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SC refuses to entertain bail plea of man held for tweets against Uddhav, Aditya Thackeray

The top court asked the counsel for Sameet Thakkar to approach the Bombay High Court with the plea saying that it can also uphold his fundamental rights.

SC issues notice to UP govt on Kerala journalist’s arrest but says plea could be sent to HC

Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan was arrested on 5 October when he was on his way to UP to report on the alleged Hathras gang rape and murder case.

Supreme Court Justice UU Lalit recuses himself from hearing pleas against Jaganmohan Reddy

The pleas alleged that Andhra Pradesh CM Reddy wrote a letter to the CJI making allegations against the judiciary and held a press conference in which false statements were made.

Police book 1 man in 10 Delhi riots cases with 3 cops as witnesses in all, court gives bail

A Delhi court granted bail to accused Neeraj, saying there were no independent witnesses or no CCTV footage to link the accused to the alleged crimes.

Supreme Court allows green crackers in Telangana for 2 hours during Diwali

The Telangana HC on 12 November came out with an order asking the state government to ban firecrackers, which was challenged by the traders association in the top court.

Bombay HC allows medical check-up of jailed activist Varavara Rao via video link

Varavara Rao's lawyer Indira Jaising claimed his health was 'fast deteriorating', and there was a legitimate apprehension that the 81-year-old poet might die in prison.

Comedian Kunal Kamra faces contempt proceedings for his tweets criticising SC bail to Arnab

AG K.K. Venugopal gave consent to 8 persons to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Kamra for his 'objectionable' tweets on SC order granting bail to Arnab Goswami.

Rana Kapoor’s daughter gets bail in Yes Bank fraud case

Roshni Kapoor is one of the eight accused named in the CBI charge sheet in the case linked to DHFL.

Delhi HC allows AAP govt to reserve 80% ICU beds for Covid patients in 33 private hospitals

The national capital had recorded its biggest single-day jump of 8,593 Covid-19 cases Wednesday that took its infection tally to over 4.59 lakh people, and death toll at 7,228.

HC refuses to quash FIR against Shillong Times editor, says Facebook post divisive

Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim has been booked for a Facebook post where she discussed an alleged attack on non-tribal boys. Mukhim says she will challenge the HC order in Supreme Court.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

Pakistan signs $1.5 billion deal to sell lethal combat weapons to Sudan’s junta

The deal, believed to be paid for by a third nation, will give the Sudanese Armed Forces access to light attack aircraft, engines, armoured fighting vehicles & unmanned aerial vehicles.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?