Kohima, July 27 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday stressed the need for specialised investigation and greater technological capability to tackle emerging security challenges, saying organised extortion, drug trafficking, cybercrime, financial fraud, human trafficking, and crimes against women and children demand a more modern and coordinated policing approach. Flagging off 549 new police vehicles and 12 Mobile Forensic Vans at the Police Complex in Chumoukedima, the Chief Mini…
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) On the second day of the Monsoon Session, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The Bill aims to extend statutory protection to the National Song, Vande Mataram, under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. The Bill’s introduction has been listed in the revised List of Business issued by the Rajya Sabha on Monday.At present, the Act provides…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The proposed legislation seeks to make insulting or obstructing the singing of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ a criminal offence by extending to it the same statutory protection that is currently accorded to the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana.The Bill proposes to am…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha on Monday during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The proposed legislation seeks to extend the same legal and statutory protection to the national song, Vande Mataram, that is currently accorded to the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana.If enacted, the Bill will amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act to make insulting V…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action over alleged derogatory remarks made against Prophet Muhammad in a viral social media video.A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe declined to entertain the plea under Article 32 of the Constitution, holding that such matters cannot be directly brought before the apex court without first availing the remedies available under law. During the hearing, the Justice Narasim…
Jabalpur/Bhopal, July 15 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Directors General of Police of Assam, West Bengal and Jharkhand to appear in person on July 21 while hearing a petition related to a Rs 6.24 lakh cyber fraud, saying prompt coordination is essential for effective investigation of such offences. A bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi on Tuesday also ordered that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Department of Telecommunication…
Jaipur, July 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that national security takes precedence over all other considerations, observing that unauthorised religious structures in sensitive border areas cannot be permitted in violation of the law. Delivering the judgment on Monday, a single-judge bench of Justice Sameer Jain dismissed petitions challenging notices issued for the removal of religious structures allegedly built without authorisation near the India-Pakistan international border. T…
Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Describing the Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) being issued by the state Congress government as a “devious strategy to protect illegal immigrants and consolidate its vote bank”, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B. Y. Vijayendra on Saturday said his party would explore legal options to challenge the constitutional validity of the PRC.The party will also submit a petition to the Governor against this “patently illogical and unconstitutional” move, he stated.Vijayendr…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Amid the controversy over Diljit Dosanjh’s film ‘Satluj’, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Thursday dismissed allegations that the state government had signed any file related to the premature release of convicts in the 1995 abduction and murder of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. Presenting a chronology, the party’s media in-charge, Baltej Pannu, said here that the proposal for premature release was first sent during the Congress government, while the …
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Acting on the directions of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi government has reconstituted the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), which was paralysed by top-level vacancies for nearly three years. Through a notification issued by the Department of Women and Child Development, the government has reconstituted the Commission by appointing one Chairperson and four Members, said an official statement.These appointments have been made in exercise of …