Law

SC to hear on February 2 Soren’s plea against arrest by ED (Ld)

IANS | February 1, 2024 2:01 PM

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to urgently list the plea filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.

Amartya Sen vs Visva-Bharati: Lower court rules in favour of economist

IANS | January 31, 2024 4:43 PM

Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Wednesday won the first round of legal battle against the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, with a district court in West Bengal's Birbhum dismissing the notice of eviction issued by the university authorities against Sen last year.