NEW DELHI: In an effort to transform India’s punitive prison system into reformative centres, Supreme Court has mandated radical reforms and ruled that women inmates, like male prisoners, have a fundamental right to be lodged in open correctional institutions (OCIs), which must change character from labour camps to vocational training centres and allow inmates’ to…
NEW DELHI: Around 60 lakh electors in West Bengal have been categorised as ‘doubtful’ by Election Commission, and their cases have been sent for adjudication by judicial officers appointed by the Kolkata high court. This is in line with the Supreme Court‘s directive dated Feb 20. With assembly elections in the state likely to be…
Garhwal MP Anil Baluni (PTI image) NEW DELHI: As part of his campaign to re-populate settlements hit by exodus of locals in Uttarakhand, Garhwal MP Anil Baluni played Holi with current and former residents of Dhoor village during his visit to the constituency. Several former residents returned to the village briefly to play the festival…
When Menaka Guruswamy walks into Parliament building for the Rajya Sabha election in mid-March, she will possibly be the first openly queer person on the ballot. From the Sept 2018 Supreme Court verdict decriminalising Article 377 to a possible seat in the Upper House has been a long journey. The Trinamool Congress has nominated her…
NEW DELHI: India is deeply concerned over the recent developments in Iran and the Gulf region, govt said Saturday, hours after US-Israel joint military action against Iran and the latter’s retaliatory targeting of Gulf states where Washington has military assets. While seeking safety of civilians in a region that is home to a nearly 10-million-strong…
New Delhi: In a major bureaucratic exercise, Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Saturday empanelled 41 IAS officers for appointment as secretaries or on equivalent-level posts, and another 28 IAS officers for additional secretary or equivalent-level positions.According to the list, 21 IAS officers from the 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1995 batches have been empanelled…
AP photo NEW DELHI: India on Saturday expressed deep concern over the conflict in West Asia, which was triggered after the US and Israel bombed Iran in the early morning.In the statement, the ministry of external affairs urged for “dialogue and diplomacy should be pursued to de-escalate tensions and address underlying issues”. After Israel Hits…
Rahul Gandhi at the rally (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the timing of the Indo-US interim trade deal.Addressing the Mazdoor Kissan Maha Rally in Barnala, Punjab, Rahul said the deal had been stalled for four months due to disagreements over opening the agriculture sector….
Jairam Ramesh (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump praised Pakistan’s leadership amid the ongoing conflict between Islamabad and the Taliban.Reacting to Trump’s remarks praising Pakistan’s leadership, Ramesh took to X to express his disapproval. He wrote, “President Trump’s full-throated and categorical…
JAMMU: Alert troops spotted a suspected drone along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gulpur sector of J&K’s Poonch district on Friday and fired a few rounds at it. The unmanned aerial vehicle, however, could not be brought down.The UAV later proceeded towards Siriyan village in Gulpur, allegedly entering the other side of the LoC,…
