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One of the convicts in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case, AG Perarivalan, has finally been released from prison after 31 years. The Supreme Court gave the verdict to release Perarivalan based on its extraordinary power under Article 142. This order by the SC give hope that other convicts in the case could also be released. Six […]
Supreme Court, today, has granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in Sheena Bora murder case. Indrani had filed a application for bail in February, supported by her Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi. Sheena’s mother, Indrani has been in judicial custody of Special CBI court. In her letter for bail, Indrani had claimed that an […]
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointment of new chief justices to six high courts on Tuesday, including the transfer of Telangana High Court CJ Satish Chandra Sharma to the Delhi High Court, which had been without a CJ since March 12. After nearly two weeks of intensive debate, the Collegium, which included CJI N.V. […]
In another development in the Karti Chidambaram case, S Bhaskar Raman was finally arrested following extensive questioning. The CBI raided Congress MP Karti Chidambaram’s home and offices on suspicion of bribery for visas early on Tuesday. Seven locations associated with Karti Chidambaram – the son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram – and his friends […]
Anand Mahindra, chairman and managing director of Mahindra Group, is known for being generous, patient and inclusive, but the latest tweet also proves that he has a great sense of humour. This tweet has taken the netizens by storm, as people are scrambling to comment and appreciate the business tycoons witty reply to what feels […]
The north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall till May 20, due to strong south-westerly winds from the Bay of Bengal to the northeast and the adjoining east Indian states at lower tropospheric levels. The Met Department has issued a red alert […]
The raging Gyanvapi Masjid dispute might or might not emerge with a clear solution in sight. Unfortunately, it has further polarised an already communally sensitive India. In clear disregard of Hindu sentiments, AIMIM leader Danish Qureshi posted a derogatory remark about the reported shivling, found in the mosque’s pond. The water body serves as the […]
It is now a matter of debate not to consider this a technological achievement in the Indian legal field but now the legal process is also taking on a modern twist. Madras High Court conducted an entire case hearing through WhatsApp, that too on a Sunday. Although, online hearing are not new as several were […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that 5G service will be launched in the next few months, which will contribute nearly $450 billion to the country’s economy in the next 15 years or so. Currently 2G, 3G and 4G services are available in the country and within a decade all these services will be converted to […]
The ongoing Gyanvapi Masjid dispute took a new turn with the petitioners claiming, Monday, to have discovered a “Shivling” in the masjid pond. On Monday, hours after the “discovery,” a civil court issued an injunction sealing the location and prohibiting individuals from entering it. CRPF personnel were deputed to restrict entry into the contentious zone. […]
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has countered the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its comments on the India’s delimitation exercise in Jammu & Kashmir. He hit back at the organization saying that OIC should refrain from making any unwarranted statements regarding India’s internal affairs. “We are dismayed that the OIC Secretariat has once again […]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command, Lt Gen R P Kalita, on Monday, said that the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is continuously carrying out infrastructure work across the international border in Arunachal Pradesh. However, he also assured that Indian side is monitoring the situation closely and also upgrading its own capabilities in order to be […]
Fr Cedric Prakash The ‘sedition’ law in India is repressive and regressive, archaic and obsolete, draconian in nature and blatantly violative of the freedoms guaranteed to every citizen of the country in the Constitution. It specifically goes against Articles 19 1 (A), 14 and 21 of the Constitution dealing with the Right to Equality, Freedom of […]
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday the petition of the management of Gyanvapi mosque against the survey of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The hearing will be held amid an important development after a Varanasi court on Monday directed the district administration there to seal the spot of the survey inside the complex where allegedly ‘Shivling’ has […]
In July 2022, India will meet a new President as Ram Nath Kovind’s tenure ends. The Presidential Elections in India are a classic example of the insomnia of Indian Politics. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) re-evaluate their positions as the Presidential Elections come closer. India’s electoral college consists of […]
Bombay High Court has granted bail to a person who had been convicted under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), saying that kissing on the lips and touching a minor’s private parts was not unnatural offence under section 377 IPC. Justice Anuja Prabudessai observed, “In my considered view, this would not prima facie […]
The Ahmedabad Police’s Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) unit has lodged an FIR against filmmaker Avinash Das for sharing a picture of Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Pooja Singhal, who was recently arrested in a money laundering case. In the complaint, the police has said that Das shared the […]
Netherlands has become the fifth-largest export destination for India in the financial year ending March 2022. It is an impressive growth as the country was India’s 10th largest export destination just the previous year. India exported goods worth US $12.5 billion, which is a whopping rise of 94% as compared to 2020-2021 year. India’s exports […]
During the Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, Congress party has insisted that when ‘1 family, 1 ticket’ rule is put in place, there will be conditions and exemptions to it. The party announced that a second member of the family may be considered for a ticket if the person has worked for the party for at […]
Adani Group, this morning, in a statement said that Gautam Adani and his wife Dr. Priti Adani had no interest in joining politics and all the buzz that they might be elected to Rajya Sabha was completely false. The group said that these rumours were baseless speculations that spread through the media wherever there are […]
