Madras HC fines ED Rs 30,000 for delay in filing counter-affidavit

IANS | August 6, 2025 4:11 PM

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday imposed a total fine of Rs 30,000 on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for seeking additional time to file its counter-affidavit in three petitions challenging searches conducted at the premises of film producer Akash Bhaskaran and businessman Vikram Ravindran.

SIR cannot be discussed as the matter is sub-judice: Kiren Rijiju in LS

IANS | August 6, 2025 3:34 PM

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said the Special Intensive Review (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) cannot be discussed in Parliament as the matter is sub-judice and goes against the rules of procedural conduct of business in the House.

RG Kar rape-murder anniv: Prolonged protests planned in Bengal from Aug 8

IANS | August 6, 2025 3:19 PM

Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) Starting from this weekend and continuing till the next, West Bengal is all set to be rocked again over protest movements by various groups on the first anniversary of the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August last year.

Swami Prasad Maurya slapped in UP, assailant thrashed

IANS | August 6, 2025 3:15 PM

Rae Bareli, Aug 6 (IANS) Swami Prasad Maurya, the national president of Apni Janata Party (AJP), was attacked by an unidentified person on Wednesday, who slapped the leader from behind after garlanding him.