Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Saying that Punjab’s hard-earned peace should not be endangered by uncalled narratives, Rajya Sabha (RS) MP Vikramjit Sahney on Monday said he was deeply pained by the recent “discourse surrounding the film Satluj”. He said in a statement that the film portrays a specific chapter of Punjab’s history relating to disappearances, fake encounters, extra-judicial killings and illegal cremations without informing the kith and kin.He said any film based on historical events s…
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Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday lauded the efficiency of both the police department and the judiciary after a special fast-track court sentenced 65-year-old Bhimrao Prabhakar Kamble to death for the brutal sexual assault and murder of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Nasrapur, Bhor taluka, in Pune district. The accused was convicted on June 25, exactly 55 days after the horrific crime occurred, Fadnavis stated in the state assembly.He said that on June 29, th…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) In a major crackdown on cybercrime networks facilitating “digital arrest” scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), under Operation Chakra-VI, constituted 60 special teams and conducted coordinated searches at more than 80 locations across 16 states. The searches were carried out in Punjab, Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, West Bengal, Manipur, Karnataka and Odisha a…
Moscow/New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Tuesday said that while the Supreme Courts of India and Russia have evolved through different legal traditions, both face the common challenge of preserving public confidence in the administration of justice while adapting to a rapidly changing world. In his address at a meeting with the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Igor Krasnov, in Moscow, CJI Surya Kant highlighted the similarities between t…
Mumbai/Ahmedabad, June 19 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Friday called for a transparent judicial enquiry into the Air India AI-171 Boeing 787 crash that claimed over 260 lives, arguing that pilots do not fly to kill people and independent technical evidence raises significant questions about the theory that pilot actions caused the disaster.Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, FIP President Captain C.S. Randhawa said the organisation had approached the Supreme Court of Ind…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at two premises linked to the Vedanta Group in Delhi and Mumbai as part of an investigation under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), senior agency officials said on Tuesday.According to officials, the searches, which have concluded, are related to alleged “brand fee payments made by group entities to their parent company”.The probe agency collected documents and records linked to the alleged transaction…
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday congratulated senior advocate V. Mohana on her nomination as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, describing her elevation as a landmark achievement for both Tamil Nadu and the country’s judiciary.In an official statement, Vijay said Mohana had created history by becoming the first woman from Tamil Nadu to be elevated directly from the Bar to the Supreme Court.He noted that she is only the second woman in India to rec…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Aiming to strengthen ECI’s legal framework and strategy, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday inaugurated the 2nd National Conference of Counsels representing the poll panel. The Conference, organised at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management, centred on the theme “A Year of Legal Challenges, Experiences, Learnings and the Way Forward”, provided a vital platform for dialogue and exchange between the Commission and le…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court of India on Friday questioned whether children from families that have already attained educational and economic advancement through reservation should continue receiving its benefits, observing that such upward mobility should place them within the creamy layer category and exclude them from further reservation benefits. The remarks came from a Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan while hearing a special leave petition (SLP) challenging a…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Vedanta Limited on Thursday informed stock exchanges that the Supreme Court of India has ruled against its subsidiary Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) in a case related to alleged misdeclaration of power availability, resulting in a penalty payout of nearly Rs 127 crore along with applicable late payment surcharge.In a regulatory filing, Vedanta said it had received a disclosure from TSPL regarding a judgment dated May 20, passed by the apex court in appeals filed by P…