Spread the love       NEW DELHI: They first stood in the river. Then they lay beside funeral pyres. When that, too, failed to draw a response, they climbed symbolic gallows.Over the past month, the ‘Chita Andolan’ in Madhya Pradesh has transformed an otherwise local land acquisition dispute into one of the country’s most striking protest movements, that was forcefully ended by...

Spread the love       File photo: Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Saturday questioned the criminalisation of ordinary activities while highlighting delays in granting relief to citizens facing criminal action for protest or dissent, saying there is “no law prohibiting consumption of chicken over the Ganga river.“Speaking at the Justice GP Singh 4th Memorial Lecture...

Spread the love       Photo credit: AI A parking violation, loud music late at night, damage to common areas or improper waste disposal can all attract penalties from a housing society. But when a flat is rented out, one question often comes up: who is legally responsible for paying these fines — the landlord or the tenant?The answer is not always...

Spread the love       Chanambam Rishikanta Singh Wins Silver (Image: X) India’s Chanambam Rishikanta Singh clinched the silver medal in the men’s 60kg weightlifting event at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, handing the country its first silver medal and second overall podium finish of the Games. The 28-year-old from Manipur delivered a memorable performance by rewriting the Commonwealth Games...

Spread the love       MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday termed as “misleading” a social media post claiming that ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said there was no foreign funding behind the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led youth protest in Delhi.The CJP stir, followed by demonstrations in other parts of the country, led to...

Spread the love       Chinese authorities activated disaster relief measures and relocated more than 800,000 people in Guangdong Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province early Sunday, triggering widespread disruption, mass evacuations and emergency relief operations as powerful winds and torrential rain lashed several provinces. The storm also triggered deadly flash floods, with 10 people killed in China’s Gansu...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday assumed charge as the Union education minister, a day after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan and assigned him the additional responsibility of the ministry. Taking charge, Joshi said he was reviewing the ministry’s functioning and familiarising himself with the department, describing education as “a new...