New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the withdrawal of a plea that sought a court-monitored investigation into the recent violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, allegedly triggered by protests against the newly-amended Waqf (Amendment) Act. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh allowed the petitioner, Advocate Shashank…
New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday expressed grave concern over the escalating child trafficking crisis in Delhi, remarking that the situation appears to be “going from bad to worse.” The Court directed the Delhi Police to intensify efforts to arrest the main accused, identified as Puja, in connection with a newborn…
New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance accompanied with their three children visited the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple today. The US VP, who is in India on a four-day visit, described the experience as memorable. In a message at the temple, the US VP wrote: “Thank you all…
New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday advised a man, who developed a severe lower limb disability allegedly after receiving a dose of the Covishield vaccine, to consider filing a civil suit for damages rather than pursuing a writ petition for compensation and medical assistance. A bench, comprising Justices B R Gavai…
New Delhi, April 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday referred a plea by BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, seeking to quash a 2011 land de-notification case, to a larger bench, noting that similar legal questions are already under consideration in another pending matter. A bench comprising justices JB Pardiwala and…
New Delhi, April 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday noted that the investigation against podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia, popularly known as BeerBiceps, in a case involving controversial comments on a YouTube show, is complete. The court said it would hear his plea seeking the return of his passport on April 28. A bench comprising justices…
New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday expressed sadness over the passing away of Pope Francis. Taking to his social media handle X, Kharge said, “The entire world is saddened by the passing away of Pope…
New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) The MSMEs manufacturing CCTVs have asked the government to give time and financial support to implement Stadardisation Test and Quality Certification (STQC) failing which over 1000 units will face immediate closure and loss of upto 4 lakh jobs across the country. “With over 1,000 MSME factories at risk of closure,…
New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underscored the importance of enhancing the capabilities of civil servants to build a future-ready civil service and highlighted the significance of Mission Karmayogi and the Civil Service Capacity Building Program in achieving this goal. Addressing the civil servants on the occasion of 17th Civil…
New Delhi, April 21 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his “heartfelt condolences” over the passing away of Pope Francis, calling him as a “beacon of compassion, humility and spiritual courage by millions across the world”. The Prime Minister in a heartfelt post on his social media handle X said, “Deeply pained by…
