INDIA
Bengal to vote in 8 phases, Assam in 3, TN, Kerala, Puducherry in single phase
The Election Commission on Friday announced the election dates for 824 assembly constituencies that will go to polls in four states and one union territory. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that West Bengal will go to polls in 8 phases and Assam in three phases while Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry will have a single-phase election.
India asks China to resolve remaining boundary issues
The government said on Friday that following the disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, it is not in the interest of either side to prolong the remaining boundary issues between the two countries.
Activist Nodeep Kaur gets bail from Punjab & Haryana HC
In the petition, she said she was falsely implicated under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for attempt to murder, assault and detering a public servant from discharge of his duty. She said she was "targeted and falsely implicated" in the case as she was generating support for the farmer protest against the Centre's farm laws.
SUV with 20 gelatin sticks found dumped near Mukesh Ambani's house
"A Scorpio vehicle with 20 gelatin sticks was found near Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai residence. The Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police is investigating the entire matter and the truth will emerge soon," Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said late on Thursday evening.
No evidence that if extradited Nirav Modi won't get justice: UK court
The District Judge at the Westminster Magistrates' Court, Samuel Goozee, accepted the prima facie evidence against Nirav Modi for money laundering, saying: "I am satisfied that Nirav Modi's extradition to India is in compliance per human rights.
J P Nadda kicks-off 'Lokkho Sonar Bangla' campaign in Bengal
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) all India president J.P. Nadda on Thursday launched the party's 'Lokkho Sonar Bangla' (Target Golden Bengal) campaign to unseat the Mamata Banerjee-led West ruling Trinamool Congress government from power in West Bengal.
No fundamental right of same-sex marriage: Centre to HC
The government stated this in an affidavit filed in reply to a petition by same-sex couples seeking enforcement of fundamental right of choice of partner. "Despite the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC, the petitioners cannot claim a fundamental right for same-sex marriage being recognised under the laws of the country," the affidavit stated.
Bombay HC: Wife not a 'chattel' of husband
Upholding a judgement of a lower court awarding a 10-year jail to a Solapur man for assaulting his wife with a hammer as she refused to make tea for him and she later succumbed to her injuries, Bombay High Court Justice Revati Mohite-Dere commented on such instances of how a wife is treated like a 'chattel or an object', displaying the 'skewed patriarcy' in a marital relationship.
India, Pakistan agree for strict observance of all LoC agreements
A joint statement stated that the Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan held discussions over the established mechanism of hotline contact. It further pointed out that in the interest of achieving mutually beneficial and sustainable peace along the borders, the two DGMOs agreed to address each other's core issues and concerns which have the propensity to disturb peace and lead to violence.
Govt comes up with stricter norms for social media, OTT
Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that social media platforms will be classified under two categories - social media intermediaries and significant social media intermediaries - with the latter being subject to greater obligations.
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