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SC: All women entitled to safe and legal abortion
A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said the exclusion of unmarried women, who conceive out of live-in relationship, from the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules is unconstitutional. "All women are entitled to safe and legal abortion," said the top court. The judgment in the matter will be uploaded later in the day.
India logs 4,272 fresh Covid infections, 27 deaths
During the same period, 27 more Covid-related deaths took the nationwide death toll to 5,28,611. Meanwhile, the active caseload stands at 40,750 cases, accounting for 0.09 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 4,474 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,13,999. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.72 per cent.
Kamala Harris due in South Korea amid Pyongyang's nuke threat
Harris, who is travelling to South Korea from Japan, will make her first visit to the country as Vice President, reports Yonhap News Agency.The last time a US Vice President visited South Korea was in February 2018, when Mike Pence led a delegation to the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Harris is scheduled to meet President Yoon Suk-yeol shortly after her arrival in Seoul.
Jammu and Kashmir : Army active in both anti-militancy ops, welfare programmes
In this regard, recently, in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, which is considered to be very sensitive, the Army organised the 'South Kashmir Youth Festival' in collaboration with the district administration. An official of the administration said that the objective of the festival is to guide the youth here towards the right path and provide them a platform to showcase their talents.
PM Modi's Putin remarks consistent with India's position, says Jaishankar
Addressing reporters on Wednesday at the conclusion of his 10-day tour of the US that took him first to New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) meetings as head of the Indian delegation and then to Washington DC for bilateral talks, Jaishankar also said that the UN Security Council reforms and counterterrorism will be the focus of India's presidency of the elite world body in December.
From making IEDs to creating civil war-like situation, PFI's plan was 'big'
PFI leaders had been planning to destabilise the nation, sources in the know of things submitted. A written content providing instructions on making IEDs was recovered from Mohammed Nadeem, a PFI leader in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki. A document titled 'a short course on how to make IEDs using easily available materials' was recovered from Ahmed Beg Nadwi's place, a PFI leader in Khadra, Uttar Pradesh.
ISIS links, killing of Hindu leaders, hawala deals -- MHA dossier says a lot about PFI
Before the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday morning banned the PFI and its associates for five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the agencies had learnt that the PFI had turned into a violent organisation which indulged in terror activities, hawala funding besides promoting hatred between different communities.
Senior advocate R. Venkataramani to be new Attorney General
Venkataramani will take over from incumbent K.K. Venugopal whose tenure will expire on September 30. A notification, issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, said: "The President is pleased to appoint R. Venkataramani, senior advocate, as Attorney General for India for a period of three years from the date he enters upon his office."
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) appointed Chief of Defence Staff
Lt Gen Chauhan (retd) succeeds the first CDS, former Army chief, Gen Bipin Rawat who had died in a helicopter crash on December 8 last year. In a career spanning over nearly 40 years, Lt Gen Chauhan has held several command, staff and instrumental appointments and had extensive experience in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast India.
Chandigarh airport officially named as Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport
The Chandigarh Airport belongs to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Chandigarh International Airport Limited is a Joint Venture of AAI, Punjab government and the Haryana government. Presently, the airport is connected to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kangra, Kolkata, Kullu, Leh, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Pune and Srinagar (J&K). Internationally, the city is connected to Dubai and Sharjah.
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