S Vijayadharani, a Congress MLA from Tamil Nadu for three consecutive terms, joined the BJP on Saturday, asserting that the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very important for the country. The development is a shot in the arm for the BJP in the southern state where it has struggled to gain ground. Vijayadharani…
Ahead of the expected announcement of the Lok Sabha polls by the Election Commission next month, the BJP is likely release the names of a whopping 100 candidates on Thursday. The list is expected to feature both of the party’s heaviest hitters – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah – sources have…
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Saturday that Ukraine would defeat Russia as the war entered a third year. “We have been fighting for this for 730 days of our lives. We will win on the greatest day of our lives,” Zelensky told an open-air anniversary event in Kyiv. “Any normal person wants the war to end….
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday attached houses of four accused in a narco-terror case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the agency said. The case relates to the use of the “proceeds of narcotic drugs” to fund violent terror activities by proscribed terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) operating in Jammu…
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has received President Droupadi Murmu’s assent, replacing the 163-year-old Indian Penal Code. Set to be enforced from July 1, the new law trims the IPC from 511 to 358 sections and adds 20 crimes, bringing significant changes to criminal laws in India. Here’s a preview of the five major laws that will undergo transformation…
Over 1,250 complaints, including 400 related to land disputes, have been received at government camps in the restive Sandeshkhali region of West Bengal, where the administration is conducting a mass outreach programme to address grievances of locals, officials said. Sandeshkhali Block 2, the epicentre of the violent protests triggered by allegations of land encroachment and…
The three new criminal laws will come into effect from July 1 and replace the country’s colonial-era legislations, the government announced on Saturday. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill will replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) of 1973, and…
Renowned television personality Piers Morgan has voiced his concern after discovering a deepfake advertisement featuring manipulated video footage of him and Oprah Winfrey. The ad falsely showed the two celebrities endorsing a controversial self-help course by American influencer Wesley Virgin, reported BBC. The deceptive advertisement, which promoted a “manifestation” course called Genie Script’s Manifestation by Virgin,…
Look up, as February brings forth the Snow Moon, a full moon set to illuminate the night sky. Why is it called the Snow Moon? Named by Native American tribes as the ‘Snow Moon’ or the ‘Hunger Moon’, this lunar event carries a history woven with the challenges of midwinter. NASA has explained that heavy snowfall, making…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have reached a deal for Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Goa, and Chandigarh. The Congress and the AAP are part of the INDIA bloc, formed by opposition parties to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections. BJP leader Manoj Tiwari today slammed the INDIA alliance partners and…