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Bar Council of India

Central Govt withdraws controversial amendments to Advocates Act after bar council, lawyers’ protests

The proposed amendments sought to introduce significant changes to the Advocates Act of 1961, including provisions allowing government-nominated members on the BCI, regulatory powers over foreign lawyers and firms.

Simran Preet Panesar

ED raids Punjab home of Simran Preet Panesar, accused in Canada’s biggest gold heist

Panesar is facing a nationwide warrant in Canada for his alleged role in the April 2023 theft of 400 kg of gold — valued at over C$20 million and C$2.5 million in foreign currency from a secure facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Whatsapp messaging lands man in trouble.

Telling unknown women you are slim or smart at night amounts to obscenity: Court

A man who bombarded a former corporator with unsolicited compliments gets convicted of outraging a woman's modesty.

UP Budget 2025 upholds Sanatan culture, says CM Adityanath

The CM said that the Budget emphasizes welfare of youth, women, and farmers, with a strong focus on social justice and empowerment, aligning with the Sanskrit mantra 'Sarve Bhavantu Sukinah', which means happiness for all.

armed forces

Suicides, resignations rise among defence personnel; better mental health support, grievance redressal needed

A soldier in India’s northeastern state of Manipur shot dead two colleagues before committing suicide, in a fresh sign of the pressures facing members of the country’s security forces.

Donald Trump

Donald Trump questions $21 million USAID fund for voter turnout in India

The US President says, "I guess they were trying to get somebody else elected," prompting PM Modi's aide to term the funding "the biggest scam in human history."

Delhi CM-designate vows to fulfill BJP’s poll promise; to provide ₹2,500 monthly aid to women

Ahead of the polls, the BJP's manifesto aimed to outdo the Aam Aadmi Party's announcement of ₹2,100 monthly support if it came to power.