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Pak regards India as existential threat, will pursue development of battlefield n-weapons to counter India: US report

Pak regards India as existential threat, will pursue development of battlefield n-weapons to counter India: US report

Washington/New Delhi, May 25 (UNI) Pakistan regards India as an existential threat and will continue to pursue its military modernisation effort, including the development of battlefield nuclear weapons, to offset India’s conventional military advantage, says a US report.
The United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in its 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment, also says that India views China as its primary adversary and Pakistan more an ancillary security problem to be managed, despite the cross-border attacks in mid-May by both India’s and Pakistan’s militaries.

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Anant Nag, Ricky Kej honoured with Padma awards

Anant Nag, Ricky Kej honoured with Padma awards

27 May 2025 | 11:34 PM

New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu, conferred the prestigious Padma Bhushan award to Anant Nag (Art) and Padma Shri awards to Dr. Ricky Gyan Kej (Art), Prashanth Prakash (Trade and Industry), and Dr Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar (Art) here on Tuesday.

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SC quashes rape charges against Agriculture student

SC quashes rape charges against Agriculture student

27 May 2025 | 8:31 PM

New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed rape and allied charges against a 25-year-old Agriculture student, observing that a consensual relationship that later turns sour or distant cannot be a valid basis for initiating criminal proceedings under rape laws.

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SC issues notice in plea challenging Waqf Act, tags case with similar matter

SC issues notice in plea challenging Waqf Act, tags case with similar matter

27 May 2025 | 8:19 PM

New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Nikhil Upadhyay, son of Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Waqf Act, 1995, as amended by the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

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SC grants final chance to NGO to pay penalty for frivolous PIL; warns of contempt action

SC grants final chance to NGO to pay penalty for frivolous PIL; warns of contempt action

27 May 2025 | 7:32 PM

New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a final opportunity to the Akhil Bhartiya Shanti Pratishthan to deposit the balance amount of Rs 35,000 as part of a cost imposed for filing a frivolous Public Interest Litigation (PIL), sternly warning that no further extensions would be granted and failure to comply may lead to suo motu contempt proceedings.

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SC applauds Bombay HC's 'beautifully written' order in family property dispute, dismisses SLP

SC applauds Bombay HC's 'beautifully written' order in family property dispute, dismisses SLP

27 May 2025 | 7:19 PM

New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court lauded an interim order passed by Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh of the Bombay High Court in a decades-old family property dispute, describing it as “very fair, just and equitable", while dismissing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed against the same.

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