The idea of an informal meeting with SC judges on simultaneous polls was first mooted by DMK MP and senior advocate P Wilson NEW DELHI: Supreme Court had initially fixed a schedule for an “informal interaction” with members of the Parliament committee examining the bill for simultaneous elections, the panel’s chairperson, P P Chaudhary, told…
Humayun Kabir detained after voting as Bengal votes in Rejinagar, Nandigram bypolls NEW DELHI: Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief and MLA Humayun Kabir was briefly detained by Rejinagar Police and taken away from his party office in Murshidabad on Tuesday, after he cast his vote in the Rejinagar Assembly constituency by-election.Voting began early Tuesday…
Delhi govt modifies Addl DCP charge order after ACP Vivek Bhagat opts out amid harassment inquiry NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has modified an administrative order assigning the current duty charge (CDC) of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl DCP) to 12 Selection Grade DANIPS officers, removing Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vivek Bhagat from…
MUMBAI: Former chief of Atomic Energy Commission of India, Anil Kakodkar, who played a key role in the Pokhran nuclear weapons tests, said the main aim of the US conducting what is called a non-proliferation experiment last week was to assert its global nuclear hegemony and prevent other nations from conducting atomic tests.On Sept 30,…
NEW DELHI: Noting that “motherhood should not become a career penalty”, National Commission for Women (NCW) has called for measures to prevent recruitment discrimination against women arising from maternity, as part of a slew of recommendations to govt on laws related to maternity and childcare.In a report — containing 37 recommendations — NCW has also…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has stressed that a foreign national does not have an inherent or legally enforceable right to seek entry into India even if granted a visa. It added the statutory framework does not treat the possession of a visa as creating an absolute and unconditional right of admission into India.Justice Amit…
23-year legal duel (representative image) NEW DELHI: Nearly 23 years after it stayed the arrests of some journalists following the Tamil Nadu assembly passing a breach of privilege resolution against them, the hearing scheduled before a seven-judge Supreme Court bench Wednesday, which promised to be a legal duel over the media’s right to free speech…
Bengali film actor Koel Mallick with Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari after filing her nomination for the RS election in Kolkata NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday did not renominate two Union ministers, Hardeep Singh Puri and B L Verma, as its Rajya Sabha picks from Uttar Pradesh, rekindling speculation that PM Narendra Modi is looking to…
Russian drone strike hits Turkish cargo ship in Black Sea, killing 2 (representative image) NEW DELHI: At least two people were killed and several crew members, including an Indian national, were injured after a Russian drone strike caused a fire aboard a Turkish-owned civilian cargo vessel in the Black Sea.The Indian Embassy in Romania said…
Justice Nath said the courts must ensure that legal principles do not overshadow the human realities. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath on Monday said compassion in judging should not be mistaken for favour or leniency, but should instead mean understanding the human circumstances behind a legal dispute without compromising fairness or the…
