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The Supreme Court questioned the SIT investigating Ali Khan Mahmudabad's Facebook posts about Operation Sindoor, suggesting it was broadening its probe unnecessarily. The court limited the SIT's investigation to the two FIRs concerning the Facebook posts and directed them to conclude the inquiry within four weeks, barring further summons for Mahmudabad. His interim protection from arrest remains in effect. The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the special investigation team (SIT), set up to ...Read More >
The Supreme Court criticised Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya. This was regarding his cartoon depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS. The court deemed the cartoon undignified and inflammatory. Malviya faces charges under various sections of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act. This follows a complaint filed by an RSS member. The Supreme Court on Monday chided Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya for his "immature" cartoon that portrayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS in ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the state's health services must be made future-ready to keep pace with global advancements and effectively respond to emerging challenges. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various health projects worth Rs 1,000 crore at King George's Medical University (KGMU) here. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the Health portfolio, and Medical Education Minister ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14: The Supreme Court on Monday criticised Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya for publishing a cartoon that depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in an "undignified" manner in the case [Hemant Malviya vs The State of Madhya Pradesh], Bar and Bench reported. A Bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar was hearing Malviya's anticipatory bail plea, which was filed after the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected his earlier plea. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Central government on Monday objected to the legal validity of a petition on maintainability ground filed by the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the Delhi High Court, challenging the confirmation of a five-year ban imposed on the organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). During the hearing, the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, representing the Centre, argued that the petition was not maintainable under Articles 226 or 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Central government on Monday objected to the legal validity of a petition on maintainability ground filed by the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the Delhi High Court, challenging the confirmation of a five-year ban imposed on the organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). During the hearing, the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, representing the Centre, argued that the petition was not maintainable under Articles 226 or 2 ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanya ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said that the right to freedom of speech and expression was "being abused" while hearing the anticipatory bail plea of cartoonist Hemant Malviya, who has been booked over objectionable social media posts related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers."Why do you do all this?" a bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar asked Malviya's counsel, Advocate Vrinda Grover, during the hearing.Grover submitted that the cartoon in question was cr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): In rebuttal arguments before the Rouse Avenue court on Saturday, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju said that Young Indian was involved in money laundering and continues to be involved. Raju asserted that there were sufficient grounds to take cognisance of the prosecution complaint against all accused persons in the National Herald money laundering case. After hearing the arguements of ASG Raju, Special Judge Vishal Gogne listed the matter for clarific ...Read More >
The film Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder starring Vijay Raaz is facing legal trouble after several petitions were filed to halt its release, scheduled for July 11. On Wednesday, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) informed the Delhi High Court that it had removed the allegedly objectionable parts from the film. According to Bar and Bench, a Bench comprising Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Daya was hearing multiple petitions, including one from Maulana Arshad ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail petitions of activists Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and other accused in the controversy behind the Delhi riots in February 2020. A bench headed by Justice Naveen Chawla reserved the verdict after hearing the arguments on bail pleas of both sides. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Delhi Police, said that if the accused do anything against the country, then the best place for them is jail. Mehta said the riots ...Read More >
New Delhi - The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) informed the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that the allegedly objectionable content in the upcoming film 'Udaipur Files' has been removed in accordance with prescribed guidelines. The development comes as the court hears multiple petitions demanding a stay on the film's release, citing concerns over communal harmony. During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma told the court that before certification was granted ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail pleas of activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid in connection with a UAPA case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 Delhi riots.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur reserved its verdict after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence. The bail pleas have been pending since 2022 and were heard by different benches over time.Both Imam and Khalid are accused of being part of ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Wednesday apprised the Delhi High Court that the alleged offending portions of the film 'Udaipur Files' have been removed. A Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Daya was hearing a batch of pleas, including a plea filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, the President of the Islamic cleric's body Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind, seeking a prohibition on the release of the film based on the Kanhaiya Lal murder cas ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed a special screening of the controversial film 'Udaipur Files' before ruling on petitions seeking to halt its release, scheduled for July 11. The film, inspired by the 2022 murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, has drawn sharp criticism for allegedly stoking communal tensions. The directive came during Tuesday's hearing, where Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, representing the Ministry of Information and B ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told a Delhi court that the Gandhi family's claim of having no