NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court overturned the Ghazipur court’s decision that sentenced Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari to four years in prison under the Gangsters Act in connection with the 2005 murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai.As a result of the high court’s ruling in favor of Ansari’s appeal against his conviction, he can…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday issued an order to Baba Ramdev and Patanjali, instructing them to remove claims promoting Coronil as a “cure” for Covid-19. The order was passed by Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani on Monday, in response to an interim injunction application filed as part of a suit by various doctors’…
NEW DELHI: Delhi court on Monday suspended the five-month simple imprisonment sentence given to Medha Patkar, a leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, in a defamation case filed by lieutenant governor of Delhi V K Saxena. The case was filed by Saxena when he was the head of an NGO in Gujarat 23-years-ago. Patkar’s appeal…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has often attacked the Narendra Modi government for favouring businessmen Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, on Monday referred to them as “A1” and “A2” after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla objected to naming individuals who are not part of the House in Parliament.During his address in the Lok…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday cited Mahabharata‘s ‘chakravyuha’ to attack Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government at the centre while discussing Union budget 2024 in Lok Sabha. The Congress leader used Chakravyuha‘s lotus analogy to target the government saying it has created an “atmosphere of fear” in the country.“When I researched about…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere in the Jharkhand HC‘s order that granted bail to CM Hemant Soren in the alleged land scam and money laundering case.The apex court said that the “HC passed a well reasoned order” and dismissed the plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate.“We are not inclined to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sent a notice to NCP‘s Ajit Pawar faction on a plea filed by leader Jayant Patil from the other faction seeking the disqualification of Ajit Pawar group MLAs for defection and joining Sena-BJP government. This response from the top court comes after the Sharad Pawar faction challenged Maharashtra…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant a stay on the Patna high court‘s decision that scrapped the Bihar state law reserving 65% of government jobs for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and backward classes.The bench, consisting of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra,…
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has issued summons to Bharatiya Janata Party MP from the Surat Lok Sabha constituency, Mukesh Dalal, over two petitions challenging his uncontested victory.The court of Justice JC Doshi issued summons to Dalal, directing him to respond by Aug 9, after the matter came up for hearing on July 25, the lawyer…
NEW DELHI: A liquor shop owner in Madhya Pradesh was fined Rs 10,000 for the unauthorised advertisement of his shop. In an apparent attempt to boost sales, the owner had put up a banner 40-50 feet away from his shop saying, “Dindahade English bolna seekhen (learn to speak English during daytime)”, with an arrow pointing…
