This was reportedly for a social media post on the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. By Rohini Chatterji Freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia was arrested on Tuesday by the Uttar Pradesh police, allegedly for a post on the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, reported ANI. Kanojia, a freelance journalist, who has worked for The Wire and The Indian Express, had been arrested last […]
CDS General Bipin Rawat, along with his top commanders, told an all-party parliamentary Public Accounts Committee that the military de-escalation process with China would be a ‘long drawn out matter.’ Rahul Bedi SECURITY Chandigarh: Military pressure on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to vacate the large tracts of Indian territory it has been occupying along the […]
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative also issued a statement, saying the verdict is a sign of the ‘current deterioration’ in the right to free speech in the country. The Wire Staff LAW RIGHTS New Delhi: Several prominent lawyers and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative of India (CHRI) have issued separate statements criticising the Supreme Court for […]
Legal scholar Saumya Uma breaks down the Supreme Court’s August 11 judgment interpreting the 2005 amendment to Hindu Succession Act. V. Venkatesan LAW WOMEN New Delhi: In 2005, parliament amended the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to give daughters equal rights to inheritance and make them coparceners, on par with sons in a family. On August 11, […]
THE WIRE STAFF Coronavirus Daily Updates: India’s COVID-19 Death Toll Crosses 50k Mark New Delhi/Bengaluru: In a statement released on August 12, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare claimed India’s “high” COVID-19 recovery rate was the result of a successful implementation of its containment strategy. On the same day, India’s recovery rate crossed 70%, and […]
Former India opener Chetan Chauhan has died at the age of 73, a month after being diagnosed with Covid-19. The right-hander played 40 Tests for his country between 1969 and 1981, mostly as the opening partner of India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar. He made 2,084 Test runs, with a highest score of 97 against Australia […]
Official data released on Thursday showed that CPI for July rose 6.93% year on year, up from 6.23% in June, primarily on the back of rise in food and petroleum prices. Arup Roychoudhury ECONOMY New Delhi: Consumer Price Index-based inflation came in above the Monetary Policy Committee’s target band of 4 (+/-2)% for the fourth consecutive […]
LAW Bhushan will be heard on sentencing on August 20. The Wire Staff New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday held advocate and activist Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court. This case was taken up suo moto by the court based on two of Bhushan’s tweets, after a complaint filed by one Mahek Maheshwari. The case was […]
EDUCATION RIGHT:- While some students are too poor to afford smartphones, those who do have such phones cannot access lessons thanks to the government-enforced 2G internet speeds. Irfan Amin Malik Srinagar: He does not have living parents, he does not have enough money to purchase books and he certainly does not have a smartphone to join […]
AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik Tests Positive For COVID-19 THE WIRE STAFF Featured image: Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Y. Naik. Photo: Twitter/@shripadynaik New Delhi: Union minister Shripad Y. Naik on Wednesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. Naik is Minister of State for AYUSH and defence. In a tweet, Naik said he will isolate […]
