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The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Centre a week’s time to file a response to the petitions challenging constitutional validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Supreme Court noted assurance of the Centre that till next date of hearing, waqf, including ‘waqf by user’, which is declared by notification or registered, will neither be denotified nor its character changed. Further, the Centre gave a statement that no appointments will be made to the Waqf Council or Waqf boards. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan resume hearing the…

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 17) allowed the Assistant Teachers of Classes 9 to 12 in West Bengal, whose appointments were cancelled due to the irregularities in the 2016 recruitment process but were specifically found to be untainted, till fresh appointments are made to the posts. The consideration that students should not suffer prompted the Court to pass this order. At the same time, the Court declined to grant such relief to Group C and Group D employees, whose appointments were cancelled, as the number of tainted candidates in the said classes is substantially high. However, this order is subject to the condition…

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has found himself embroiled in controversy by referring to former  election commissioner S.Y Quraishi as a Muslim commissioner during a debate on the work of amendment. Remarks so controversial that you do communal criticism for its perceived attempt to undermine the neutrality of constitutional bodies. This is however not Dubey’s most controversial comment. He has gone on record at the Lok Sabha to make accusations against Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna of encouraging communal discord amid hearings on the Waqf Act. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Dubey’s comments, stating they reflect a dangerous tendency to…

Protests broke out outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) office in Salt Lake area of Kolkata, on Monday (April 22, 2025) after the agency did not publish a promised list differentiating between “tainted” and “untainted” candidates from the controversial 2016 recruitment drive. State Education Minister Bratya Basu had previously assured that the WBSSC would release the crucial list on April 21. When the list was not made available after several hours on Monday, hundreds of affected candidates gathered and staged a protest outside the Commission’s office. The situation follows the April 3 Supreme Court order upholding a Calcutta…

Reports of 4,500 soldiers and 250 Pakistani soldiers resigning due to fears of an impending war with India have surfaced. These claims primarily follow the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on the 22nd of April which killed 26 civilians in Kashmir’s Baisaran Valley. The resignations seem to be driven by plummeting morale and fears of a large-scale Indian retaliation. An alleged memo from Lt. Gen. Omer Ahmed Bokhari to Army Chief General Asim Munir warns of a potential “collapse” in military cohesion. What followed were social media posts on X citing 1,200 soldiers and 250 officers resigning, although there remain many…

With a Delhi court accepting the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) closure report in a case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), the Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) leader and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal must apologise to the Congress and the people of India for misleading the country. Congress Rajya Sabha MP and general-secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh said before 2014, AAP convenor Kejriwal and the BJP had come together to “fabricate scams” such as 2G and CWG to defame his party. “Two very honest and dedicated leaders — Dr Manmohan Singh…

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam during a special session on Monday. The resolution was earlier moved to express strong disapproval of the attack and to extend solidarity to the victims and their families. The resolution was moved by Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, condemning the Pahalgam terror attack at the start of the session, following opening remarks from speaker Abdul Rahim Rather. The resolution was adopted without any division, following which the assembly session was adjourned sine die. The resolution endorsed the diplomatic measures announced…

The United States on Sunday urged both India and Pakistan to work towards what it terms a “responsible solution” as tensions escalate between the neighbouring countries following the deadly April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. “This is an evolving situation and we are monitoring developments closely. We have been in touch with the governments of India and Pakistan at multiple levels,” a US state department spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed statement.The spokesperson added, “The United States encourages all parties to work together towards a responsible resolution,” while also emphasising that Washington “stands with India and strongly condemns the terrorist attack…

The iconic Beating Retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar, Punjab, was markedly subdued. A reflection of the heightened India-Pakistan tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists. The Border Security Force (BSF) scaled down the daily ritual, keeping border gates shut and declined the customary handshake between Indian and Pakistani commanders, a first in the ceremony’s history since 1959. The terror attack, claimed by The Resistance Front, a Lashkar-e-Taiba proxy group, prompted India to take immediate action in the form of the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. The nation shut down the Attari Integrated Check…

Pakistan, triggered by India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), has responded with it’s own suspension of the 1972 Shimla Agreement. Indefinitely closing its airspace to Indian aircraft, and classifying any Indus water diversion an “act of war.” Pakistan’s suspension of the Shimla Agreement, which formalized the Line of Control (LoC) after the 1971 war holds potential disregard for the established borders. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated, “India’s actions leave no room for trust,” laying back on Pakistan’s inclination of not honorinv the sanctity of the LoC, raising fears of cross-border skirmishes. The airspace closure, similar to the 2019…