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On This Day in History, June 27: World's first ATM installed, Peter the Great wins at Poltava, Atari founded, Djibouti gains independence, first colour TV demo and moreOn This Day in History, June 27, history spans military victories, political change, scientific innovation and technological breakthroughs....
Judgements on decriminalising adultery, same-sex consensual relationship 'not a good law': Centre in SCThe Centre has informed the Supreme Court that landmark judgments on adultery and same-sex relationships were based on subjective 'constitu...
Constitution guiding document to shun colonial mindset, adopt nationalistic thinking: President Droupadi MurmuPresident Droupadi Murmu stated the Constitution guides India to shed colonial thinking and embrace nationalism, highlighting the nation's ...
The Anglo-Saxon brotherhood and its global endgameAfter World War II, the Anglo-Saxon brotherhood set the rules for the world order to preserve its neo-colonial hegemony. But the rise of As...
Vladimir Putin's critics: dead, jailed, exiledProminent critics of Putin, including Navalny, Nemtsov, Politkovskaya, Kara-Murza, Yashin, Chanysheva, Fadeyeva, Khodorkovsky, and Kassyano...
Navy embraces kurta-pyjama as part of 'Indianisation' driveThe Indian Navy has officially allowed officers and sailors to wear kurta-pyjamas in officers' messes and sailors' institutes, aligning wit...
Supreme Court to deliver judgment on same-sex marriages shortlyIndia's Supreme Court will announce its verdict on legal recognition of same-sex marriages on Tuesday. If granted, it will be a significant...
Same-sex marriage case: Supreme Court refers matter to 5-judge bench, hearing from April 18In a historic verdict in 2018, the Supreme Court had decrimalised homosexuality by scrapping a colonial-era ban on gay sex. The current cas...
India's Matrimony.com launches app catering to LGBTQIA+ communityThe company is looking at an addressable market of about 11 million to 13 million for the app, Rainbowluv, it said in a statement, although...
UK imposes export bar on 1-million pound colonial era Mughal dagger, scabbard"This beautiful example of a Mughal dagger and scabbard has a lot to teach us about both the British in India and the nature of diplomatic ...
Pakistan says four soldiers killed in ambush by Afghan militantsThe soldiers were working on fencing along the border in the Zhob district, an area of Pakistan's Balochistan province, the military said i...
Sec 377 decriminalised: Aamir Khan hails 'historic day', Preity Zinta calls for freedom to loveVoices across India's cultural spectrum have welcomed the apex court's decision.
Amnesty International criticises India's sedition lawIn its annual human rights report, the UK-based NGO said, "Human rights activists and journalists (in India) faced intimidation and attacks...
International rights group demands 'Comrade' S Kovan's releaseAn international rights group demanded the repealing of a colonial-era law that was enforced to arrest a folk singer on writing songs criti...
HC seeks Mufti government's view on cow slaughter; NC to bring bill to scrap beef ban law in J&KThe J&K high court has asked the state government to give its opinion on a petition seeking to scrap the legal provisions criminalising sla...
BMC cuts meat ban in Mumbai from four to two days; Chhattisgarh joins banwagonThe move is a huge climb down for the right-wing BJP whose corporators were pushing for the ban, and many even wanted the ban to be extende...
CPI(M) criticizes J&K HC beef ban directiveCPI(M) today the Jammu and Kashmir High Court's directive banning beef in the state, saying the order was devoid of any regard for sensitiv...
A bitter pill to swallow for some, others welcome gutka banThe paan shops of the city can accommodate conversations of all kinds between quick smoke breaks and a leisurely coating of the betel leaf.
Calling judges lord, lordship, your honour not mandatory: SCJudges should be addressed in courts in a respectful and dignified manner and it is not compulsory to call them "my lord", "your lordship" ...
My Lord/Your Lordships sign of slavery, should be banned: Supreme Court toldA PIL was filed today by a 75-year-old lawyer seeking the apex court's direction to strictly prohibit the use of My Lord or Your Lordships ...