In a big blow to hundreds of LGBT couples who were hoping to tie the knot officially, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to legalise same-sex marriages in India and said it can’t compel the Parliament or the State to create a new institution of marriage. While pronouncing the verdicts on 21 petitions seeking legal sanction for...
President Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show solidarity with America’s closest ally in the Middle East, in a wartime trip to bolster the country’s resolve to eradicate Hamas but also to urge limits on what seems bound to be a casualty-filled ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. It will be a trip...
It is for Parliament to change the Special Marriage Act and the court can’t make law but only interpret it, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said on Tuesday while pronouncing verdict on 21 pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage. Four separate verdicts will be pronounced by the bench. “There are four separate judgements in...
Delhi recorded a minimum of 17.2°C on Tuesday after late Monday night and early morning showers brought down the temperature. The rainfall coupled with strong winds also improved the air quality to ‘moderate’ category in the national Capital. The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi stood at 126 (moderate) as of 9am on Tuesday. The...
The Israel-Hamas war, which began on October 7, has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides, killing more than 4,000 people. More than a million people have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip, as Israel prepared for an unexpected invasion that seeks to eliminate Hamas’s leadership after its deadly incursion. The...
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Virendra Sachdeva and party MP Manoj Tiwari on Monday visited one of the Yamuna ghats in Delhi to take stock of the pollution level in the presence of media persons. The duo rode a boat through toxic foams floating on the surface of the river in the national capital. Speaking to the reporters,...
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday visited Vietnam’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, to discuss ways to boost bilateral cooperation in several areas including trade, defence, energy and maritime security. The external affairs minister called on the Vietnamese leader and conveyed the greetings of PM Narendra Modi. He had kickstarted...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged the Congress will continue doing the “appeasement” politics for a vote bank if it returns to power in Chhattisgarh after the assembly polls next month. Addressing a rally in Rajnandgaon city, Shah said the Congress government has built a “corruption chain” up to Delhi like a food...
The Supreme Court has rejected a married woman’s request to terminate her 26-week pregnancy. The court relied on a report by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences that said there is no abnormality in the child. Pregnancy is 26 weeks and 5 days. Allowing termination of pregnancy will be a violation of Sections 3...
The Supreme Court today admitted a petition by AAP MP Raghav Chadha, challenging his suspension from Rajya Sabha for allegedly forging signatures of MPs. The court has sought the reply of the Rajya Sabha secretariat and also sought the Attorney General of India’s assistance in the matter. The matter will be heard next on October...