Security bolstered, prohibitory orders clamped in Ranchi ahead of Soren's questioning by ED

Security bolstered, prohibitory orders clamped in Ranchi ahead of Soren's questioning by ED

Police personnel outside the residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren ahead of the arrival of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials for questioning in connection with a money laundering case, in Ranchi on Jan. 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Prohibitory orders were clamped in key areas of Ranchi, and a three-member team has been formed … Read more

U.P. court orders AAP’s Sanjay Singh to pay monetary compensation to BJP leader in defamation suit

U.P. court orders AAP’s Sanjay Singh to pay monetary compensation to BJP leader in defamation suit

A civil court in Lucknow found Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh guilty of defaming former U.P. Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mahendra Singh. The court ordered Mr. Singh to pay a compensation of ₹1 lakh to the plaintiff. “The defendant is directed to pay a compensation of ₹one lakh … Read more

Court orders arrest of Hassan tahsildar for failure to implement decree in property case

Court orders arrest of Hassan tahsildar for failure to implement decree in property case

A file photo of the Hassan district court. A court in Hassan has ordered the arrest of the tahsildar for failing to attend a hearing in connection with the final decree proceedings (FDP) of a partition suit. The issue came to light when the authorised person of the court, the bailiff, reached the taluk office … Read more

Prohibitory orders imposed during Mayoral elections in Ballari

Prohibitory orders imposed during Mayoral elections in Ballari

Exercising his powers conferred on him under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) 1973, Ballari Deputy Commissioner and District Executive Magistrate Prasant Kumar Misra has issued prohibitory orders around the office of the Ballari City Corporation during the Mayoral elections in Ballari scheduled on November 28. In a media note released on Sunday, Mr. … Read more

Cooperative export body NCEL gets ₹7,000 crore orders so far, to share profit with member farmers: Amit Shah

Cooperative export body NCEL gets ₹7,000 crore orders so far, to share profit with member farmers: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addresses during the National Symposium on Cooperative Exports organised by National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), in New Delhi on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Cooperation Minister Amit Mr. Shah on October 23 said the newly established National Cooperative for Exports Ltd. (NCEL) has bagged … Read more

SC orders IAF, Army to pay ₹1.54 crore to veteran who contracted HIV through blood transfusion at field hospital

SC orders IAF, Army to pay ₹1.54 crore to veteran who contracted HIV through blood transfusion at field hospital

The Supreme Court recounted how the Air veteran had received the “biggest jolt” of his life when he was informed in 2014 about his HIV infection. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court has held the Indian Air Force and the Army liable to pay ₹ 1.54 crore in compensation to an … Read more

SC to pass orders on sale, use of firecrackers in Delhi

SC to pass orders on sale, use of firecrackers in Delhi

Representational image | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S The Supreme Court on September 22 is scheduled to pronounce orders on pleas to lift the prohibitions on firecrackers in the national capital. A Bench of Justices A.S. Bopanna and M.M. Sundresh will pass the order. When the court had reserved the case for order, the Bench … Read more

Manipur violence | Supreme Court to pass orders on August 25 to facilitate proper functioning of Justice Mittal panel

Manipur violence | Supreme Court to pass orders on August 25 to facilitate proper functioning of Justice Mittal panel

Women belonging to the ‘Meira Paibis’ (a group representing Meitei Society) hold torches as they stage a demonstration demanding restoration of peace in violence-hit Manipur. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court will pass orders on Friday to facilitate the proper functioning of Justice Mittal panel set up to oversee relief for victims of … Read more