27 Years in İmralı: Delhi Gathering Calls for Freedom of Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan
ANEEL PRASAD HEGDE { EX MP RAJYA SABHA} A solidarity programme was held in the national capital on Sunday 15 th February to mark 27 years of imprisonment of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been incarcerated in Turkey since February 15, 1999. Participants at the event described Öcalan as a central political figure representing […]
SC’S 9-JUDGE CONSTITUTION BENCH TO DECIDE DEFINITION OF “INDUSTRY”
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would constitute a nine-judge Constitution Bench to determine the definition of “industry” under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and its precursor – the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and […]
TOP COURT JUNKS PLEA OVER HIMANTA SARMA’S MIYA REMARK
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court struck a displeased note Monday afternoon as it turned down petitions to file a police case, and order an inquiry by a Special Investigation Team, or SIT, against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over alleged hate speech incidents. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, […]
The Eternal Timelessness of Mirza Ghalib
February 15 marked the 157th death anniversary of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797–1869), the crowning jewel of Urdu and Persian literature. A nobleman of the fading Mughal court and a witness to the seismic shifts of 1857, Ghalib was more than a poet; he was a philosopher of the human condition whose relevance has only […]
CBSE RULE ON CLASS 10 BOARDS: ONLY THOSE TAKING FIRST EXAM CAN SIT FOR SECOND ONE
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a clarification regarding Class 10 board examinations starting 2026, with the first board exams set to begin on Feb 17. In response to requests from students seeking permission to appear directly in the second board examination due to unavoidable reasons, the […]
