Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Maharashtra’s State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Monday advised private establishments in Mumbai to allow employees to work from home wherever possible and directed non-essential government offices to function for only half a day, as heavy rainfall continued to batter the state amid a red alert.The SDMA further stated, “A Red/Orange alert has been issued for some districts in the Konkan/coastal areas during 6-7 July. Avoid unnecessary travel, roads under water,…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday clarified that the passport has never been proof of citizenship, after a controversy erupted on the issue a day before.It said this position has been there since the Passport Act came into force. It is not that it was decided in the last 12 years.The ministry said a passport is mainly a travel document, and its legal status has remained unchanged for many years.The issue gained attention after an MEA official said at a Passpo…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said it will challenge before the Bombay High Court the acquittal of all accused in the high-profile murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his driver.A special CBI court in Mumbai acquitted all the accused, including former Maharashtra Home Minister and ex-NCP MP Padamsinh Bajirao Patil, citing a lack of reliable evidence and extending the benefit of doubt to the accused.Pawanraje Nimbalkar, a prominent…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Bringing the curtains down on one of Maharashtra’s longest-running and most politically sensitive criminal cases, a special CBI court in Mumbai on Saturday acquitted all eight accused in the 2006 murder of senior Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his driver Samad Abdul Wahid Kazi, citing lack of evidence.Among those acquitted was former Maharashtra Home Minister and ex-NCP MP Padamsinh Patil, 86, who was alleged by the CBI to be the key conspirator behind the killing…
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has disclosed in its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) that a petition pending before the Bombay High Court seeks, among other reliefs, a stay on its proposed initial public offering (IPO) process and directions for greater disclosures regarding its shareholding structure.According to the DRHP filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the petitioner has sought a writ directing SEBI to decide a pending representation a…
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta has filed a plea alleging that various online platforms like Meta and Google created, uploaded and disseminated content on her generated from artificial intelligence (AI), thereby violating her personality rights and copyright and causing huge damage to her reputation and reputation. The actress also alleged violation of his moral rights under the Copyright Act, 1957. A single-judge bench of Justice Abhay Ahuja allowed her plea seeking patent permissio…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court has held that courts dealing with child custody and visitation disputes must guard against subjecting children to repeated psychological evaluations, cautioning that such processes can lead to “secondary victimisation” and “re-traumatisation”, particularly in cases involving allegations of sexual abuse. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh on Thursday modified Bombay High Court orders that had first substituted the appointment of a si…
Mumbai/New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Bombay Bar Association (BBA) on Monday strongly condemned reported threats, intimidation, harassment and acts of violence directed against former Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel and members of his family following a judgment delivered by him in proceedings related to the Syedna succession dispute. In a resolution passed on Monday, the Bar Association described the media reports as a matter of “grave concern” and called for a prompt and effecti…
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Philanthropic organisation Tata Trusts on Friday rejected allegations about a 1989 share transfer by the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust to the late Naval H. Tata, calling them unfounded and a malicious attempt to damage the reputation of the philanthropic institution and the Tata family.”Any suggestion of impropriety on the part of either the Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust, or any of the parties to the transaction is categorically denied. It is affirmed that the…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Tuesday administered the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court. Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva and Arun Palli, along with senior advocate V. Mohana, took oath as judges of the apex court after the Centre cleared their appointments on the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium.Acting on the Collegium’s recommendations made in its meetings held on May 22 and May 27, the Centre o…