Justice Gavai opts out of hearing suo motu matter on Lokpal’s order to examine complaint against HC judge

New Delhi: Incoming Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Wednesday opted out of the hearing of a matter related to validity of the Lokpal’s order of January 27, 2025 holding that anti corruption watchdog can examine a complaint against a sitting High Court Judge . This matter is to go before another bench…

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Bhagwant Mann is trying to divide Punjab, Haryana by raising water issue now: Bittu

Chandigarh,30/4: By raking up the water issue with Haryana, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was trying to divide the two states, at a time when the country was united against Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack, Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu. The BJP leader’s statement came a day after Mann refused the release of more…

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Maharashtra man claims terror suspect spoke to him day before the J&K attack

Jalna, 30/4: A young man from Jalna city in Maharashtra, who recently returned from Kashmir, has claimed that one of the suspected attackers in the Pahalgam terror case spoke to him a day before the carnage. Hindu ho kya. You don’t look like you are from Kashmir,” said Adarsh Raut, recalling his interaction with a…

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Courts can modify arbitral awards, SC says in majority verdict

New Delhi, 30/4: The Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority verdict, on Wednesday, held that courts can modify arbitral awards under 1996 law on arbitration, conciliation. The majority verdict by CJI Sanjiv Khanna said that the power to modify arbitral awards should be exercised with caution by courts. However, Justice K V Viswanathan dissented, saying…

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India planning military action in next 24-36 hours, will face consequences: Pakistan

Islamabad, 30/4: Pakistan on Wednesday claimed it has “credible intelligence” that India is planning military action against it in the next 24-36 hours and warned New Delhi that there would be consequences. The statement came hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the top defence brass that the armed forces have “complete operational…

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Tamil Nadu Assembly passes Bill to prevent coercive loan recovery

Chennai, 29/8: With an aim to protect economically weaker sections from loan sharks, the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill that proposes stringent punishment for those who use coercion to recover loan money from borrowers. Deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said the Tamil Nadu Money Lending Entities (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Bill, 2025,…

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Delhi Cabinet approves bill to regulate fee in private, govt schools

New Delhi, 29/4: The Delhi government, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Tuesday approved a bill to regulate fee in private and government schools in the national capital. The government has taken a “bold and historic” step by approving the Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill,…

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