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The Supreme Court expressed strong disapproval of the Madras High Court’s handling of the Karur stampede case, stating “something is going wrong in the HC.” The apex court rejected the Tamil Nadu government’s plea to let its own commission investigate the incident, emphasizing the need for a fair and impartial inquiry. The SC will examine…
Say Impeachment Move A Brazen Attempt To ‘Browbeat Judiciary’ NEW DELHI: Expressing solidarity with Madras high court judge Justice G R Swaminathan, 56 former judges Friday issued an open letter urging members of Parliament to withdraw the impeachment notice against him. They warned that the move undermines judicial independence and seeks to pressure judges who…
Over 100 opposition MPs have submitted a notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker seeking the removal of Madras High Court Justice GR Swaminathan. They accuse him of misconduct and bias in a recent order concerning a lamp lighting at a temple near a dargah in Tamil Nadu. As many as 107 MPs, including those from…
In a striking turn of events, Nandamuri Balakrishna’s much-anticipated film ‘Akhanda 2’ has hit a legal roadblock as the Madras High Court steps in over a financial disagreement. Initially, Eros International Media Limited’s request to halt the release was dismissed, only to be revived by a Division Bench later on. The Madras High Court has…
IIT Madras free Machine Learning course 2026 If you have been wanting to learn machine learning from an IIT professor without paying a course fee, IIT Madras has just opened that door for 2026. Its popular “Introduction to Machine Learning” course, offered via the government’s NPTEL/SWAYAM platform, is now open for free enrolment for the…
For decades, India’s premier engineering institutions have grappled with a stubborn reality: the number of women pursuing engineering remains markedly low. The imbalance has been so chronic that the Indian Institutes of Technology were compelled to introduce supernumerary seats, additional, women-exclusive seats, from 2018 onward. The idea was simple but urgent: reverse the declining presence…
CHENNAI: Madras HC quashed an FIR against five men accused of creating public disturbance in Coimbatore while watching live telecast of the Ram Lalla consecration event at the Ayodhya temple last year, ruling that gathering for a religious event cannot be treated as an unlawful assembly, reports Sureshkumar K. Justice N Sathish Kumar said the…
Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder Vijay greets people during a public rally, in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking an independent investigation led by a former Supreme Court judge into the stampede at party president and actor…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea filed against the Madras high court‘s decision to dismiss a petition that sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Karur stampede during actor-politician Vijay’s rally.A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai has listed the matter to…
KARUR: Tamil Nadu police charged the driver of actor-politician Vijay’s bus with negligent driving, a day after Madras high court questioned why no FIR was filed over two alleged hit-and-run accidents involving the convoy of the TVK chief’s campaign during the September 27 Karur stampede that killed 41 people.Inspector RS Om Prakash said a case…
