11/02/2022 - TOP 3 NEWS OF INDIA

Coronavirus updates | February 11, 2022

The government said on Thursday that the decision on a third dosage of COVID-19 vaccination for all adults will be made based on scientific need, and that developing knowledge on the matter is being actively considered. Quarantine-free admission will be available to fully vaccinated foreign passengers from 82 countries beginning February 14, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The ability to quash criminal proceedings should be used sparingly: Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court said on Thursday that the ability to halt criminal proceedings should be used sparingly and only in the rarest of circumstances. The inherent powers do not confer any arbitrary authority on the court to act according to its whims and fancies, according to a bench comprising justices Abhay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka.

"It is undeniably true that the power of quashing criminal proceedings should be used sparingly and with caution, and only in the rarest of circumstances, and that the court was not justified in enquiring into the reliability, genuineness, or otherwise of the allegations made in the FIR or the complaint, and that the inherent powers do not confer any arbitrary jurisdiction on the court to act according to its whims and fancies," the belated statement said.

Not a favour of the hijab, but has a lot of contempt for hooligans who try to intimidate women: Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar, a veteran playwright and poet, stated on Thursday that he has never been a supporter of hijab or burqa, but that those attempting to "intimidate" girls wearing hijab in the present problem in Karnataka have infuriated him. Protests in support and opposition to the hijab have increased in several parts of Karnataka. After the administration in the southern state issued an order last week making uniforms dictated by it or the management of private institutions essential for pupils in schools and pre-university campuses, the demonstrations became violent in some spots on Tuesday. The BJP-led government responded by declaring a three-day holiday for the institutions on Tuesday.