Bihar: Contact voters individually to complete forms under SIR – Election Commission
Bihar's Election Commission is intensifying efforts to finalize the electoral roll, achieving 91% coverage after accounting for deceased and relocated voters. Booth level officers will contact remaining electors to ensure…
Creating fear to stop people helping law is a terror act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court addressed a remission plea. It involved a convict in a J&K case. The court stated creating fear is a terror act. This applies even if anti-terror laws…
Using social media to spread radical ideology invites UAPA: Delhi high court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that disseminating radical ideology on social media, even without a physical act of terror, can fall under UAPA provisions. This decision came as the…
Searching for alien life means asking the right questions first
Has humans’ quest for alien life failed? Researchers recently offered a more nuanced answer — one reminiscent of an important attitude to have when doing research at the cutting edge…
Supreme Court upholds life term for murder but asks Karnataka governor to consider remission plea
A recent 'honeymoon murder' in Meghalaya mirrors a 2003 case where a woman and her lover were convicted for killing her fiancé. The Supreme Court, while upholding the life sentence,…
Maharashtra Health Department to set up committee for effective leprosy eradication
An independent committee to determine the working methods for patient search campaigns, treatment, and rehabilitation will be formed to monitor the leprosy eradication programme at the State-level An independent committee…
Government to crack down on unapproved biostimulants’ sale
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has raised concerns about the unregulated sale of biostimulants lacking scientific validation. He questioned the efficacy of these products and directed officials to ensure…
Health ministry: ‘Sugar & oil boards’ advisory doesn’t target Indian snacks
The health ministry clarified that its advisory for 'sugar and oil boards' in offices aims to raise awareness about hidden fats and excess sugar in all foods, not just Indian…
Organiser: Go back to original Preamble sans ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’
The 'Organiser' magazine advocates for removing 'socialist' and 'secular' from the Constitution. It terms these words as 'ideological landmines'. The magazine claims these terms were inserted during the Emergency. It…