New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the arguments made by petitioners challenging the electoral bond scheme on Tuesday and Wednesday. IANS presents all you need to know about the scheme and the challenges to it.
Kochi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday sprang a surprise by appointing an amicus curiae to assist the court in a case challenging a vigilance court's refusal to order an investigation into allegations of bribery and misuse of power by high-ranking public officials in Kerala, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter T. Veena.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has sentenced a litigant Naresh Sharma, who had sought the death penalty for the single judge for dismissing his pleas, to six months in jail.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted the benefit of Section 427 Cr.P.C. to a man convicted of rape and abetment of suicide, ruling that the causal facts giving rise to the two offenses were intrinsically intertwined and could not be segregated into two distinct sets.
San Francisco, Nov 1 (IANS) Nokia has sued Amazon and HP for patent infringement, saying the two companies illegally used Nokia’s video-related technologies in their services and devices, and has sought compensation.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid challenging the provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, while listening to challenges to the Electoral Bond scheme, remarked that before the scheme was brought in, the corporates could make contributions but only 7.5% of total profits and were bound to disclose this.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) A cyber security researcher on Tuesday claimed that the data leak of 81.5 crore Indian citizens, containing crucial information such as Aadhaar card and passport details, along with names, phone numbers, and addresses, seemed "fake".
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ annual report of accidents during 2022, revealed that 'overspeeding' accounted for 72.3 per cent of the total road accidents, 71.2 per cent of total deaths and 72.8 per cent of total injuries.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Senior Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that donations by Vedanta to Electoral Bonds have gone up despite several reports of the company facing financial crunch.
