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Independence of EC not attributable to presence of CJI in selection committee, Centre tells SC

IANS | March 20, 2024 8:24 PM

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Centre has defended the fresh appointments to the Election Commission of India, made under the legislation which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection process, saying that the independence of the poll body does not arise from, and is not attributable to, the presence of a judicial member in the selection committee.

2 retired UP cops get life term for 1994 rape case

IANS | March 19, 2024 4:36 AM

Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), March 19 (IANS) The court of the additional district judge (ADJ), Muzaffarnagar, on Monday, sentenced two former Pradeshik Armed Constabulary (PAC) constables to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a female protester from Uttarakhand in the 30-year-old Rampur Tiraha incident here.

Delhi HC upholds order directing Bloomberg to remove defamatory article against ZEE

IANS | March 14, 2024 7:57 PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld a trial court’s order directing Bloomberg Television Production Services India Pvt Ltd (Bloomberg) to take down a defamatory article dated February 21 against ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEE) relating to the corporate governance and business operations of the latter.