NEW DELHI: A nine-judge SC bench led by CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday cautioned constitutional courts against effecting changes in religious practices and customs and said only the people’s will, reflected through their representatives in Parliament and assemblies, could bring reforms.The bench, which has been hearing the sensitive faith vs fundamental rights debate, said, “Constitutional…
Volodymyr Zelensky and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation in his war-torn country as “difficult” during a visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries to have maintained close ties with Russia throughout Moscow’s ongoing war against Kyiv, now in its fifth year.“The situation in Ukraine is difficult,” Zelensky…
Iranian football team files complaint to FIFA over US restrictions The United States is standing by its travel restrictions on Iran’s World Cup team, with the White House official overseeing the tournament defending the measures as the Iranian soccer federation pushes ahead with a formal complaint to FIFA.Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House…
When Captain James Cook sailed through New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds during his second and third voyages in the 1770s, he deliberately released pigs and goats into the bush, hoping to establish a self-sustaining source of meat for future European sailors who might pass through the region. Cook could not have known that these animals would…
LUCKNOW: The dream of a better life brought hundreds of young Nepalese men and women across the border into India. Many had sold land, livestock, jewellery and other family assets, believing promises of stable jobs, financial security and a brighter future. For months, they clung to the hope that employment letters were just around the…
18 years of Virat Kohli (AI Genarated Image) On August 18, 2008, a 19-year-old Virat Kohli walked out at Dambulla and scored 12 on his India debut. Eighteen years later, the boy who was once a surprise selection has become one of the defining figures of modern cricket: a batter, captain, standard-setter, survivor and, perhaps…
A California man accused of attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump during the White House correspondents’ association dinner in Washington has pleaded not guilty to multiple federal charges, including attempting to kill the president and shooting a Secret Service officer, during a court appearance on Monday.Cole Tomas Allen, 31, did not speak during the…
The Supreme Court stated on Wednesday that existing legal provisions are sufficient to address hate speech offences, declining to issue further directions on the matter as it falls within the legislature’s domain.“Prescription of punishment lies squarely within legislative domain. Constitutional scheme founded upon doctrine of separation of powers does not permit judiciary to create new…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is facing critical medical challenges after surviving a bomb attack, raising questions over his ability to exercise full control as the country navigates war and fragile ceasefire talks.According to the New York Times report, Khamenei has undergone surgery on his hand, suffered severe facial burns and is awaiting a prosthetic…
The petition alleged that the film has compromised the safety of India’s on-field undercover agents. NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC on Wednesday remarked that the “censor board should have some guidelines” related to spy movies, after a PIL filed by a serving Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel flagged concerns over Ranveer Singh-starrer ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’…