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The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim rose to 40 on Tuesday with two more bodies being found in the state, while 76 people are still missing about two weeks after the disaster, officials said. The flash flood in the Teesta river, triggered by a cloudburst in the early hours of October 4,...
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The Israeli defence forces on Tuesday confirmed that its fighter jets have killed Iman Nofal, a senior Hamas member who was a former leader of Hamas' military intelligence. The Israeli Air Force fighter jets under joint intelligence guidance with the Shin Bet, killed one of the senior...
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Unaccounted cash, liquor and other goods worth more than Rs 5.5 crore were seized in poll-bound Chhattisgarh in the last eight days, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said on Tuesday. The seizures took place between October 9 and 16 after the model code of conduct was imposed ahead...
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US President Joe Biden is scheduled for a brief visit to Israel, lasting approximately five hours, before heading to Jordan, where he will hold talks with King Abdullah II, reported The Times of Israel citing Channel 12. Following this meeting, President Biden will join a summit hosted...
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Videos depicting alleged violence by Hamas in its war with Israel was circulated on a school's social media platform by a former student on Tuesday, the police said. Apart from the graphic images of the violence, the former student of the Ramgarh school allegedly shared porn videos also,...
22:22
BJP's Jaipur Rural MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was shown black flags by supporters of an overlooked ticket-seeker from his party as he started his campaign in the Jhotwara assembly constituency. According to a video of the incident that surfaced on social media on Monday, Rathore was shown...
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President Droupadi Murmu will be on a three-day visit to Bihar from Wednesday to attend a host of programmes. The President will launch the fourth Krishi Road Map (2023-2028) of Bihar in Patna on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. On October...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked a man for impersonating a high-ranking official of the Prime Minister's Office and allegedly trying to force an eye hospital chain to forget more than Rs 16 crore owed to it by an Indore-based hospital, officials said. Maayank Tiwari allegedly...
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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said that the State has an obligation to recognise unions entered into by queer couples and grant them benefit under the law. The CJI made the observation in a judgment he wrote separately on same sex marriage. He observed that the...
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Three people, including an 11-year-old boy, were injured after a stage light fell on them at a Ramlila being performed near the Red Fort as rain and gusty winds lashed parts of Delhi Monday night, the police said. A stage light fixed 12 feet high fell on the spectators injuring three of...
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has moved the Bombay high court seeking to quash a defamation complaint filed against him over his remarks allegedly linking the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with the 2017 murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The case against him can not be clubbed with that filed...
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The Punjab police have averted possible target killings of prominent persons with the arrest of four operatives of a terror module backed by Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh Rinda and operated by USA-based gangster Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, a top police officer said on...
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The defence ministry on Tuesday said it signed a contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for construction of the first Indian Coast Guard training ship at a cost of Rs 310 crore. It would be the first dedicated training platform with integral helicopter capabilities that will provide...
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The number of pilgrims visiting the Char Dhams located in the high Garhwal Himalayan region of Uttarakhand has crossed the 50-lakh mark for the first time. The police said that a record number of pilgrims from across the country and abroad are arriving in Dehradun to visit the world-famous...
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At least 11 persons were killed and two injured in two separate fire accidents at fireworks units in Rangapalayam and Kichanayakanpatti village in the district on Tuesday, the police said. The police, fire and rescue service personnel, and the public put up joint efforts in extinguishing...
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A 60-year-old ex-Navy employee who faked his death for 20 years was arrested by Delhi Police Crime Branch for allegedly killing a relative and burning to death two labourers, police said on Tuesday.Balesh Kumar was arrested from a house in Najafgarh where he was staying with his family having...
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Clashes erupted on the border between Lebanon and Israel again on Tuesday. An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon landed in the town of Metula in northern Israel Tuesday morning, injuring three people, according to the Ziv Medical Centre in Safed.No group in Lebanon has so far claimed...
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The Madras high court on Tuesday disposed of a petition from the makers of top actor Vijay-starrer Leo, seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to permit screening a special show of the film at 7 am and asked the producer to approach the government over the matter. The petitioner...
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Telangana Congress president A Revanth Reddy was on Tuesday taken into preventive custody near Gun Park in Hyderabad after he reached there along with party cadres without obtaining prior permission from authorities. Revanth Reddy had recently challenged Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)...
