emergency

September 4, 2024 9:28 PM

Bombay High Court declines to order certification of Kangana Ranaut’s film ‘Emergency’

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday declined to instruct the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue a certification for the movie, stating that such an order would contradict a prior ruling by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The court emphasized that it cannot dismiss the petition outright but noted that a delay of one week in the certification process would not be catastrophic. The court also pointed out that these arguments should have been presented before the Madhya Pradesh High ...

July 16, 2024 12:58 PM

More than 60 children detained, beaten, tortured in El Salvador, HRW says

More than 60 children in El Salvador have been arbitrarily detained, tortured and beaten since the government declared a state of emergency over two years ago to combat gangs, a report by the Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Police and soldiers have detained 3,319 children and teenagers from March 2022 to April this year - the time from when the state of emergency was introduced and suspended certain civil rights to the start of mass trials, according to the New York-based rights group. "Ma...

September 16, 2024 5:58 PM

Centre declares June 25 as “Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’

The Union government announced on Friday that June 25 will be observed annually as "Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas" to honor those who opposed and fought against the injustices during the Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that declaration of 25th June as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas will serve as a reminder of the time when the Constitution of India was trampled over. Sharing a post on X by Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, the Prime Minister wr...