US President Joe Biden on February 7, 2023, highlighted the “serious challenges” America faces “across the world” and warned China that Washington “will act to protect sovereignty if threatened” by Beijing. Biden while delivering his first major speech to a divided Congress after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, said, “If China threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country. Let’s be clear, winning the competition with China should unite all of us. We face serious challenges across the world. In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not ..read more

New Delhi: A Parliamentary delegation from Bhutan led by Wangchuk Namgyel, speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 7. The President welcomed the delegation and said, “We deeply value the multifaceted and unique friendship between India and Bhutan. The Government of India is committed to expanding its excellent bilateral cooperation with Bhutan, in accordance with the aspirations and priorities of the people of Bhutan”. India is foraying into new avenues of bilateral cooperation with Bhutan, such as Space Cooperation, Sma ..read more

In a far-reaching order, the Madras High Court has recently made it clear that a divorce certificate obtained from Shariat bodies is invalid, and they should approach the family court for dissolution of marriage. It held that the Khula (divorce proceeding initiated by the wife) certificates issued by the private bodies are invalid in law. While hearing a writ petition of a man seeking the court to quash the Khula certificate obtained by his wife from the Shariat Council in 2017, Justice C.Sivaraman quashed a Khula certificate issued by the Shariat Council of Tamil Nadu Towheed Jamaat, Chennai ..read more

New Delhi: The Central Government on February 7 informed Parliament that the security situation had improved significantly in Jammu & Kashmir in the last few years. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, said the government has a zero-tolerance policy against terrorism. Multiple measures have been taken to protect the lives of civilians in Jammu & Kashmir. Nityanand Rai said the number of security personnel killed in action has significantly reduced from 62 in 2020 to 31 in 2022. He added that civilian killings have also reduced fro ..read more

To blame RSS for the assassination of MK Gandhi has been a fashion of pseudo secularity political parties in Kerala. Whether it is the ruling CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) or Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), spreading these sorts of lies against RSS is a part of their political agenda. In most cases, the organisation has been ignoring and neglecting it. But, a prominent RSS Swayamsevak, has resolved not to leave the entire playground for RSS-baiters and be a silent spectator. BJP state spokesman and senior Swayamsevak Sandeep Vachaspati filed a case before Alappuzh ..read more

New Delhi [India]: Delhi Police, in its charge sheet, provided detailed information about the brutal murder of Shraddha Walkar and the circumstances surrounding how the accused, Aaftab Poonawala, carried out the crime. The police have also detailed Aaftab’s activities after the murder, including his execution of plans to dispose off Shraddha’s body. The chargesheet reveals how the accused strangled Shraddha and how he disposed of the body parts one by one. The Delhi Police charge sheet disclosed that Aaftab was aggressive and used to beat Shraddha on petty issues. To mislead the investigation ..read more

On February 6, 2023, the Maharashtra Police arrested four people including one pastor accused of raping a 35-year-old Hindu woman. Her family was tortured and allegedly forced to convert to Christianity. The incident took place in the Davat Mala area of Sinnar, Nasik. The four accused include Butti, Prerna, Bhausaheb Dodke and a pastor named Rahul. The identity of the fifth individual is not known yet. According to the victim, she was trapped by the accused and they tortured her family since November 2022. The FIR (First Information Report) was filed under IPC Sections 323, 328, 344, 376D, 50 ..read more

For the first time after the “colossal attack “on him by 24-year-old man Hadi Matarin in August 2022, author Salman Rushdie spoke to ‘The New Yorker’ on February 6, 2023. He said that he felt lucky to have survived the last year’s brutal stabbing at a literary event in the US. “I am lucky. What I want to say is that my main overwhelming feeling is gratitude. I am able to get up and walk around. When I say I am fine, I mean, there are bits of my body that need constant check-ups,” he said. “I have found it very difficult to write. I sit down to write, but nothing happens. I write, but it is a ..read more

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A few days before a woman Finance Minister was to present the fifth consecutive Budget of the world’s fastest-growing major economy, the ‘Girls in Blue’ scripted history in South Africa. The Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman was a definitive assertion in terms of laying a strong blueprint for Naya Bharat’s onward journey from India @75 to India@100. The idea was to give equal opportunities and platforms to those at the bottom of the pyramid to be the best in the world. The Indian girls, representing the same bottom of the pyramid, winning the inaugural Under-19 Women’s Wo ..read more