Paris, Oct 21 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in France issued a travel and safety advisory on Wednesday, urging its nationals and those travelling to the Western European country to remain vigilant after protests over the rising cost of living broke out into violent clashes.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) to examine allegations that candidates of the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP were prevented from filing nominations for Urban Local Body elections and decide by Thursday whether the deadline should be extended in affected municipalities.
Quetta, Oct 18 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Sunday condemned the firing on Baloch workers by a "death squad" in the Jiwani area of Gwadar in Pakistan's Balochistan province, describing it as "state terrorism" and urged international institutions to play a practical role to ensure the protection of the basic rights of the Baloch people.
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces must hold genuine consultations with churches before finalising proposed Christian marriage and family laws, as the reforms risk redefining Christian teachings on marriage and divorce, a report said.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A Delhi court has issued a bailable warrant against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in an eight-year-old criminal defamation case filed by Vikas Pandey, after being informed that a fresh summons issued could not be served as the premises of his residence was found locked.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality and publicity rights against the alleged unauthorised use of her name, image, likeness, and other identity attributes, including through artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content and digital impersonation.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) As the Congress-led INDIA bloc protests disrupt local businesses in the national capital and have ripple effect on others across the country, threatening to affect sales particularly ahead of the festive season, a host of trade associations and bodies from various states, including Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Delhi, have made an impassioned appeal to the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and also sought intervention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, to help mitigate their mounting losses by taking relevant safeguards.
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court has set aside a notice issued by the Ghaziabad police to social media platform X seeking extensive personal and digital information linked to the account of journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, who had alleged that the criminal case against him was a retaliation for his reporting on alleged irregularities in the Ram Mandir Trust and corruption in the Uttar Pradesh administration.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to regulate trade margins on anti-cancer medicines by capping them at 30 per cent of the maximum retail price (MRP), while the apex court called for a broader review of medicine pricing across the pharmaceutical sector.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Sunday orally observed that while there was no dispute over citizens' right to protest, the manner in which demonstrations are conducted must comply with the Police Act, stressing that the exercise of fundamental rights cannot be divorced from the procedure prescribed by law.
