Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation in his monthly radio programme “Mann ki Baat”. As the programme coincided with the mega Hindu festival of Diwali, the Prime Minister has kick-started a “Bharat Ki Laxmi” campaign where he discussed about the women who have brought a change in the society.
Source – New Delhi: The saga of the Bishop Franco rape case continues with a new twist: the police officer who served a legal notice to rape accused Franco has now been immediately transferred from his post. Franco is accused of raping a Christian nun 13 times, and a criminal investigation in the case him is
Source – gulfnews.com Hyderabad: The dilly-dallying by Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy government in constructing the new Andhra Pradesh capital Amarvati has infuriated the state High Court and a division bench headed by Chief Justice J.K. Maheshwari issuing a stern warning to the state government against any further delay. Hearing a batch of petitions challenging the ‘Swiss
Source – barandbench.com In the midst of the ongoing boycott at the Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court on Thursday opined that there was little doubt that the conduct of the lawyers amounted to contempt of court. The order states, “We have a little doubt that conduct of the lawyers really falls within the domain
Source – thewire.in New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Friday, asked the Kerala government to give Rs 25 lakh each as interim compensation to the owners of Maradu flats, being demolished on the court’s orders for violation of environment norms by builders, after it was informed that they have been given a lower amount. A bench
Source – barandbench.com Remarking that lawyers must boldly refuse to abide by any call for a strike, the Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a petition filed before it in view of the indefinite boycott called by the Orissa High Court Bar Association. The petition was dismissed by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev
Source – hindustantimes.com The Delhi high court on Wednesday granted bail to the Congress’s Karnataka leader, DK Shivakumar, ruling out chances of him tampering with the evidence in a case of money laundering brought by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Shivakumar, 57, who was arrested by the ED on September 3 and was released from Tihar
Source – The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the widow of a man, who had been killed by terrorists aboard a trawler while hijacking the vessel allegedly for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The court of Justice Bhargav Karia reasoned that in view
Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI: In a relief to a Uttarakhand TV journalist, the Supreme Court has stayed the criminal proceedings in three cases lodged against him and others by the state police after the channel headed by him last year conducted a sting operation allegedly exposing corruption at the highest level. The cases of extortion,
Source – financialexpress.com At a time when governments—at the Centre and the states—are looking at tracking even social media messages, the Bombay High Court has done well to reiterate an individual’s right to privacy and to rule that even tapping of phones that has been signed off by government officials is unlawful if it doesn’t
