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TRAFFICKING VICTIMS NEED PROTECTION: SC

Victims of immoral trafficking need to be protected, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while reserving judgment on a petition seeking to strengthen the prevailing legal mechanism to investigate such crimes with cross-border linkages and to provide a mechanism to protect rescued victims.

BJP LIKELY TO GET NEW PARTY PRESIDENT BY END OF FEB?

The new BJP president, who will succeed incumbent JP Nadda, is likely to be elected by the end of February, according to a senior party functionary.

SC orders status quo in church dispute

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the status quo be maintained in the long-standing dispute between the Malankara Orthodox and Jacobite factions over the administration of churches in Kerala.

Pandher calls for 'Rail Roko' stir for three hours in Punjab today

As part of the ongoing protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher called for a 'Rail Roko' on Wednesday in Punjab for three hours starting 12 noon.

Govt proposes GST-like panel to revive thorny farm reforms idea

IN JUNE, THE CENTRE HAD FORMED A PANEL TO PREPARE A DRAFT NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK ON AGRICULTURAL MARKETING

Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds

The Lok Sabha witnessed a brief confrontation between Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay during the discussion on the first batch of supplementary demands for grants over the alleged withholding of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

V-P, KHARGE HOLD MEET AFTER RAJYA SABHA FACE-OFF

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday held a meeting in the former's parliamentary chamber, in a development that is expected to cool the atmosphere in the Upper House after last week's acrimony.

Speedy trial takes precedence over anti-terror law provisions, says SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the constitutional right to a speedy trial would have precedence over the stringent provisions of laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, emphasising that courts cannot let individuals languish in jail indefinitely.

RAJ HC REJECTS ABORTION PLEA OF RAPE SURVIVOR

The Rajasthan high court has refused to allow a 22-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy, observing that the fully developed foetus has an independent right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

92% sanitation workers from SC, ST, OBC groups: Govt data

A TOTAL OF 57,758 SSWS HAVE BEEN SURVEYED, OF WHICH 54,574 HAVE BEEN VALIDATED ACROSS 33 STATES AND UTS, CENTRE SAID IN LOK SABHA

Oppn slams BJP for not raising Manipur crisis in House debate

OPPN ALLEGED THAT THE NDA GOVERNMENT HAS MADE 'COMMUNAL DIVISION' PART OF ITS STATE POLICY

Nadda attacks Congress over Emergency, Article 370 in RS

Union health minister and leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Tuesday targeted the Congress, citing Article 370 as an illustration of its attempts to alter the Constitution of India, and said the \"good lot\" - referring to the NDA government - abrogated the article to allow the full integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the country.

Shanti Devi of Hauz Khas Village

A departed citizen's place in the city

North India continues to shiver in cold wave

The night temperatures fell further in the Kashmir valley on Tuesday after the cold wave conditions intensified in the region with Srinagar recording a minimum temperature of -5.3 degrees Celsius on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, as against the previous night's -3.4 degree Celsius, the meteorological centre in the city said.

SAMBHAL MOSQUE COMMITTEE FLAGS CONCERN OVER 'SURVEY' OF WELL

The management committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal has raised concerns with the Uttar Pradesh government over alleged plans by the local administration to alter the status of a well beneath the mosque's eastern wall.

Justice Yadav appears before SC collegium

The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday convened a meeting with Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, a rare intervention that was meant to address the latter's controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event earlier this month.

Hear minor survivors before bail proceedings in rape cases, says SC

A SURVIVOR HAD APPROACHED THE COURT AGAINST AN ORDER OF THE HC THAT GRANTED BAIL TO A RAPIST

SC: EVEN COURTS ARE BOUND BY PRINCIPLE OF NATURAL JUSTICE

No one can be condemned unheard, not even by the highest court of the land, the Supreme Court asserted on Tuesday while underscoring the cardinal principle of natural justice and cautioning judges against making sweeping observations without affording individuals an opportunity to respond.

Govt seeks larger bench for Nicobar infra project

The Union environment ministry has asked that a larger bench of the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone comprising six or more members hear the application related to Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project.

HC orders security for interfaith couple facing threat from families

The Uttarakhand high court has directed state police to provide security to an interfaith couple fearing a threat to their lives.

B'desh official criticises PM for Vijay Diwas post

B'DESH GOVT LAW ADVISER SLAMMED PM MODI'S POST, SAYING INDIA WAS 'MERELY AN ALLY' TO BANGLADESH IN THE 1971 WAR

Govt push for ONOP will test its ability to garner numbers

The NDA government's ambitious plan for simultaneous national and state polls with the One Nation, One Election could be a test of its ability to muster the requisite numbers as it doesn't have a two-third majority needed to push through a Constitution amendment under Article 368 in the Lok Sabha.

After cabinet snub, Bhujbal questions NCP leadership

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday criticised party chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and other party leaders for \"sidelining\" senior members and taking decisions without consultation following his exclusion from the state cabinet.

K'TAKA MATERNAL DEATHS: OPPN ACCUSES GOVT OF NEGLIGENCE

Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka assembly R Ashoka on Tuesday accused the Congress-led government of negligence over the recent maternal deaths in Ballari district of Karnataka.

Opposition calls move an assault on basic structure, federal spirit

Opposition leaders on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the bills introduced in the Lok Sabha that propose simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, arguing that the legislation undermines federalism, violates the Constitution's basic structure, was introduced without adequate consultation with states and envisions an impractical scenario.

Legal experts divided over plans to conduct simultaneous elections

Former judges and constitutional experts are divided over the proposal to hold concurrent elections to state assemblies and Parliament, with one section saying it aligns with constitutional principles while the other warn of potential threats to democracy.

JMM THREATENS COAL BLOCKADE AS CENTRE REJECTS CLAIMS OF DUES

The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday threatened the blockade of coal supply from the state after the union finance ministry denied the state's claims that the central coal mining firms owe ₹1.36 lakh crores to it.

Priority is to ensure rebels give up arms: Shah to anti-Maoist op chiefs

Union home minister Amit Shah held a meeting with top officials of all security forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh on Monday, during which he reviewed ongoing operations and plans for the following year, officials privy to the details of the meeting said.

PM launches Raj projects to mark 1 year of BJP rule

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Congress of obstructing farmer welfare while inaugurating development projects worth ₹46,300 crore in Rajasthan.

NTA to only conduct entrance tests as part of exam reforms

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will, from 2025, conduct only entrance exams for higher education institutions and not recruitment exams, a move aimed at improving its functioning — the agency has been roiled by controversies, mostly around paper leaks — and in keeping with the recommendations of a high-level committee set up in June 2024.