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On This Day in History, June 10: Salem witch hangings, Italy enters World War II, the Six-Day War ends, Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment, the Lidice massacre and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 10, several pivotal events shaped the course of world history. The date is remembered for Benjamin Franklin's ...
Modi 3.0 anniversary: Congress jabs govt with 'promise versus reality' documentThe Congress party has released a document critiquing the Modi government's performance over the past 12 years. The party claims that grand...
Migrant children separated under Trump policy face renewed family breakupsFederal agents are separating children from their families again in the United States. This is happening despite legal settlements meant to...
This day in history, May 30: From Joan of Arc's execution to the first Indy 500, women's pro baseball league debut and Mariner 9's launch to MarsThis day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of the world's most significant political, military, scientific and cultural developments. ...
'Courts can hold sedition trials if accused has no objection': Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that trials under the sedition law, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, can proceed if the accused agrees. T...
India-Nordic Summit signals New Delhi's emergence as 'co-author of global governance': AnalysisWhen Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described India in Oslo as "not a middle power, but one of the world's greatest powers," it...
Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea over renaming Navi Mumbai International AirportThe Supreme Court has declined to intervene in the renaming of the Navi Mumbai International Airport. The court stated it cannot dictate po...
SC orders setting up of special courts for speedy NIA trialsThe Supreme Court has ordered the establishment of special NIA courts to speed up pending trials. At least one special court will be set up...
BJP urges Police not to allow Umar Khalid book reading in BengaluruThe Bharatiya Janata Party has urged Bengaluru Police to deny permission for a book reading event linked to activist Umar Khalid, warning o...
Trump signs bill extending controversial surveillance powers until Apr 30President Trump signed a bill extending a controversial surveillance program until April 30, averting its expiration. This short-term renew...
Russia's Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial branded 'extremist'Russia's Supreme Court has declared the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial an extremist organization. This move intensif...
Why a new world order is overdueA powerful cabal, the Military-Industrial-Congress complex, influences US policy. This group, along with technology, finance, and Israel lo...
Transgressionary state: Transgender Amendment Act is a step back on freedom, democracy and growthIndia's Transgender Act faces criticism for undermining individual rights and autonomy. This law's restrictions on self-determination and t...
- Raids a brazen attack on democratic rights, reminiscent of infamous Emergency: Left parties
The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation said the arrests and raids are an attempt to brand all dissenting voices as "ant...
The war that Nobel Peace Prize bringsThe Peace Nobel is the most political of all awards on your planet. For Zandor's sake, both the Dalai Lama and Henry Kissinger have won it!...
Directions came from PM Modi to re-examine, reconsider provision of sedition law: Law Minister Kiren RijijuRijiju told reporters that Prime Minister Modi expressed his view clearly in favour of protection of civil liberties, respect for human rig...
Senior PDP leader offers legal aid to Jamaat-e-Islami, JKLF against banMuzaffar Hussain Baig made the offer of legal assistance to the two banned outfits while addressing a workers' meeting in Baramulla.
Government's stand on Aadhaar for PAN in conflict with UIDAI: Supreme Court toldDuring the hearing, the Centre maintained its stand saying section 139AA was enacted by Parliament to ensure that fake PAN cards are weeded...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal supports LK Advani's remark on EmergencyArvind Kejriwal on Thursday supported L.K. Advani's statement in which he had not ruled out an Emergency- like situation in the country aga...
- Human rights activists ask Centre to release Binayak Sen
A joint meeting of human rights activists and delegates of civil liberties organisations today sought the Centre's intervention for release...