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Equity benchmark indices bounced back on Tuesday after three days of fall amid recovery in global markets and buying in HDFC Bank post its quarterly earnings. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 261.16 points or 0.39 per cent to settle at 66,428.09. During the day, it jumped 392.89 points...
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Malaysian carrier AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes has shared a picture of him sitting shirtless on a chair and getting a massage while participating in a virtual meeting, and his social media post has elicited mixed reactions from internet users. Sharing the post on LinkedIn, Fernandes...
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said he might have asked then Pune police commissioner Meeran Borwankar about the status of a deal regarding a piece of land belonging to the police department in Pune, but denied the allegation that he asked her to hand it over to a...
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...very honoured, very humbled.., says legendary actress Waheeda Rehman as she receives the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the opposition INDIA alliance represents 60 per cent of the country, more than the BJP does. Gandhi alleged that both the major parties of Mizoram MNF and opposition ZPM are instruments for the BJP and the RSS to gain a foothold in the...
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage, saying Parliament can hold a discussion on its various aspects and take appropriate decisions. A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court refused to grant legal...
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Rahul Gandhi hugs his mother during the BJY last year
Reacting to a question at an event in Thiruvananthapuram on not being a Prime Ministerial candidate from the party, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that Rahul Gandhi could become Prime Minister since Congress is in many ways a 'family-run' party.Inaugurating the new office of a...
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The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's refusal to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages and said the court's decision to not give homosexuals the right to adopt a child is also a good step. The Vishva Hindu Parishad's (VHP) reaction came after a...
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The Akal Takht has disqualified the priests at a Bathinda gurdwara from performing religious services after they performed a same-sex wedding at the shrine last month. The decision was announced by the Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of the Sikhs, following a...
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Jews in Israel leave for Cyprus. Shir Torem/Reuters
The office of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday shared details of his telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that the former briefed him on the ongoing counter-offensive against Hamas, following the October 7 terror attacks, and his talks with...
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India's Chandrayaan 3 on the moon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked scientists to aim to send the first Indian to the Moon by 2040 and set up an Indian space station by 2035, according to an official statement. He gave these directions during a meeting to review the preparedness of the Gaganyaan mission and...
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Palestinians search for casualties. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
The Israel Defence Forces spokesman said US President Joe Biden's visit to Tel Aviv will not affect or complicate the ground operation in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported on Tuesday.I think the president also said that 'Hamas needs to be destroyed,' and that is exactly our military aim, the...
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Ambulances wait at the Rafah crossing. Stringer/Reuters
Palestinians in Gaza reported intense bombardments near the southern towns of Khan Younis and Rafah, where Israel ordered civilians to seek refuge, early on Tuesday. Details of causalities were not immediately available. Israeli bombs hit areas west and southeast of Khan Younis and west...
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The summary of what the Supreme court judgment on the rights of queer couples to marriage. A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, who was heading the bench...
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Justice Narasimha: It would not be Constitutionally permissible to recognize a right to civil union mirroring a marriage. I agree with Justice Bhat's view on the Constitutionality of CARA Regulations.He says a says a review of legislative schemes which excludes same-sex partners from...
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Justice Bhat says Court cannot create a legal framework for queer couples and it is for the legislature to do as there are several aspects to be taken.Justice Bhat: A gender neutral interpretation of the Special Marriage Act may not be equitable at times and can result in women being exposed to...
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The court can't make law but only interpret it and it is for Parliament to change the Special Marriage Act, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud said on Tuesday while pronouncing his verdict on 21 pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages. At the outset, Justice...
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Justice Ravindra Bhat: The Court's intervention in the decisions cited by petitioners were instances of the Court protecting them from violence, based on State's duty to protect citizen's right...other instances like Navtej Johar were about provisions which criminalised acts..This Court has...
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Justice S Ravindra Bhat now reads out his judgment.Queerness is neither urban nor elitist.... However, we do not agree with the directions issued by the Chief Justice of India. We had the benefit of perusing the concurring opinion of Justice Narasimha. We endorse them fully.We do not particularly...
11:56
A five-judge Constitution bench comprising the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha is dealing with a batch of petitions pertaining to marriage equality rights for LGBTQIA+ community.After the CJI finishes his judgment,...
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CJI Dhananjay Y Chandrachud
CJI's conclusions to the petitions pertaining to marriage equality rights for the LGBTQIA+ community: 1. This Court has the power to hear the case. 2. Queer is a natural phenomenon known to India from ages. It is neither urban or elitist.3. Marriage is not static.
