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2:00 PM

SC directs govt to establish mandatory accessibility standards for disabled persons

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to implement mandatory accessibility standards within three months, in a significant order aimed at improving access to public spaces for persons with disabilities. The order by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud comes in response to slow progress on the accessibility directives issued by the court in a judgement on December 15, 2017.

1:55 PM

Special status resolution: BJP MLAs hold mock assembly

Opposition BJP on Friday held a mock session in the lawns of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after half of its members were marshalled out while the other half staged a walk out of the House to protest against the special status resolution. The BJP MLAs assembled in the assembly lawns and staged a mock assembly in which they described the House resolution on restoration of special status as "illegal" and "unconstitutional".

1:19 PM

Special status resolution: BJP MLAs hold mock assembly

Opposition BJP on Friday held a mock session in the lawns of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after half of its members were marshalled out while the other half staged a walk out of the House to protest against the special status resolution. The BJP MLAs assembled in the assembly lawns and staged a mock assembly in which they described the House resolution on restoration of special status as "illegal" and "unconstitutional".

1:11 PM

Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media

Australia's states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16. Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss what he calls a world-first national approach that would make platforms including X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook responsible for enforcing the age limit.

12:38 PM

Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine state could face imminent acute famine, UN report warns UN

Myanmar's Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The UN Development Programme said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine “on the precipice of an unprecedented disaster.”

11:57 AM

SC overrules 1967 verdict holding AMU can't be minority institution

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the question of Aligarh Muslim Unversity's minority status to a fresh bench and overruled the 1967 judgement that said the university cannot be considered a minority institution since it was created by a central law.

 

11:27 AM

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, editors of Kannada news portals booked for allegedly spreading fake news

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and editors of some Kannada news portals have been booked for allegedly spreading fake news linking a farmer's suicide to land disputes with Waqf Board, police said on Friday. Sharing the article of the news portals on 'X', the Bengaluru South MP on November 7 alleged that a farmer in Haveri district died by suicide after finding his land had been taken over by the Board.

11:25 AM

Issue of AMU's minority status must be decided on basis of tests laid down by apex court, says SC

The Supreme Court has overruled the 1967 verdict holding that since AMU was central university it cannot be considered minority institution.

11:04 AM

Encounter in J-K's Baramulla, two terrorists killed

Two terrorists were killed on Friday in an overnight encounter with security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. Their identification and affiliation is being ascertained, the Kashmir Zone police posted on X. Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition were recovered from them. 

11:01 AM

Devotees across Bihar offer morning prayers to rising sun on Chhath Puja

Devotees across Bihar offered morning prayers to the rising sun on the last day of Chhath Puja on Friday with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and several other political leaders participating in the festivities. Lakhs of devotees worshipped the sun on the banks of the Ganga river and other water bodies in the state capital this morning and offered 'arghya'.

10:13 AM

EAM Jaishankar discusses ties with Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and discussed with him ways to take forward contemporary bilateral partnership, with a focus on areas like industrial parks, innovation and semiconductors. Jaishankar is here on the second leg of his two-nation tour which also took him to Australia.

9:58 AM

Amid model code, Mumbai police seize Rs 2.3 crore cash, detain 12 persons

In the run-up to the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, police have seized Rs 2.3 crore cash from 12 persons at Kalbadevi in south Mumbai, officials said on Friday. Acting on inputs, a team of Lokmanya Tilak Marg police station and poll officials intercepted a group of people on Thursday night.

9:55 AM

PM Modi greets Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Telangana Chief Minister and Congress leader A Revanth Reddy on his birthday on Friday, and wished for his long and healthy life. Reddy, who is serving as chief minister of Telangana since December 7, 2023, turned 55 on Friday.

9:17 AM

Devotees offer 'Arghya' to rising sun on last day of Chhath Puja

As part of Chhath festival rituals, devotees across the country offered 'Arghya' to the rising Sun on Friday morning. Devotees at various places in the country gathered at riverbanks and offered Argya on the last day of the four-day festival. After the holy offering, parents pray to 'Chhatti Maiya' for the protection of their children as well as the happiness and peace of their whole family.

9:07 AM

Karnataka: Haveri Police registers FIR against BJP's Tejasvi Surya for false claim over farmer suicide

The Haveri Police station in Karnataka registered an FIR against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya for a false claim that a farmer in the district died by suicide after having his land claimed by Waqf board. According to the FIR registered on Thursday, Tejasvi Surya claimed that a farmer, identified as Rudrappa Channappa Balikai died by suicide after he found out that his land was "taken over by Waqf" and blamed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan have "unleashed catastrophic effects in Karnataka" in a post on X.