NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Friday declined calls to ban a weeks-long farmers’ protest and asked the government and unions to help form a committee of experts to mediate between them. “We make it clear that we recognise the fundamental right to protest against a law. There is no question of balancing […]
Hong Kong anti-government protests IMAGE COPYRIGHT REUTERSimage caption The four lawmakers after they were disqualified Four opposition pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong have been disqualified with immediate effect. The expulsion came moments after Beijing passed a resolution allowing the region’s government to disqualify politicians deemed a threat to national security. The move is being seen […]
In 2020, a common strand linking India and the United States was the world’s largest and oldest democracies punishing their citizens for resisting injustice. By Betwa Sharma Welcome to the year-end instalment of The Idea of India, HuffPost India’s monthly conversation about how we see ourselves as a people and as a nation. As we near […]
Coronavirus pandemic People who commit “egregious breaches” of the new lockdown restrictions in England will face steep fines, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has warned. Under the rules, people have been told to stay at home and non-essential shops, pubs and gyms ordered to close. Households are also banned from mixing indoors or in private gardens, unless […]
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR,India (Reuters) – India has amended a law in Jammu and Kashmir allowing Indian citizens to buy land in the disputed territory, said officials, sparking opposition criticism about a steady erosion of the rights of Kashmiri people. A notification issued on Tuesday stated that the term “being permanent resident of the state” as […]
‘The Indian Express’ said CBI must appeal against the verdict and ‘Business Standard’ said the case is a sorry reflection on India’s premier investigative agency. By Akshita Jain A special court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused, including BJP leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharti, of involvement in the destruction of the Babri Masjid. In the […]
Prasad was questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau in a drugs case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. By Rohini Chatterji Film producer and a former executive producer of Dharmatic Entertainment, Kshitij Prasad told the Bombay High Court on Sunday that he was forced to “falsely implicate” filmmaker Karan Johar and others […]
ANALYSIS COMMUNALISM Claim of January 8 plot to time riots with Trump’s visit dropped, Delhi Police now says entire anti-CAA protest was part of ‘terrorist’ plot to engineer large-scale riots ‘at suitable time’, with the ‘conspirators’ seeking to ‘reclaiming… turf’ lost as a result of BJP’s victory in 2019 elections. Siddharth Varadarajan COMMUNALISM New Delhi: The […]
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive launched a contentious plan on Wednesday for overhauling broken migration rules to resolve years of bitterness and provide a better welcome for refugees fleeing the Middle East and Africa. The most sensitive element would de facto oblige each state to host some refugees – something eastern […]
US President Donald Trump has said he will name his nominee for Supreme Court justice by the end of the week, and urged the Republican-controlled Senate to confirm his choice before the presidential election. The plan has launched a high-stakes battle ahead of the 3 November vote. Mr Trump wants to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, […]
