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CAN'T SHUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE ON THE BASIS OF COMPROMISE: SC

Sexual harassment cases cannot be quashed on the basis of a compromise between two parties, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, as it set aside a Rajasthan high court order dismissing a case after the accused and the survivor agreed upon a compromise.

Ideologue who pushed for Indianised curricula

Educationist Dinanath Batra, who sparked controversy by pushing for what he called Indianised curricula to banish western thought from textbooks and opposed concepts such as sex education because they didn't conform with Indian culture, died in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 94.

Initiate a debate in Parl, Yasin's wife asks Rahul

Mushaal Hussein Mullick, wife of incarcerated Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, has written to the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to initiate a debate in Parliament for her husband, who she claimed can \"bring peace\" to Jammu & Kashmir.

Notification banning 'Satanic Verses' untraceable, HC told

The Delhi high court has said that an import ban on author Salman Rushdie's controversial 1988 book The Satanic Verses appeared to be \"non-existent\" after authorities told the court that they could not trace an official notification on the restriction.

Terrorists claim they killed 2 J&K defence volunteers

Two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) went missing from the Kishtwar district of Jammu on Thursday with an offshoot of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claiming to have killed them and security forces launching a search operation to trace the two men.

SC dismisses plea to transfer RG Kar case

The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a request to transfer the trial in the high-profile rape and murder case of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata to another state, affirming that the trial will proceed in West Bengal.

National counterterror strategy on anvil: Shah

The Centre will soon bring a national counter-terrorism policy and strategy to fight extremists and their ecosystem, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday as he urged security agencies to use the stringent anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), \"without hesitation\" whenever necessary.

SC redefines 'summer vacation' as ‘partial working days'

JUDGES EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT SUMMER VACATION’ INACCURATELY SUGGESTED A COMPLETE HALT

Can't alter recruitment process in public jobs midway, says top court

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the public recruitment process must be free from any arbitrariness or discrimination, ruling that criteria cannot be changed midway once the process of selection begins.

DRI empowered to issue tax notices: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed its 2021 ruling and declared that officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are indeed \"proper officers\" under the Customs Act, thereby restoring their authority to issue recovery notices.

India cancels some camps in Canada over safety concerns

TEN CONSULAR CAMPS WERE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER THOUGH IT ISN'T KNOWN HOW MANY WERE CANCELLED

NOT ANTI-BUSINESS, BUT CAN'T STAND MONOPOLY: RAHUL

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asserted that he was not \"anti-business\" as being projected by the BJP but was \"anti-monopoly\" and \"anticreating oligopolies\".

Man repairing his roof electrocuted

A 37-year-old man was electrocuted after touching a high-tension wire near his house in Shahbad Dairy, northwest Delhi, on Wednesday afternoon, the second such death on the day, police said on Thursday.

Oppn won more seats in LS polls through fake narrative

Barely two weeks ahead of the assembly polls in Maharashtra, chief minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Surendra P Gangan on the Mahayuti's prep and how the ruling combine is fielding a volley of accusations from the opposition—primarily on a slew of welfare schemes it launched recently to \"benefit people across classes\".

No friendly fights in MVA': Congress suspends rebel candidates for 6 yrs

THERE ARE 18 REBELS IN FRAY FROM MAHAYITI ALLIANCE AND 23 REBELS FROM THE OPPOSITION MAHA VIKAS AGHADI

Ajit Pawar campaigns for Malik, allies distant

NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Thursday campaigned for his party nominees Nawab Malik and the latter's daughter Sana, who are contesting the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections.

SRK gets death threat, caller demands ₹50L

The Mumbai police on Thursday identified a lawyer in Raipur whose phone was used to allegedly threaten Shah Rukh Khan with physical harm if he did not pay the caller ₹50 lakh.

JPC chairperson meets K'taka farmers amid Waqf land notice row

Chairperson of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday visited multiple places in Karnataka for what he described a \"fact finding\" mission and to meet aggrieved farmers whose lands were allegedly marked as Waqf properties.

Freebies for women take centrestage

Jharkhand's ruling and opposition alliances are trying to target 12.8 million women voters in the state in the run-up to the November 13 and 20 assembly elections, continuing the trend of parties across states launching schemes aimed at women if in power already (Madhya Pradesh is a case in point) or promising to do so if they come to power (Karnataka).

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Out of place high-tension wires kill child, case filed

A two-and-a-half-year-old boy was electrocuted on the terrace of his house near Alipur, on Delhi's northern fringe, after he touched a low-hanging high-tension wire, police said on Thursday, once again underscoring the city's brittle and hazardous public infrastructure, which has claimed more than 40 lives in such incidents this year alone.

Never repeat tree-felling in Ridge, says SC

We will direct them to restore the 1,670 trees, ideally in the ridge, and as reparation replant 100 trees (saplings) for each tree cut.

Man kills woman's father for opposing relationship

A 62-year-old man was murdered, allegedly by his daughter's boyfriend, in Narela on October 20 because he was against the relationship, police said, adding that the matter was only reported on Monday and accused was arrested the same day.

Devotees celebrate Chhath Puja at ‘ghats' amid tougher norms

Devotees across Delhi celebrated Chhath Puja on Thursday by submerging themselves in artificial \"ghats\", as access to the river's natural banks was barricaded a day after the Delhi high court refused to lift a 2021 ban imposed on immersions in the polluted river.

Kejriwal, Delhi BJP MPs celebrate with devotees

Political leaders from various parties, including chief minister (CM) Atishi and former CM Arvind Kejriwal, attended Chhath festivities across the city on Thursday.

It's complicated: What Trump means for India-US ties

Understanding what Donald Trump means for India requires an examination of what Trump seeks for America, and placing India, which is an important actor for US strategy but not as indispensable as some in India like to believe, within that framework.

Australia plans social media ban for kids under 16

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the pervasive influence of platforms like Facebook and TikTok was \"doing real harm to our kids\".

Shroud of smog envelops city amid dirty air

Delhi was blanketed by a thick, grey haze on Thursday morning as several city residents, particularly children and the elderly, struggled with issues such as a racking cough and burning in the eyes -annual complaints for the Capital in the winter season.

Farm fires top pollutant list

Despite fewer farm fires in Punjab and Haryana so far this year compared to 2023, they still accounted for over 20% of Delhi's total PM 2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 microns) in Delhi over the past three days, according to the Centre's Decision Support System (DSS).

In NGT, Delhi blames Hry for death of fishes

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has blamed Haryana for fish deaths that occurred on a portion of the Yamuna between Palla and Wazirabad in July, alleging heavy pollution inflow through Haryana's trunk drain number eight. Dead fish were reported from the Yamuna floodplains.