Even as the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, that has been called ‘divisive’ and ‘unconstitutional’ by members of civil society and the intelligentsia, is being hotly debated and argued upon in the Upper House of the parliament, its ripples have sent the people on the streets in the northeastern flank of the country, where several reports of violence in …

The 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned JuD, Hafiz Saeed, was indicted by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in Lahore along with three of his close aides on terror financing charges. The anti-terrorism court (ATC) Lahore indicted Saeed, Hafiz Abdul Salam bin Muhammad, Muhammad Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal in the presence of the accused, news agency PTI …

Even as the Telangana rape and murder case has sent shockwaves across the country with protests happening in the national capital and other cities for justice, incidents of rape aren’t settling down. Over the past one week, the country has witnessed some dreadful incidents of rapes and murders reported with gory details. In yet another incident, a “sex maniac” and …

There seems to be a conscious effort by BJP’s controversial Member of Parliament, Pragya Thakur, to revere Nathuram Godse, the murderer of father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi. She has said it on previous occasions, and this time she chose temple of Indian democracy, the Parliament house to repeat something that is nothing short of a hate slogan. A person …

An expenditure of Rs 255 crore has been incurred on chartered flights in the past three years on prime minister Narendra Modi’s foreign engagements. The Rajya Sabha was briefed about the foreign tours of the president, vice president, prime minister, external affairs minister yesterday in a written reply. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Self-Styled Godman …

The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling, today pronounced that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority that comes under the purview of Right To Information (RTI) act. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Odd-Even May Be Extended As Delhi Air Gets Toxic Again, Says CM Arvind Kejriwal As air gets toxic again …

The Supreme Court of India today pronounced a unanimous verdict in the decades-old Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid Land Dispute, directing the disputed land to be given to Hindus for construction of a temple.  In a judgement, a 5-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the Sunni Waqf Board, which was a party to the title suit, should be given an …

Jihadist supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the world’s most wanted man, was believed Sunday to have been killed in a US special operation in northwest Syria.  News agency AFP reported that the elusive chief of the Islamic State group was thought to be dead after a US military raid in the Idlib region. US media reports also claimed the same on …

Japan is considering to approve a special budget for the disaster response and eventual reconstruction as the toll of death and destruction from a typhoon that tore through central and northern Japan continues to climb.  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a parliamentary session that the number of deaths tied to Typhoon Hagibis had climbed to 53 and was expected …

‘Green’ firecrackers with 30 per cent less emissions are now available in the markets. The idea is to let people celebrate with firecrackers without compromising on the air quality. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) People Occupy Mall In Paris, Protest Against Govt’s Ignorance On Climate Change & Environment A shopping centre in Paris turned into …