Cuttack: ‘Population explosion is more dangerous than a hydrogen bomb’, a two-judge bench of Orissa high court stated recently, while quoting British philosopher and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell, as it upheld the disqualification of a management committee member of a Bhubaneswar-based housing cooperative society for having more than two children.A division bench of Justices Krishna…
Bengaluru: The high court granted interim protection to app-based platforms challenging the constitutional validity of Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025, while directing them to deposit the disputed welfare fee for the second quarter with the court within three weeks.The petitions were filed by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)…
Guwahati: The Assam State Jamiat Ulama has described the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Assam as an attempt to impose a “black law” aimed at targeting Muslims.Speaking to the media in Guwahati on Monday, the organisation said it would move court against the UCC, calling it unconstitutional.On May 13, the Assam cabinet approved “The Assam…
Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Saturday that forest minister Shibu Baby John’s statement that it would take two years for UDF govt to effectively address human-animal conflict in Kerala was irresponsible. Vijayan said such a stand contradicted with the promised given by UDF before election.“Govt, which should show…
