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SRINAGAR: In a move to curb the spread of anti-national propaganda, a designated NIA court in Srinagar on Tuesday issued a proclamation against three Kashmiris, in an FIR registered by the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK). Investigators have established their alleged role in propagating content deemed prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India. The court…
Angel Chakma, a Tripura student who allegedly died following a racist attack in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Amidst outrage over the murder of Anjel Chakma, 24, from Tripura allegedly on racial grounds, a petition has been filed in Supreme Court seeking its intervention to protect people from north-eastern states from hate and racial abuse…
A three-year wait for Honey Trehan’s historical drama ‘Punjab ’95’, starring Diljit Dosanjh as human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, might finally be coming to an end. While the film remains unreleased in India, Retired Punjab and Haryana High Court judge and noted human rights activist Justice Ranjit Singh has urged the Central Board of…
File photo: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: A day before Supreme Court hears the suo motu civil case on the new definition of Aravali hills and ranges, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday wrote to environment minister Bhupender Yadav, asking him four questions pertaining to assessment of Forest Survey of…
NEW DELHI: Over the past two decades, Supreme Court has protected the Aravalis from activities that can harm ecologically sensitive zones, including in 2002 when it banned mining and pumping of groundwater within 5km of the Delhi border, and subsequently banned illegal mining in Haryana and Rajasthan.Even the PMO, on two occasions in April 2014…
MUMBAI: In an unexpected turn, a woman’s current husband took the witness stand to depose on behalf of her ex-spouse, ending a nearly 17-year-old domestic violence case. The case, initiated in 2009 by the woman, alleged years of torture by her first husband. She sought protection and monetary relief, claiming she was ousted from her…
NEW DELHI: As the controversy over its November 20 order on the Aravali hills refuses to die down and environmentalists and citizens oppose the verdict, Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the issue and registered a case which will be taken up on Monday. The cause list put up on the Supreme Court…
Supreme Court (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of concerns linked to the definition of the Aravali Range, signalling fresh judicial scrutiny of an issue that has sparked protests and debate over mining and environmental protection. According to news agency ANI, a three-judge vacation bench headed by Chief…
Panaji: A day after the tourism department declared that construction of Pradhan Mantri Ekta Mall (Unity Mall) started after obtaining all statutory permissions, villagers hoped the court would scrap the project.On Saturday, villagers opposed to the project said they would ask the court to nix the proposed project. The court will hear the petition on…
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan faces a legal challenge as a consumer commission summons him over a pan masala advertisement. The court ordered a forensic examination of his signature, questioning claims of saffron-infused cardamom. Khan’s team denies the allegations, stating the ad promotes silver-coated cardamom and asserting signature authenticity. He is required to appear in court…
