SC SPLIT ON LAW ON SANCTION TO PROBE PUBLIC SERVANTS
NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a split verdict on whether the law that protects public servants from inquiry or investigation for decisions or recommendations made by them while on duty. Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, introduced in July 2018, bars any “inquiry or investigation” against a […]
DIGITAL ARRESTS: GOVT FORMS MULTI-AGENCY PANEL TO COMBAT MENACE
NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : Digital arrests were widely reported in India in 2024 and 2025, when scamsters would impersonate a police officer/civil servant to threaten innocent people over “digital arrest”. The central government has sprung into action to curb digital arrest scams – which have looted senior citizens, youths, and the vulnerable of thousands […]
STRAY DOGS SC HEARING ENDS : TOLD DOG LOVERS TO TAKE HOME THE STRAYS
NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026: A bench of Supreme Court Justices comprising Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria heard the case of stray dogs in India. It completed the hearing on Tuesday. The matter will next be heard on January 20. During Tuesday’s hearing, the bench rapped the Centre and states for failing miserably to […]
NO MORE 10-MINUTE DELIVERY: CENTRE STEPS IN
NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : The Labour ministry on Tuesday has directed quick-commerce companies like Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit and Zepto to remove the 10-minute delivery time limit. Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met representatives of these platforms and told them to prioritise the safety of delivery partners, According to news agency ANI, Blinkit has already […]
ARMY CHIEF SAYS ‘WE WERE FULLY READY TO LAUNCH GROUND ATTACKS’
Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi OPERATION SINDOOR: ARMY CHIEF SAYS WE WERE FULLY READY TO LAUNCH GROUND ATTACKS NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said that Operation Sindoor, which was launched in 2025 to target terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), is on […]
