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New CCTV footgae has surfaced on the fire at TRP Game Zone in Rajkot, Gujarat, which killed 27 people on May 25. Owner Yuvraj Singh Solanki and manager Nitin Jain have been arrested under charges including culpable homicide. An FIR is registered against four other accused. Gujarat HC has taken suo motto congnisance of the matter and will hear the case on May 27
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The Juvenile Justice Board remanded the minor accused to a rehabilitation/observation home till June 5 and a parameter has been set regarding what needs to be done during these 15 days. His lawyer Prashant Patil, says that the JJB filed a review application and this application was moved to modify the bail order issued by the board on 19th May
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BJP candidate from Puri Lok Sabha seat, Sambit Patra apologised for his 'Mahaprabhu is devotee of PM Modi' remarks following backlash. AAP's Sanjay Singh says that Lord Jagannath will give a befitting reply to their arrogance by removing BJP from the Centre
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Hundreds of students walked out of Yale University's graduation ceremony as part of a pro-Palestine protest at the university's commencement ceremony. Protests over Israel's war in Gaza have broken out at more than 60 colleges and universities this year. President Joe Biden has been cautious on the issue of protests over Gaza
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Donald Trump's lawyer accused star witness Michael Cohen of lying at the former U.S. president's trial about a phone conversation he claimed to have had with Trump about a hush money payment to a porn star shortly before the 2016 presidential election. Cohen said the phone call about a $130,000 hush money payment to a porn star. Cohen's testimony has been corroborated by other evidence, including handwritten notes.Cohen is set to return to the witness stand next week.
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The Supreme Court on April 26 rejected pleas seeking cross-verification of the votes cast in electronic voting machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) .
The apex court suggested having an electronic machines for counting votes, and bar codes on voting slips.
Supreme Court said request for verification of microcontroller of EVMs can be made within 7 days of declaration of poll results upon payment of fees.
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The Supreme Court on April 2 refused to exempt Patanjali Ayurved promoter Ramdev and managing director Acharya Balkrishna from personal appearance even as it came down hard on the Centre for failing to act against the company’s claims during Covid outbreak.
The court said Ramdev and Balakrishna’s affidavits apologising for violating their undertaking on advertisements for their medicinal products was mere “lip service”. It, however, refrained from passing any adverse order and granted them a week to file an affidavit.
The case will now come up for hearing on April 10.
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Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of Calcutta HC on May 20, said he was 'ready to go back' to RSS if they call him for any assistance or for any work that he was capable of doing
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Newly enacted laws - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Act - to revamp criminal justice system effective July 1.
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It is impossible for words to measure the man who was a constitutionalist, a humanist, an Indian to the core, and the patriot forever ready to protect the fundamental values which made this nation
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Fali S Nariman devoted his life to making justice accessible to common citizens, says PM Modi. The eminent jurist passed away in Delhi on February 21. He was 95.
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How often has it happened that you had to wait for hours to collect your baggage at the airport? It surely is a tiring situation. But this might change soon as the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has directed airlines to ensure that baggage delivery is within 30 minutes of landing at airports. Watch this video as Moneycontrol’s Sahil Jain explains more about the new directive.
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Subhash Chandra Garg, during whose tenure as the economic affairs secretary the electoral bonds scheme was notified, was initially apprehensive about it. However, he concluded that it helped in cleaning up cash financing of elections and "drastically reduced the contribution received by political parties in cash".
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While confiscation of property derived from or involved in money-laundering is an important objective to give effect to the PMLA, an unclear interpretation could strip a person of his legally acquired assets
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The court asks to make arrangements for puja in seven days and a pujari has to be nominated by Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust.
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The ASI was carrying out the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi premises, located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.
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Info Edge had accused 4B Networks, Rahul Yadav, and other senior executives of financial irregularities and embezzlement of funds
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The brouhaha over signboards and branding in the local language is not unique to Karnataka as other states too have rules to this effect. Most say that the local language has to be prominently displayed on top, followed by other languages, if any.
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From bringing terrorism and organised crime under the ambit of ordinary criminal law to repealing Section 377 that criminalised homosexuality, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 makes several key departures from the Indian Penal Code
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A bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma took note of the submissions of senior advocate Amit Desai, appearing for the Kochhars, that he would like to appear physically before it to argue the case.
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The two bills seek to enable greater representation and participation of women as public representatives in law-making processes in the legislative assemblies of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir.
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The Supreme Court on December 11 upheld the validity of the Presidential order scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and the bifurcation of the state, saying it didn’t retain an element of sovereignty after accession to India.
The court said the bifurcation of the state into Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh was valid but ordered restoration of J&K’s statehood at the earliest. It also directed the Election Commission to hold polls in J&K by September 30.
The court further said that Article 370 was a temporary provision.
Watch to know more!
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The income-tax department was directed to refund Rs 1,128 crore paid by Vodafone Idea in taxes during 2016-2017
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The bench said there is a petition pending before the top court on the issue and it will take up Thakur's plea along with that on November 22.
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A proposed merger of two media giants where a promoter-controller family would get hefty non-compete fees has put focus on the practice
