equity of women in a civilised society invites the wrath of the Constitution,” Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said. Adultery is not a crime even though, “without a shadow of doubt”, it can be grounds for divorce, the Supreme Court said today, scrapping […]
BJP Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Poster Promoting “Caste Politics” In Bihar
Criticising the posters, the BJP slammed Rahul Gandhi and his party for promoting “caste politics” in Bihar. The posters have been put up at several places in the state capital Patna. Congress president Rahul Gandhi found himself in the middle of a controversy after posters of him and other Congress […]
India rejects discussion of Kashmir issue at OIC meeting
India has rejected references made by Pakistan on the Kashmir issue in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting as the matter is internal to India, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said on Wednesday (local time). “As far as OIC is concerned, we always note with regret that […]
4, including 3 children, killed in north Delhi house collapse
Two children died in north Delhi’s Ashok Vihar when a four-storeyed house collapsed on Wednesday morning, officials of North Corporation said. Four people, including three children, were killed in north Delhi’s Ashok Vihar when a three -storeyed house collapsed on Wednesday morning, police said. “It was an old three-storey building. […]
Rivers overflow due to heavy rainfall in Punjab.
The Three -day heavy downpour in parts of Himachal Pradesh ,Punjab,and jammu and kashmir have made Ravi,Beas and sutlej rivers overflow in punjab. The water level further increased in jalandhar after 56,000 cusecs of water were realeased from Ropar in sutlej.overflowing Beas and sutlej rivers have created a panic -like […]
Aadhaar Constitutionally Valid, Rules Supreme Court, Adds Conditions
Aadhaar Verdict: The Supreme Court gave its verdict on 27 petitions that challenged the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar card. The Aadhaar scheme empowers people on the margins of society and that far outweighs its flaws, the Supreme Court said today, upholding theconstitutional validity of the digital-identity programme, but with […]