A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V, Ramana asked the Centre, which is repealing stale laws, as to why it was not getting rid of this provision.

"They cannot be called farmers. I can say those who attacked looked like addicts...," the deputy speaker Ranbir Gangwa said.

SC expressed concern over misuse of "colonial-era" penal law on sedition and sought response of Centre on pleas including the one filed by Editors Guild of India challenging validity of the provision.

The petition said the offence of sedition is vague and it fails to define criminal offence with sufficient definiteness. Moreover, terms like 'contempt', 'hatred' and 'disaffection' used in section 124A are overbroad.

PM Modi praised UP govt for its handling of Covid crisis and said the way it controlled its second wave was "unprecedented". Netizens were quick to recall the horrors UP witnessed during second wave.

The protagonists of profits and their failed policies are clearly always in search of issues to hide the truth. Right extremists have become champions of this evasive and escapist strategy.

Stars are finding quite unique ways to keep themselves occupied during this time. Janhnvi Kapoor is one such star who definitely knows how to use her time efficiently.

It seems that the Taliban have been reading up on public relations and outreach. though they haven’t learnt quite enough.

Balasore (Odisha) [India], July 12 (ANI): In a rare instance, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile failed during a testfiring being carried out off the coast of Odisha on Monday and fell shortly after takeoff.

China has needled India yet again. This time over His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations in Ladakh.