Chaibasa (Jharkhand): Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was granted bail by an MP-MLA court in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa on Wednesday in connection with a case related to alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a rally in 2018. Gandhi appeared before the court around 10.55 am. “Rahul Gandhi ji appeared before the court…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings in the criminal defamation case against Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, over his statement that the Indian Army was “thrashed” by Chinese Army at the border in Arunachal Pradesh in December 2022. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih made oral remarks….
Mumbai: A special NIA court on Thursday acquitted all accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, including former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh, Lt Colonel Purohit, and others. On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and dozens injured when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle detonated near a mosque in Malegaon City, Nashik….
Noida: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed 14 appeals challenging the acquittal of Surendra Koli, one of the main accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case. A bench led by Chief Justice B R Gavai, along with Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and K Vinod Chandran, upheld the Allahabad High Court’s October 2023 decision that…
New Delhi: Observing that Justice Yashwant Varma’s conduct does not inspire confidence, the Supreme Court on Wednesday posed sharp questions to the judge seeking invalidation of a report by an in-house inquiry panel which found him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row. The top court asked Justice Varma why he appeared before the…
New Delhi: A Delhi court would likely pronounce its order on the aspect of cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet in the National Herald case involving Congress’s Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Special judge Vishal Gogne on July 15 reserved the order after taking into account the submissions on the aspect of cognisance from both sides….
New Delhi: In a relief to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the June 17 Calcutta High Court decision that stalled the implementation of a revised list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). “Prima facie, the high court order seems to be erroneous,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would constitute a bench to hear Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea seeking to invalidate a report by an in-house inquiry panel, which found him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row. Justice Varma has also sought quashing of the May 8 recommendation…
New Delhi: In a significant development in the IRCTC hotel scam case, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has deferred its decision on whether to frame charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, ex-Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and others. The court, presided over by Special Judge Vishal…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, saying it adds to the purity of the election by “weeding out ineligible persons” from the electoral rolls. The affidavit filed by the poll panel in a plea challenging the June 24 order directing SIR…
