Politics Today

With the decision of withdrawal of special status and designate J&K as a Union territory, taken by the central government, on Monday, all the laws that are applicable elsewhere in the country, will now be applicable in J&K also. Read More

Amit Shah, the Union home minister, announced in Rajya Sabha, that the special status given to the state of Jammu & Kashmir has been scrapped after modifying Article 370 of the Constitution through a presidential order. Read More

The Supreme Court, while dismissing the mediation panel for failing to come up with any settlement, announced that the daily hearing of the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case will be commenced from August 6. Read More

Political leaders of Kashmir, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have been put under house arrest from Sunday midnight and massive troops have been deployed in the valley. Tourists have already been asked to leave the valley. Read More

The Rajya Sabha passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 with 147 votes in favour and 42 against it while the opposition called it to be sent to a selection committee. Read More

Police arrested two suspects – Rinku Sahu (36) and Kailash Kumar (38) – two days after the heinous crime. The footage from security camera has helped police to nab the culprits. Both the men have confessed to the crime. The head of the brutalized child is yet to be found. Read More

Amit Shukla, a Jabalpur resident ordered food from Zomato, the popular app-based food delivery service. However, he refused to accept the delivery because the delivery man was a Muslim. Shukla then shared this on Twitter, which evoked strong sentiments from users. Read More

The long-pending Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill has been cleared by the Rajya Sabha. The bill is primarily focused on reducing deaths by road accidents. It has revised penalties for traffic violation and categorization of increasingly common traffic offences on the roads. Read More

The frantic search for missing Café Coffee Day founder-owner VG Siddhartha has been come to a tragic end. The lifeless body of Siddhartha was found on Netravathi riverbank on early Wednesday morning. He is presumed to have committed suicide. Read More

The accident left two of girl’s aunts dead and the rape survivor critically injured. The girl’s lawyer, who was also in the car, has been admitted in a Lucknow hospital with serious injuries. A BJP MLA is accused of raping the girl, who is a minor. Read More