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Saturday, April 27, 2024
TopicTehseen Poonawala

Topic: Tehseen Poonawala

SC orders all states & UTs to act against hate speech suo motu, warns of contempt if directions not followed

Bench of justices KM Joseph & BV Nagarathna extends 2022 order directing Delhi, Uttarakhand & UP to act on hate speech, says action should be taken regardless of accused's religion.

Supreme Court refuses to stay Modi govt’s decision to implement 10% upper-caste quota

At this stage, the Supreme Court is not inclined to pass any order, said CJI Ranjan Gogoi.

Cow vigilantism & mob lynching will invite wrath of law: Supreme Court

The apex court asked all states and Union Territories to comply with its directions on curbing cow vigilantism and mob lynching.

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Congress can’t deny Modi’s charge of Muslim quota. Karnataka & 2009 manifesto are proof

The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.