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Former Madras HC judge CS Karnan, arrested for remarks against women & judges, gets bail

Justice C. S. Karnan was arrested last December and as many as 10 cases were pending against him under the IPC and the Information Technology Act.

Court upholds 2-year jail sentence to Somnath Bharti for assaulting AIIMS security staff

Special Judge Vikas Dhull convicted the AAP MLA under sections 147 (rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly) of IPC and section 3 of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.

ED seeks quashing of Kerala police FIR against its officials in gold smuggling case

Kerala police registered the FIR against ED officials for allegedly forcing Swapna Suresh, key accused in the gold smuggling case, to give statements against CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

‘Community interest outweighs right of personal liberty’: Why court denied bail to Stan Swamy

Stan Swamy was arrested last October. NIA court says there is sufficient evidence for believing that accusations against Swamy and his co-accused are prima facie true.

SC stays proceedings pending in high courts on pleas to regulate OTT platforms

Supreme Court had earlier issued notice on a transfer petition filed by Centre seeking to club all petitions filed in various high courts on the issue of regulating OTT platforms.

‘Won’t interfere with Centre, RBI decision’: SC refuses to extend last year’s loan moratorium

SC directed that no compound or penal interest shall be charged from borrowers for the 6-month loan moratorium period & the amount already charged shall be refunded, credited or adjusted.

‘Why not promote education?’ — SC says affirmative action is not just reservation

The Supreme Court bench, hearing the Maratha quota case, said states should establish institutes more for the upliftment of socially and educationally backward classes.

Chat between Arnab Goswami, Partho Dasgupta friendly, nothing to do with TRP, Bombay HC told

Goswami's counsel was responding to the court's query on what was the most clinching evidence cited by the Mumbai police's crime branch in the chargesheet in the TRP scam.

Ex-Mumbai top cop moves SC over ‘illegal’ transfer, wants CBI probe into Maharashtra minister

Param Bir Singh, who was removed as Mumbai Police Commissioner, sought a fair probe into the corruption allegations against home minister Anil Deshmukh before evidence gets destroyed.

Delhi HC seeks Centre, EC’s reply to plea for debarring poll campaigners without masks

The petition said every person has the fundamental right to life, which is being impacted by political leaders, campaigners and candidates not wearing the masks during the election process.

On Camera

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

Complex network of India’s existing air defence capabilities & the way forward

Provocations among Israel & Iran have prompted discussion on the need for India to broaden its air defence apparatus, given tensions with adversarial neighbours.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.