Top court clarified its 2018 order was not concerned with provisions of Army Act. Four years ago, SC had struck down IPC Section 497, a 150-year-old law that criminalised adultery.
Jaitley also differed on a portion of the apex court ruling on adultery, saying it may end up converting the Indian family system into a Western family system.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
COMMENTS