Lawyer Aman Wadud wants to be the voice of his people and change the narrative. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement When the first list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released in Assam in 2018, it excluded 4 million residents. They had to reapply to be included and submit their biometrics. That day, … Read more
The Supreme Court Tuesday turned down a plea filed by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan seeking interim bail for campaigning in the UP assembly polls. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai, however, granted liberty to Khan to approach the concerned court and request for expeditious disposal of bail pleas. How … Read more
The relation between the Congress leadership and the party’s group of change seekers turned more bitter after a group of Congress and youth Congress workers staged a demonstration outside Kapil Sibal‘s residence and damaged his car on Wednesday after he called for course correction in the party. Several other change seekers termed the incident “command … Read more
As the women’s wing chief of the Congress resigned, senior leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said the party is moving on with its “eyes wide shut”. “Sushmita Dev resigns from primary membership of our Party. While young leaders leave we ‘oldies’ are blamed for our efforts to strengthen it,” the former union minister said on … Read more
Amid the criticism of Congress by its own leaders, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said Congress party “must set their house right” and asked them must to unite to fight the “divisive forces” of the country. “It is a problem in their house and they have to set their own … Read more
The Congress on Saturday said the leaders in the “Group of 23” are respectable partymen in whom it took pride, but advised them to make their “best contribution” and display their “loyalty” to the party by campaigning to strengthen it in the states that are going to polls. The advice came in response to the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Senior opposition leaders deplored the arrest of 22-yearold climate activist Disha Ravi and the non-bailable arrest warrant against lawyer Nikita Jacob in connection with the ‘toolkit case’ linked to the farmers’ agitation. Opposition parties accused the Modi government of resorting to extreme measures to quell dissent and silence voices of protest. Congress leader … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court bar is divided over whether physical hearings in courts should be resumed—while some lawyers camped in front of the iconic building of the top court are pressing for the resumption of physical hearings, others are challenging the Delhi High Court’s recent decision to return to normal functioning. All courts were … Read more
Mumbai: In a relief for Bina Modi, the widow of industrialist KK Modi, a division bench of the Delhi High Court has clarified that the court has jurisdiction to decide on her plea to challenge her son Lalit Modi’s move to initiate arbitration proceedings in Singapore over the family’s assets. In March, a single-judge bench … Read more
The Rs 73,000 crore to ‘stimulate’ consumer spending announced on Monday is even more unfortunate. Synopsis Instead, it has played it safe by accepting RBI’s decisions to address the stress caused by the pandemic, in the hope that it will find favour with the Supreme Court. RBI’s recent Covid-19 resolution framework (RF) allows for one-time … Read more