Bharatiya Janata Party president J. P. Nadda has defended police action against protesters, arguing that maintaining law and order is a fundamental responsibility of any government and that enforcement measures should not automatically be viewed as an attack on democratic rights. Nadda’s remarks came amid a wider political debate over the handling of recent protests...
The Delhi government has authorised the Commissioner of Police to exercise preventive detention powers under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, for a period of three months from July 19 to October 18. The order empowers the city police chief to act as the detaining authority under the provisions of the law in cases where...
The Central Government is preparing to introduce a new Bill in Parliament that seeks to make the deliberate insult or disrespect of ‘Vande Mataram’, India’s national song, a punishable offence. The proposed legislation is expected to strengthen legal protection for one of the country’s most significant national symbols and place it alongside existing laws safeguarding...
The Bombay High Court has raised significant questions over the legality of an externment order issued against an individual accused of shouting slogans against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. During the hearing, the court expressed concern over whether such allegations alone could legally justify the drastic administrative measure of externment, emphasizing the need for authorities...
The West Bengal government is preparing to introduce two significant legislative measures that could substantially strengthen the state’s powers to address organized crime, public disorder, illegal resource extraction, and other activities considered threats to public safety. The proposed laws are expected to be presented during the upcoming session of the state legislative assembly and have...
Jodhpur: A madrasa teacher in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, accused of exploiting people under the guise of black magic, went into hiding after a video showing him engaging in obscene acts with a woman surfaced on social media. The man, who also runs a bookstore in the Ghantaghar Cycle Market area, reportedly used his spiritual persona to...