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CJI DY Chandrachud: I will read out my directions. The first part of my directions are to end discrimination. A . The Union Govt, State Govts and UTs are directed to: (1) queer community is not discriminated against. (2) there is no discrimination in access to goods and services(3)...
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CJI Chandrachud talking about adoption rights now:Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 does not preclude unmarried couples from adopting. The Union of India has not proved that precluding unmarried couples from adopting is in the in the best interest of the child. So CARA...
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CJI: All persons, including queer persons, have the right to judge the moral quality of their lives. The meaning of liberty is the ability to be who one wishes to be.Choosing a life partner is an integral part of choosing one's course of life. Some may regard this as the most important decision...
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CJI: The right to enter into Union includes the right to choose one's partner and the right to recognition of that union. If Special Marriage Act is struck down, it will take the country to pre-Independence era. If the Court takes the second approach and reads words into the SMA, it will be...
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CJI: The Court is not equipped to undertake such an exercise of reading meaning into the statute. Whether a change in the regime of the Special Marriage Act is for the Parliament to decide. This Court must be careful to not enter into legislative domain.
11:05
More on the same-sex marriage judgment: CJI DY Chandrachud: Withdrawal of the State from the domestic space leaves the vulnerable party unprotected. Thus all intimate activities within activities within private space cannot be said to be beyond State's scrutiny. Incorrect to state that...
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The five-judge Constitution bench comprising of the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha assemble. CJI DY Chandrachud: Queerness is not urban elite. There are 4 judgments. There is judgment by me, Justice Kaul,...
10:21
As many as 13 flights that were to land at the Delhi airport on Monday evening were diverted due to bad weather, according to an official. The diversions happened mostly between 7 pm and 11 pm. The flights were diverted to Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, the official in the know...
10:03
Bullet holes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza in Israel. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Even as the war of Hamas raged on Tuesday, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Hamas has stolen fuel and medical equipment from UN officers in Gaza, enough to fulfill water desalination in the Strip for six days.Today the United Nations revealed the true face of Hamas when they confirmed that...
09:30
The United Nations Security Council has rejected a draft resolution proposed by Russia that called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza but made no mention of Hamas' attack on Israel, while a vote on a rival Brazilian text will be held on Tuesday. The 15-nation Council met on Monday evening...
09:27
In yet another suspected hooch tragedy in dry Bihar, two villagers died in Darbhanga district while two others fell ill after consuming their drinks, a police officer said. According to Darbhanga Senior Superintendent of Police Avakash Kumar, all the affected people were residents of...
09:11
Hamas has released the first video of one of the 200 Israelis it took hostage when the Palestinian militant group unleashed its terror on the Jewish state.On its telegram channel, Hamas shared an over-minute-long clip of Miya Shem who was kidnapped from the Supernova Music Festival on October...
08:09
United States President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to demonstrate his support for Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attack, the White House announced Monday, adding that he would also travel to Jordan for a summit meeting with the heads of States of Jordan, Egypt and the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai virtually and discussed the technological giant's plan to participate in expanding the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India. The prime minister's office said Modi appreciated Google's...
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Former MP Mohammed Shahabuddin
Former MP and Bihar strongman Mohammed Shahabuddin's son Osama Shahab and his two friends were arrested in Kota district of Rajasthan on Monday when they were travelling in a car, a police officer said. Osama Shahab and his friends Saif and Wasim, all aged between 30 and 35, were found to be...
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Five coaches of a diesel-electric multiple unit passenger train were gutted in a fire that broke out near Narayandoh station in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district on Monday afternoon, but no casualties were reported, railway officials said. The affected coaches had only 5 to 10 passengers at...
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Twenty-seven Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters, were provided material and legal assistance, the Indian mission in Jaffna said on Monday. Last week, the Sri Lankan Navy held two Indian trawlers with 15 Indian fishermen aboard while three...
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The Allahabad high court on Monday stayed the order of a revenue official of Deoria district for the demolition of a house belonging Prem Chand Yadav, who was among six killed over a land dispute recently. Deoria tehsildar on October 11 issued a demolition order of the house which belongs to...
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A key accused in the Mahadev betting app case, Mrugank Mishra, was detained at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai by security personnel on his arrival from Dubai, an official said on Monday. Mishra is accused of helping Mahadev betting app promoters open hundreds...
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