The number of "fraud cases" in the Supreme Court tends to increase as elections draw closer and the court becomes a site for political engagement, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Thursday.
Speaking at the Constitution Day function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Chandrachud said we all exist together and the Indian Constitution tells us that "we either survive or we perish together".
"But above all, I think it is important that on a day where we celebrate the Constitution,...
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
"Nothing Should Be Given For Free...," Says Narayana Murthy
Software industry icon NR Narayana Murthy on Wednesday said "nothing should be given free," and suggested people availing services and subsidies provided by the Government should be made to contribute back for the betterment of the society. The Infosys co-founder also said compassionate capitalism is the only solution for a poor country like India to become a prosperous nation.
"When you provide those services, when you provide those subsidies, there must be something in return that they're willing to do. For example, if you say -- I will give...
Mehul Choksi To Not Object Petition Seeking Release Of Properties: Court
A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday rejected absconding diamond merchant Mehul Choksi's application seeking to intervene in an application filed by the ICICI Bank for the release of certain mortgaged properties worth Rs 636 crore.
Mehul Choksi, an accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, is currently living in Antigua in Barbados.
The ICICI Bank has sought release of certain properties mortgaged with it.
His intervention application took objection to the release of his flats in south Mumbai and a bungalow in Alibaug, attached...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Gujarat High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Ban On Loudspeakers At Mosques
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest Litigation seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for 'azaan' or the Islamic call to prayer at mosques, terming the plea as "wholly misconceived." A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Aniruddha P Mayee also asked, during the hearing, if it was the petitioner's case that the noise of bells and gongs during 'aarti' at a temple is not heard outside.
The petition, filed by Bajrang Dal leader Shaktisinh Zala, claimed that "noise pollution" caused by 'azaan' when...
Monday, November 27, 2023
Watch: PM Modi Visits Hyderabad's Ameerpet Gurudwara On Guru Nanak Jayanti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited Ameerpet Gurudwara in Hyderabad, Telangana on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Gurpurab, is a sacred festival that marks the birth anniversary of the first guru of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev.
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Greetings on the auspicious occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru...
Madhya Pradesh Teen Raped In Car By Man She Befriended On Social Media
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth who had befriended her on social media and his three friends in a car in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, police said on Monday.
Police have invoked provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act since the victim is a Dalit, an official said, adding that nobody has been arrested so far.
The incident occurred on November 21 but a complaint was lodged four days later as the girl kept mum because she was threatened by the accused against disclosing the incident, an...
Zoo Keeper Dies After Being Attacked By Black Bear At Vizag Zoo
A 23-year-old animal keeper was mauled to death by a Himalayan black bear in the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (Vizag Zoo) on Monday.
B Nagesh Babu was attacked by Jihwan, the bear, estimated to be around 15 years old, an official said.
"Nagesh had left all the doors open in the animal night house and gone inside to clean, following which the animal came into the night house and attacked the keeper," said Vizag Zoo curator Nandani Salaria in a release.
According to the Zoo, Mr Babu was found lying in an unconscious state with serious injuries on...