Mind n Metrics

Nothing unusual about Xi, Putin not coming: EAM

Denying that there was anything unusual about Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin not coming for the G20 summit, foreign minister S Jaishankar said their absence had nothing to do with India and that “everybody is coming with a great deal of seriousness”. China will be represented by premier Li Qiang and Russia will have foreign minister Sergey Lavrov attending.

September 07, 2023 at 02:32AM

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SC: India's statute, not J&K's, let Parliament make laws for J&K

A five-judge Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant on Tuesday ordered the conclusion of arguments on scrapping Article 370 and bifurcating J&K into two UTs in 2019 after hearing rejoinders from petitioners' counsel Kapil Sibal, Gopal Subramaniam, Rajeev Dhawan, Zaffar Mohd Shah and Dushyant Dave.

September 06, 2023 at 02:53AM

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President PM engagements say ‘Bharat’, spark buzz of India name change

President Droupadi Murmu’s invite to G20 delegates for a dinner along with an official communication identifying Narendra Modi as the “Prime Minister of Bharat” sparked speculation on whether the government was moving to drop “India” as the country's name.

September 06, 2023 at 02:07AM

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SC asks NC MP Lone to swear allegiance to Indian Constitution

The Supreme Court on Monday firmly asked National Conference leader and MP Mohd Akbar Lone to file an affidavit by Tuesday swearing unwavering allegiance to the Indian Constitution and affirming Jammu & Kashmir as an integral part of India after the Centre's strong protest against his “Pakistan zindabad” slogan on the floor of the J&K assembly in 2018.

September 05, 2023 at 01:29AM

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Asia Cup: How India crushed Nepal to enter Super 4s

An ordinary show from the bowlers was superbly compensated by openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill as India thrashed Nepal by 10 wickets (DLS) in the rain-marred Asia Cup Group A game in Pallekele on Monday. Nepal, playing their first ever international game against giants India put up a strong fight with the bat to post 230 before bundling out. However they fell way short with the ball as Rohit and Gill completely bossed them, chasing the revised target of 145 (23 overs) with 17 balls to spare.

September 04, 2023 at 11:56PM

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Mughals, British could not destroy Sanatan Dharma: VHP

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) slammed Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s call to eradicate ‘Sanatan Dharma’ and warned of serious consequences, saying some politicians were daydreaming about the Sanatan which the Mughals, missionaries and the British could not destroy. “I am surprised by both the language and the spirit of the statement of the Tamil Nadu chief minister’s son and state minister Udhayanidhi Stalin," VHP president Alok Kumar said.

September 04, 2023 at 03:41AM

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J&K reinstates lecturer suspended over SC appearance in Article 370 case

Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, a government higher secondary school lecturer who had been punished for appearing before the Supreme Court to advocate against the repeal of Article 370, was suspended just days after the Constitution bench hearing the petitions questioned whether the penalty against him was "retribution." Bhat, who teaches political science at a state-run higher secondary school in Srinagar's Jawahar Nagar and also holds a law degree, was referred to as a "delinquent officer" when he was suspended on August 25.

September 04, 2023 at 12:55AM

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Mass conversions in Chhattisgarh under Congress govt: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah released on Saturday a "black paper" of 69 allegations against the Bhupesh Baghel government in Chhattisgarh and warned that BJP will "hang the corrupt upside down to straighten them out" if voted into government. Shah called the Congress government a "government of scams, scandals, atrocities and breach of promise".

September 03, 2023 at 02:01AM

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Can’t ask troops to clear Manipur roads: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and the Manipur government to take steps, including airdropping, to ensure supply of food and essential commodities to people affected by road blockades put up by two ethnic groups but refused to direct armed forces to remove these blockades.

September 02, 2023 at 02:03AM

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Reformation main aim of justice system: Bilkis case convict to SC

One of the 11 convicts, all of whom have been granted remission in the case of gang rape of Bilkis Bano and killing of 14 of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that reformation is the main purpose of criminal justice system and that there was no error in the decision of the Gujarat government in granting them the same.

September 01, 2023 at 02:28AM

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