Language row in Maharashtra: PIL in SC seeks FIR against Raj Thackeray

IANS | July 19, 2025 12:53 PM

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Maharashtra Police to register an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) founder Raj Thackeray over his speeches promoting language conflict.

Odisha self-immolation case: BJD engages in scuffle with police during protest in Bhubaneswar

IANS | July 16, 2025 1:51 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) The workers and leaders of opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), on Wednesday, engaged in a scuffle with the Commissionerate Police at Lower PMG Square in Odisha's Bhubaneswar while marching ahead to gherao the Lok Seva Bhavan (State Secretariat), demanding justice for Fakir Mohan Autonomous College student, who succumbed on Monday following self-immolation attempt last week over sexual harrassment by a college faculty member.

SC guidelines on demolitions upheld dignity, security of citizens: CJI Gavai

IANS | June 19, 2025 4:37 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai has said that the Supreme Court judgement against "bulldozer justice" reaffirmed the position that constitutional guarantees must not only protect civil liberties but must also uphold the dignity, security, and material well-being of every individual.