PIL filed in SC challenges legislation by Parliament on appointment of CEC, ECs

IANS | January 2, 2024 12:06 PM

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an injunction against the implementation of the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Condition of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 -- which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the process of appointment of top officials of the Election Commission.

HK media mogul Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security charges

IANS | January 2, 2024 11:42 AM

Hong Kong, Jan 2 (IANS) Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, who has been in prison since 2020 over charges of colluding with "foreign forces", pleaded not guilty to three national security charges on Tuesday as his trial resumed earlier in the day.

NewsClick row: Delhi Police question Gautam Navlakha in Mumbai

IANS | December 30, 2023 6:46 PM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A team of Delhi Police on Saturday questioned activist Gautam Navlakha in Mumbai in connection with their ongoing investigation into the allegations that media outlet NewsClick received money to spread pro-China propaganda.

TMC set wrong precedent with personal attacks on judges: CPI(M) MP

Sumanta Ray Chaudhuri | December 30, 2023 3:58 PM

Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Starting from Justice Rajasekhar Mantha to Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Justice Jay Sengupta — unprecedented attacks on the judiciary by the ruling party leaders were a regular feature in West Bengal in 2023.

Setback for Trump as Maine strikes him off state ballot after Colorado

TN Ashok | December 29, 2023 9:52 PM

Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump was struck off the primary ballot by another state Maine after Colorado thus pitching the 2024 election into "deeper chaos and a constitutional confusion" over "insurrectionist charges", reports said.

Homemakers need to be remunerated for the domestic work they do: Calcutta HC

IANS | December 28, 2023 7:35 PM

Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) Homemakers should never be treated as “unemployed” as they too have every right to be remunerated for the domestic work they do round the year, the Calcutta High Court observed on Thursday.

Vyapam Scam: 10 sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in three separate cases

IANS | December 28, 2023 7:22 PM

Bhopal, Dec 28 (IANS) Special CBI Judges in Bhopal and Gwalior have sentenced 10 persons to rigorous imprisonment for three to seven years in three separate cases related to the Vyapam entrance examination scam in Madhya Pradesh.

Maha IS terror module case: NIA submits chargesheets against six

IANS | December 28, 2023 6:09 PM

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has submitted a charge sheet at Special Court in Mumbai against six persons for their alleged involvement in recruitment and fund-raising for a module of the terror outfit Islamic State (IS).

‘Legal errors’: Pak court halts Imran Khan’s cypher case proceedings till Jan 11

IANS | December 28, 2023 5:47 PM

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday halted the proceedings of the infamous ‘cypher case’ until January 11 citing “legal errors”, media reports said.

Divorce can be sought if cruelty is proved: Allahabad HC

IANS | December 28, 2023 1:09 PM

Prayagraj (UP), Dec 28 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court rejected the plea of the husband, who had challenged dissolution of his marriage by a family court at the instance of his estranged wife, on the ground that once cruelty was found to have been committed, the cause of action to seek divorce arises.