Seoul, April 16 (IANS) The Seoul government has submitted a formal opinion letter on the United States’ ongoing probes into South Korea and other nations involving what it calls “unfair” trade practices related to structural excess production and forced labour, officials said on Thursday.The letter was submitted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources to the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) ahead of public hearings on the ongoing trade investigation scheduled to begin next m…
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and Amit Bapna, close aides of industrialist Anil Ambani, in an ongoing investigation under the PMLA, based on multiple ECIRs registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to sources. Jhunjhunwala, who was the director of Reliance Capital Limited, is alleged to have been one of the key decision-makers in various operations of RHFL (Reliance Home Finance Limited) and RCFL (M/s Rel…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) As a nine-judge Constitution Bench continued hearing the Sabarimala review reference involving the interplay between religious freedom and fundamental rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that one of the most difficult tasks for a constitutional court is to declare the beliefs of millions of people as erroneous. The Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, observed submissions by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi,…
Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) In a major development, the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court, headed by the Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, refused to ban tiger safaris in the state. The bench further directed the state government to file a detailed affidavit clarifying the demarcation of core, buffer and tourism zones, and the exact locations where safaris are conducted.The court gave the verdict while looking into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by V. Ravikumar, a…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed an additional affidavit before the Delhi High Court in support of his plea seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing the CBI’s revision petition in the alleged Delhi excise policy case, alleging that the judge’s immediate family members hold continuing legal engagements with the Central government. In the fresh affidavit filed in the pending recusal …
Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is in Odisha to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath before hitting the campaign trail in West Bengal, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, raising questions on the transparency of his foreign travels.“Before making allegations against others, Rahul Gandhi should be transparent about his own passport and his foreign visits. I am ready to put my passport and my entire family’s passpo…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) In a setback to Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court order granting him transit anticipatory bail in the criminal case registered over his alleged defamatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria passed the interim order while issuing notice on the Assam government’s Special Leave Petition challenging the April …
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday the Assam government’s plea challenging the interim relief granted by the Telangana High Court to Congress leader Pawan Khera in the criminal case registered over his alleged defamatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, the matter is listed before a Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Ch…
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Tuesday termed the new notification by the Centre that changed eligibility criteria for top Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) posts reserved for Punjab and Haryana as “anti-state”. Speaking to reporters, he said when the state was carved out of Punjab, specific rules for the board were formally established. These rules included several provisions designed to safeguard Haryana’s interests. For instance, it w…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed apprehension that the police, under the instructions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), might arrest booth agents of her Trinamool Congress at the last moment so that elections are conducted in those booths without their presence.”The arrest of Trinamool Congress’s booth agents has been ordered so that they cannot sit in the polling booths. So you should keep alternatives ready. If one booth agent …