Month: January 2018

CBI tells panel it asked govt in 2005 to approach Supreme Court on Bofors case

Source – hindustantimes.com The CBI has told a parliamentary panel that it was denied permission from the then Central government to approach the Supreme Court against a 2005 Delhi high court order in the Bofors guns case, sources here said. The six-member Public Accounts Committee’s sub-committee on defence is looking into non-compliance of certain aspects of

No Durga idol immersion today despite Calcutta High Court nod. Another victory for Mamata government?

Source – intoday.in Towing the Mamata government-drawn line of not immersing Durga idols today on the occasion of Muharram, Durga Puja Committees in Kolkata have awarded Didi a win in fight against Hindu fundamentalists, or have they been made to? The state government had imposed restrictions on Durga idol immersion on Vijaydashami on September 30 after 10 pm

Supreme Court to continue hearing on Kerala Love Jihad Case

Source – india.com New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today continue the hearing on the Kerala Love Jihad case. Earlier, a group of people had submitted a petition to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanding a probe into the alleged unlawful incarceration of Hadiya, the 24-year-old Vaikom native who converted to Islam. After

‘UP needs three more high court benches’

Source – indiatimes.comb Agra: The minister of state for human resource development, Satya Pal Singh, on Monday said that there was need for three more high court benches in the state which has a population of around 22 crore. These HC benches, Singh said, could be formed in Agra, Meerut and Gorakhpur districts. Speaking to media

First woman chief justice of Delhi high court to head panel on OBC sub-categorisation

Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: A five-member commission headed by retired justice G Rohini would examine the politically-sensitive issue of sub-categorisation of Other Backward Castes (OBCs) and submit its report within three months. President Ram Nath Kovind appointed the panel under Justice G Rohini, who was the first woman Chief Justice of Delhi high court and