Bar Council of India (BCI) on Sunday passed a resolution opposing the grant of legal recognition to same-sex marriages. Advocate and chairman of Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra said that same-sex marriage is against the culture of the country. “Considering the socio-religious structure of the country, we thought it (same-sex marriage) is against our culture. Such decisions would not be taken by courts. Such moves must come from process of legislation,’ said Mishra. The Supreme Court earlier on Thursday said it may be redefining the “evolving notion of marriage” as the next step after decriminalising consensual homosexual relationship which implicitly…
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Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh, who has been on the run since March 18, was on Sunday arrested by the Punjab Police in Moga district. Addressing a media conference here, IG Sukhchain Singh Gill, who is the spokesperson of Punjab Police, said police maintained relentless pressure for 35 days to catch Amritpal. The Punjab Police have already invoked the stringent NSA against the pro-Khalistan activist. Amritpal is being shifted to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act (NSA). The IG said Amritpal was arrested at 6:45 am from Rode. “We had…
The two day Global Buddhist Summit 2023 held in New focused on modes of disseminating and internalizing universal values and to find ways to work together, to address the burning challenges both within and globally and offer a sustainable model for future of the world. There has been general agreement that the basic fundamental which can provide inspiration and guidance in the light of Buddha’s message of Peace, Well-being, Harmony and Compassion for Universal Peace need to be highlighted and worked upon as follows: 1. Aim: In the present world scenario, the human race has been in great need to…
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully conducted a maiden flight trial of a sea-based endo-atmospheric interceptor missile off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal. The flight trial of the missile was conducted. The purpose of the trial was to engage and neutralize a hostile ballistic missile threat thereby elevating India into the elite club of Nations having Naval BMD capability. Prior to this, DRDO successfully demonstrated a land-based BMD system with the capability to neutralize ballistic missile threats, emerging from adversaries. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO, Indian Navy and Industry involved…
The India Meteorological Department on Saturday said most parts of India will have a sigh of relief for the next five days from the searing heatwave conditions that had rattled people this week. It said a cyclonic circulation lies over northwest Madhya Pradesh and another over interior Tamil Nadu. A trough of relatively low pressure runs from northwest Madhya Pradesh to south Tamil Nadu across Telangana. Private forecaster Skymet Weather added another trough extends from northeast Bihar to Odisha via Jharkhand. Weather experts say a trough usually brings cloudy conditions and rain, leading to a drop in temperatures. According to…
His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that compassion is at the heart of the Buddha’s teaching. Chandrakirti indicates this when he pays homage to compassion at the opening of his ‘Entering into the Middle Way’. He compares compassion to a seed, to the moisture that allows the seed to grow and to the eventual fruit. Addressing the Global Buddhist Summit 2023 in New Delhi, he said the heart of the Buddha’s teaching is a combination of compassion and wisdom and as Buddhists our task is cultivate these two qualities. “One thing that defines the Buddha’s teaching,” His Holiness declared, “is…
According to exporters, the country’s merchandise exports are anticipated to exceed US$ 500 billion this fiscal year due to solid demand for domestic goods in vital global markets such as the United States and benefits from trade treaties. They said that exports to countries like Russia will significantly increase, especially in the agribusiness and food processing industries. The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) stated that their goal for the current fiscal year is to increase shipments to between US$ 500 billion and US$ 510 billion. Services exports are expected to reach roughly US$ 390 billion in 2023-24, up from…
Climate scientists have issued a dire warning about an impending global catastrophe- there is an urgent action from G20 governments. Rather than continuing to allow corporate interests to dominate decision-making, the calls for a globally coordinated, state-led, rapid just transition to combat climate change. Chronic underinvestment in the real economy and corporate price gauging have created a cost-of-living crisis, with workers bearing a disproportionate share of the burden. Historic levels of inequality and social injustice have eroded trust in democracy and hindered global growth. The international labour movement urges G20 leaders to prioritise the protection and promotion of labour rights.…
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the Ecuadorian government’s commitment to fund and implement mechanisms that will advance press freedom and improve journalist safety in the country, following a meeting with representatives from CPJ and the local press freedom organization Fundamedios on Tuesday. The government’s secretary of the administration, Sebastián Corral, agreed during the meeting to deliver critical funds to the existing mechanism to protect journalists, as well as additional funding to support the attorney general, and new efforts to combat misinformation. The CPJ delegation traveled to Quito to meet with President Guillermo Lasso to discuss the deteriorating press freedom…
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments on Thursday signed an agreement for the settlement of an inter-state boundary dispute in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital. The memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal counterpart Prema Khandu to resolve the long pending border dispute along the boundaries of both northeastern states. Home Minister Shah termed the border agreement as a “historic” event and said it ended decades-long disputes. “The signing of an agreement for the settlement of an inter-state boundary dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh is…