control over Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the publisher of National Herald, is false. During the hearing at the Rouse Avenue Court, the agency accused senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of fraudulently acquiring property worth Rs 2000 crore belonging to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the original publisher of the Nati ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt aims to create 10 lakh green livelihoods through engagement in eco-tourism activities by establishing 100 facilities to process medicinal plants. The move is an attempt to engage local communities in its mission to establish green Odisha by 2036. On the occasion of the 76th Van Mahotsav, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday. The govt also introduced new awards for environmentalists and conservationists as well as increased the award money.In his speech, the c ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday, prima facie, observed that Abu Salem, convicted in the 1993 Bombay blasts case, has not yet completed 25 years of incarceration as stipulated in the extradition terms under which he was brought from Portugal. A division bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and Rajesh Patil made the prima facie observation while hearing Salem's plea seeking premature release. The Court, while admitting the petition, refused to grant any interim relief. Salem approached the HC ...Read More >
Baramulla, Jul 5: Hundreds of mourners from Delina and its neighbouring villages Saturday participated in the Muharram procession, the 9th day of the month of Muharram-Ul-Haram at Delina area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. The procession was one of the series of processions being held in the month of Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar. Dressed in black and carrying flags bearing religious inscriptions, participants from the villages of Hygam, Bulgam, Bohripora, Syedpora, Uri ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Young Indian was created to revive Associated Journal Limited (AJL) and not to earn rent, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's counsel told the Rouse Avenue court, which is hearing the National Herald case. 'AJL is freedom-fighting legacy, our purpose is to save it, not to earn rent from its properties. It was founded by Jawaharlal Nehru, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai and other leaders before Independence. Motive was its revival, not to earn rent,' the counsel mentioned. Special ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over the National Herald case, alleging it exemplifies the party's involvement in land-related corruption. Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla claimed, 'The National Herald scam is proof of how the Congress party is connected to the land. Wherever Congress sees land, be it the Jija ji scam, MUDA scam, or National Herald scam, it grabs that land through corruption.' Poonawalla ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over the National Herald case, alleging it exemplifies the party's involvement in land-related corruption. Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla claimed, 'The National Herald scam is proof of how the Congress party is connected to the land. Wherever Congress sees land, be it the Jija ji scam, MUDA scam, or National Herald scam, it grabs that land through corruption.' Poonawalla ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5: In the National Herald money laundering case, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi told a Special Delhi Court on Saturday that the All India Congress Committee's attempts to revive the pre-Independence newspaper were misconstrued as a bid to sell its assets. Appearing before Special Judge Vishal Gogne, Senior advocate R.S. Cheema, representing the LoP, slammed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) 'squinted version' which accused the AICC of looking for profit fro ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, once distant cousins, are coming together to challenge the Maharashtra government's choice to implement Hindi as a compulsory language for Classes 1 to 5 according to the National Education Policy (NEP). They perceive this action as an infringement on local identity and language variety. Uddhav's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are set to conduct a unified protest march on July 5, representing their first joint endeavour in twenty year ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, raised serious questions over the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) probe into the 'National Herald' case. Arguing before a Delhi court on Friday, Singhvi described the case as "really strange" and "unprecedented," claiming that it involves allegations of money laundering without any tangible assets involved. "This is an alleged case of money laundering without any property, without any use or projection o ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai on Friday was felicitated by the Bombay Bar Association during a progammme during a programme here. Speaking on the occasion, the CJI said "this bar association is the mother institution that provides intellectuals to the judiciary". "The building of the Bombay High Court, the Bombay Bar Association and my colleagues here have made me what I am today. Whatever I am today is because of these institutions. The Bombay Bar Asso ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday completed its arguments in the National Herald money laundering case at Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the ED, alleged that Young Indian Pvt Ltd-- linked to senior Congress leaders, was used to generate and launder illicit income amounting to ₹2,000 crore. He described the case as a "classic example of money laundering." Special Judge Vishal Gogne has directed the accused, including Congress ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge's June 30 order allowing the termination of a 16-year-old rape survivor's 27-week pregnancy, warning that such a procedure could seriously impact her future reproductive health. A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal took up the urgent appeal and later modified the earlier order, directing that the pregnancy be continued based on the AI ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant development in the National Herald money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has told Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court that if concrete evidence emerges, the Congress party could be named as an accused under Section 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). However, the agency clarified that such a step would not be taken without sufficient proof. The ED emphasized that not naming the Congress party as an accused at this stage does not rule out the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday told a Delhi court that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi acquired full control of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), publisher of the National Herald newspaper, for a mere Rs 50 lakh, despite the company holding real estate assets worth over Rs 2,000 crore. The submission was made before Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne at Rouse Avenue Courts, as the Court continued hearing arguments on whether to take cognisance of the E ...Read More >
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