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New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the in-house committee's report that indicted him following the recovery of a large sum of unaccounted cash from his official residence in Delhi. The development comes amid reports that the Centre is preparing to introduce an impeachment motion in Parliament seeking Justice Varma's removal from office. In his plea, Justice Varma has questioned the constitutional validity of the recommenda ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the Karnataka High Court's order granting bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. "This court is not at all convinced by the manner in which the high court (Karnataka), in its discretion, granted bail (to Darshan)," said a two-judge bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan. Challenging the order of the Karnataka HC, the state filed an appeal in the top court seeking c ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from th ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has put a hold on an order. This order involved H D Kumaraswamy in a contempt case. The case relates to alleged land encroachment in Karnataka. The court has asked an NGO to respond. The NGO had accused Kumaraswamy and his family of encroachment. The High Court will now wait for the Supreme Court's decision. The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed an order making Union Minister and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy a party to the ongoing contempt proceedings over the alleged large-scale ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Cong ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The State Government on Thursday justified the suspension of IGP Vikash Kumar Vikash, who was Additional Commissioner of Police, over the June 4 stampede during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebrations, before the Karnataka High Court stating that the cops acted as if they were "servants of RCB" and their "actions embarrassed the government". The senior counsel representing the State Government made this submission before the division bench of Justice SG Pandit and ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 17: The Karnataka government has blamed IPL franchisee RCB, its event management partner, and the state cricket association for ignoring standard procedures and safety measures, leading to a stampede that claimed 11 lives and injured 33 others last month. In its status report on the June 4 stampede near the M Chinnaswamy stadium that was submitted to the Karnataka High Court, the state government said RCB, its event management partner, and the state cricket association unilatera ...Read More >
The Karnataka government has capped movie ticket prices at Rs 200 across the state, including multiplexes, to enhance cinema accessibility. This initiative, announced in the March budget, aims to support Kannada cinema. Additionally, the state plans to launch a dedicated OTT platform for Kannada films and allocate Rs 3 crore for archiving Kannada films to preserve cultural narratives. In a significant move aimed at making cinema more accessible, the Karnataka government has ordered a cap on mov ...Read More >
The Supreme Court questions the Karnataka High Court's decision to grant bail to Kannada actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case. Justices expressed doubts about the High Court's discretion. Darshan, along with Pavithra Gowda and others, faces accusations of abducting and torturing Renukaswamy. Police reports suggest the victim endured brutal torture before his death. The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its reservation over the Karnataka High Court granting bail to Kannada actor Darsha ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
One report blames the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), event management company DNA, and police officers. Another suggests government inaction and a lack of adequate security measures contributed significantly to the tragedy. The tragic stampede at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium, which claimed 11 lives, has prompted multiple investigations with conflicting conclusions. A government status report presented to the Karnataka High Court accused the Roy ...Read More >
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its discontent over the Karnataka High Court granting bail to Kannada actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case. The matter came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan. The bench said it was "not at all convinced" by the manner in which the High Court exercised its discretion. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal represented Darshan before the apex court. During the hearing, the bench told Darshan's counsel t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold an order passed by the Karnataka High Court, impleading Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy in a contempt proceeding. The matter came up before a bench comprising Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale. Kumaraswamy was represented by senior advocate C Aryama Sundaram, along with advocates Balaji Srinivasan, Nishanth A V, and Harsha Tripathi. Advocate Prashant Bhushan appeared on caveat for Samaj Parivartana Samudaya. After hearing submissions, the b ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 17 (PTI) Kannada film actress Ranya Rao has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment under the stringent COFEPOSA, in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Advisory Board handling the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA) matter recently ruled that Rao will not be granted bail during the entire term of her detention. Rao was earlier granted default bail on May 20 by a city court, along with her co-accused Tarun Raju, after ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhur ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to publicly disclose its status report on the stampede incident outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium that occured during the celebrations of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team's maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title win. The unfortunate tragedy led to the death of 11 people and left over 50 injured. The state government had requested the High Court to keep the report confidential, but ...Read More >
The apex court, on Monday, also observed that most of the convicts were teenagers at the time and that the crime likely stemmed from psychological distress rather than criminal intent. The Supreme Court, in a significant judgment on Monday, stayed the arrest and life sentences of Shubha Shankar and three others convicted in the 2003 murder of her fiance Girish, while upholding their conviction. The apex court granted the four convicts, Shubha, her boyfriend Arun, and their associates Dinakaran ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to publicly disclose its status report on the stampede incident outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium that occured during the celebrations of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team's maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title win. The unfortunate tragedy led to the death of 11 people and left over 50 injured. The state government had requested the High Court to keep the report confidential, but ...Read More >
New Delhi, The loco pilots union has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to refer their dispute with the rail administration over rest hours to the lower house's Petition Committee, and warned of a nationwide strike if the issue is not resolved. The All India Loco Running Staff Association and the rail administration have locked horns over clubbing weekly rest hours with daily rest hours. However, the Railway Ministry said that, of late, it has created several amenities for loco ...Read More >
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to publicly disclose its status report on the stampede incident outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium that occured during the celebrations of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title win. The unfortunate tragedy led to the death of 11 people and left over 50 injured. The state government had requested the High Court to keep the report confidential, but a ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to share the Bengaulru stampede report with Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and DNA Entertainment Networks. The bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice V. Kameshwar Rao and Justice C. M. Joshi, directed the state government to provide the report, along with translations, to the abovementioned firms junking the state government's justification for withholding the report. The ben ...Read More >
The Law Ministry announced the appointment of chief justices to five high courts. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva is now the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. Justice Vibhu Bakhru has been elevated to Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. Justice Ashutosh Kumar is now Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. Chief justices were appointed to five high courts on Monday, the law ministry said. According to separate law ministry notifications, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has been appointed as ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The government on Friday issued orders for elevation of five judges of various High Courts as Chief Justices. According to a Press Communique issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the appointments were made by President Droupadi Murmu. Chief Justices of four High Courts have been transferred. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who has been serving as Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, will now assume the role as Chief Justice of the same court. ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. Also Read | Donal ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Monday cleared the appointments of Chief Justices of the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna, and Jharkhand, following the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium. In a post on X, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that the President was pleased to appoint Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Justice Sachdeva was functioning as Acting Chief J ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte ...Read More >
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