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The Rohingya Crisis And India’s Stance On Those Seeking Asylum

March 21, 2024 admin

The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority group residing in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar. New Delhi: India, being a developing nation with the highest population globally, should prioritise its own citizens, the Centre told the Supreme Court today while underscoring concerns regarding national security due to the illegal entry and stay of Rohingya refugees. This declaration…

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Supreme Court Puts On Hold Centre’s Notification On Its Fact-Check Unit

March 21, 2024 admin

A day after the Centre notified the Fact Check Unit under the Press Information Bureau to “address the challenge of fake news”, the Supreme Court today paused the notification, setting aside the Bombay High Court’s go-ahead to the government’s move. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj…

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Arvind Kejriwal Wants To Join Enforcement Directorate Probe, But…: Atishi

March 21, 2024 admin

Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Delhi High Court, alleging that the ED wanted to arrest him. New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants to join the investigations of the Enforcement Directorate and cooperate with the agency but has appealed to the high court that coercive action not be taken against him, Delhi minister Atishi said…

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Supreme Court Refuses To Hold Poll Officers’ Appointment

March 21, 2024 admin

New Delhi: In a significant order weeks before the elections, the Supreme Court has once again refused to order a stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, stating that doing so at this stage would be “creating chaos”. While making the observations, the court also noted that there are no allegations against the newly…

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On Camera, Delhi Man Harasses Neighbour, Cops Struggle To Take Him Away

March 21, 2024 admin

The video of the incident shows the woman attempting to free herself from Kapil’s advances. New Delhi: A man in Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi area was caught on camera harassing and abusing a woman on the street on Wednesday. The footage shows a man identified as Kapil engaging in abusive behaviour towards a woman, who is…

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Centre Rejects Rohingya Right To Stay

March 21, 2024 admin

The Centre told the court that no community can be granted refugee status outside legislative framework New Delhi: As a developing country that is also the world’s most populated, India needs to prioritise its own citizens, the Centre has told the Supreme Court, asserting that the illegal migration of and stay and Rohingya refugees have…

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BJP’s Top Muslim Leader In Assam Joins Congress A Month Before Polls

March 21, 2024 admin

Guwahati: A month before the Lok Sabha elections in Assam, the ruling BJP’s top minority leader in the state resigned and joined the Congress on Wednesday. Aminul Haque Laskar became the Assam BJP’s first minority MLA in 2016. Once a deputy speaker of Assam assembly, Mr Laskar was appointed the chairperson of the Assam State…

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Probe Agency Raids Ex Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar In Disproportionate Assets Case

March 21, 2024 admin

He was earlier booked by the CBI in a “gutkha scam”. Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday carried out searches against AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister C Vijayabaskar apart from a Chennai-based real estate group as part of separate money laundering investigations, official sources said. About 25 premises are being covered by the…

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Patanjali’s Apology To Supreme Court In Ads Case

March 21, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Acharya Balkrishna, managing director of Patanjali Ayurved and an aide of Yoga guru Ramdev, has apologised to the Supreme Court for the company’s misleading claims about its products and their medicinal efficacy. The affidavit was filed yesterday, a day after the court came down heavily on Patanjali Ayurved for not responding to a…

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“Recognise Arunachal Pradesh As Indian Territory”: US On China’s Claim

March 21, 2024 admin

“We strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions.” Washington: The United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes any attempts made to advance territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control, an official spokesperson has said, days after the Chinese military reiterated its claim over the state following…

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