India

New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) The coordination committee of all district court bar associations of Delhi said on Monday the issue of same-sex marriage being heard by the Supreme Court should instead be decided the legislature.

The apex court is hearing a clutch of petitions seeking legal sanction for marriage between homosexual couples.

In a resolution, the committee said the social ramifications of the ongoing proceedings before the SC are colossal and have the potential for an unintended impact on the social fabric.

United Nations, Apr 24 (PTI) India’s population is expected to reach 1.425 billion by end of this month, dethroning China as the world’s most populous nation, the UN said on Monday.

According to the forecast based on the latest United Nations estimates and projections of the global population, China's population could drop below one billion before the end of the century while India’s population is expected to continue growing for several decades.

New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) The National Commission for Minorities on Monday sought a detailed report from Arunachal Pradesh chief secretary over the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's contention that a historical site associated with Guru Nanak Dev in Mechuka has been converted into a Buddhist temple.

New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) A meeting of top opposition leaders of around 19 parties for forging a joint front against the BJP will be held after the Karnataka assembly elections, Congress sources said on Monday.

The leaders were to meet up by the end of April earlier. Sources said the meeting has been delayed because of the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections.

Prayagraj/Allahabad (UP), Apr 24 (PTI) Prayagraj deputy chief medical officer Dr Sunil Singh was found hanging from a ceiling fan of a hotel room here on Monday, police said. The 51-year-old was found hanging in a room of Hotel Vitthal, situated next to the Coffee House in the Civil Lines area here.

Ahmedabad, Apr 24 (PTI) The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) will challenge before the Gujarat High Court the recent acquittal of all 67 accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case by a special court, sources said. .

Patna, Apr 24 (PTI) The Patna High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings before a trial court here against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in connection with his alleged slanderous remarks against those having "Modi" surname.

Justice Sandeep Kumar stayed the proceedings while hearing a petition of Gandhi, who has contended that since he has already been convicted in a similar case by a Gujarat court, he cannot be put on trial for the same offence again.

Kolkata, Apr 24 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Monday as they sought to cobble up a coalition of opposition parties, with the two regional satraps stressing on the need to "prepare together" for the next Lok Sabha polls in 2024.

The meeting between the two leaders, which was also attended by Bihar's deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, was described as "positive".

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Sunday arrested a separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland and the secession of India’s northern Punjab state, which has a history of violent insurgency.

Amritpal Singh had been on the run since last month after capturing national attention in February, when hundreds of his supporters stormed a police station in Ajnala, a town in Punjab state, with wooden batons, swords and guns to demand the release of a jailed aide.

Punjab state police tweeted Sunday that Singh was arrested in Moga, a town in the state.

Chandigarh/New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) The Haryana government on Friday claimed no clean chit has been given to anyone after revenue officials said no rules were broken in the transfer of land to realty major DLF by Skylight Hospitality, a company linked to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.