The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is to protect the minorities who have faced persecution in the three Islamic countries for the past 70 years. Union government has stated this in a late Sunday evening filing in the Supreme Court. “The CAA is a benign piece of legislation providing Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis and Christians living in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh,” said the centre. The Modi government filed the affidavit a day before the hearing of a bunch of petitions. These petitions have been pending since 2019. They challenged the act due to exclusion of Muslims from the…
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The controversial news portal ‘The Wire’ is in news again. In latest development in the ‘Meta’ controversy, ‘The Wire’ retracts its report about Amit Malviya. Now, it is blaming its own researcher for the report. Following an FIR in a case filed by BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya against The Wire and the editors for “tarnishing his reputation”, Delhi Police searched residences of news portal The Wire’s founding editors Siddharth Varadarajan, MK Venu, Sidharth Bhatia, deputy editor Jahnavi Sen and product-cum-business head Mithun Kidambi. Bhatia is based in Mumbai while the other three live in Delhi. As per reports,…
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has courted another controversy. His picture and video have emerged with Ravinder Singh Pinka, hijacker of an Indian Airlines plane. The Jathedar is in Pakistan to attend a convention on the occasion of 100th anniversary of Saka Panja Sahib. Interestingly, SGPC had tweeted the picture and video. But, after the controversy erupted, SGPC deleted the tweet. By then, net users had taken screenshots and downloaded this video. The Jathedar was earlier also in news for wrong reasons. He had said that every Sikh should possess a “licensed modern weapon” because “such circumstances are developing.” “The…
The Karnataka high court considers marriage of minor Muslim girls invalid due to POCSO. The court observed that such a marriage is invalid as it violates provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. This observation comes a few after the Punjab and Haryana high court said otherwise. The court in its September 30 order had exempted Muslim girls. It had stated that Muslim girl of 15 years or above can marry a person of her choice on her own willingness and consent. That such a marriage would not be void in terms of Section 12 of…
Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a true patriot of his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised him for pursuing an independent foreign policy despite “attempts to stop him.” He said so during a plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club, a Moscow-based think-tank. Putin further said India’s role in global affairs will grow in the days ahead as the “future belongs to India. He also appreciated the centre government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. “We have special ties with India that are built on the foundation of really close allied relations for decades. We never had any difficult issues…
More and more BJP-ruled state governments are moving towards implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). After Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat is now moving towards implementing ‘one nation one law’ at least in the state. The Gujarat government yesterday formed a committee for the implementation of the UCC in the state. BJP-ruled Uttarakhand and Himachal governments have already formed expert panels to make Uniform Civil Code a reality in the hill states. Just before Assembly election in the state, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel said a high-level panel under the chairmanship of a retired Supreme Court/HC judge will examine the need…
Amid reports of girls being sold on stamp papers in Rajasthan, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal has written to state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to seek a prompt action. In her letter, DCW chairperson said, “It is reported in a newspaper report that girls as young as eight years old are being openly auctioned on stamp paper in over half a dozen districts of the state. The report has stated that whenever there is a dispute between two parties particularly involving financial transactions and loans, people approach caste-based panchayats to settle the matter.” “These panchayats settle financial…
Girls and women who are victims of notorious grooming gangs are anxious. The question on their minds is “Will Sunak fulfil his promise of decimating Grooming gangs”? Victims are expecting a new task force at the National Crime Agency. In order to tackle the huge issue of grooming gangs. Because, that is what newly-elected UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had promised. Sunak had made the promise during one of his interviews in August this year. After Sunak became the PM, internet users have been posting his old vidoes. In one such video, he had said that “political correctness” came in…
As per legislators in Russia, Information about LGBT people should be criminalised. They have informed the state Duma that the LGBT propaganda is part of hybrid war by west against Russians. Russia had enacted a law regarding information about LGBT persons in 2013. As per law, sharing such information with children is an offence. Russian officials want that the politicians should extend the law to adults as well. Right now, the criminals convicted of this crime are facing heavy fines for targeting children only. They have urged Russia’s lower house for the extension. According to them, it is a part…
Stating that there is no place for double standards in tackling terrorism, India’s envoy to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said there can be no good or bad terrorists. Her comments are seen to be directed at Pakistan and China. China has blocked several proposals to sanction Pakistan-based terrorists. She said so during a media briefing. “Those who propagate this distinction have an agenda and those who cover up for them are just as culpable. The terrorist threat persists and despite our best efforts has evolved.Terror in all its forms is one of the most serious threats to international peace and…