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A "shoot-at-sight" or firing order may be passed in terms of the statutory powers relating to the arrest or prevention of offences or for disbanding unlawful assemblies under Sections 41-60 and Sections 149-152 of the CrPC, 1973.

Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, had said earlier that the Indian government “does not subscribe to its views and country rankings.” How does the index calculate its rankings?

All India Radio officially came into being in 1936. In its heyday, it was a staple in millions of Indian households, bringing news, sports and entertainment to homes across the country, even including its underserviced hinterlands.

Irrevocable Deregistration and Export Request Authorisation, or IDERA, empowers lessors to get their aircraft deregistered from the registry of the country where the lessee is based, repossess them, and fly them out, in cases like those of lease payment defaults.

As King Charles III is coronated, we take a look at the British royals' German roots. There are more ties than you might think.

Egypt is the most prominent backer of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan whereas rival RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is backed by the UAE.

Five of the European Space Agency's latest crop of astronaut candidates met the media in Cologne. They're part of a 17-person crew chosen from more than 22,000 applicants. By 2026, the ESA hopes some will go to the ISS.

If the government's legal borrowing limit of $31.4 trillion is not raised or suspended in the next few weeks, the result could be financial havoc.

The PoSH Act was passed in 2013. It defined sexual harassment, lay down the procedures for complaint and inquiry, and the action to be taken in cases of sexual harassment.

From 2026, newly constructed buildings will have to go for induction stoves and heat pumps that run on electricity, following environmental and health concerns noted by recent studies.