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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.

Delhi HC stays order restraining Future Group to go ahead with Reliance deal

A division bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh also issued notice to Amazon on Future Group's appeal challenging the 18 March judgment on the deal.

NOTA hasn’t made elections ‘pure’, nullify poll if it gets maximum votes, says new plea in SC

Acting on Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay’s plea, SC has issued notices to Centre & EC, seven years after it introduced the NOTA button as a ‘basic right’ of voters.

Delhi court closes defamation case against Somnath Bharti after complainant accepts apology

The complainant, Ranjana Sharma, had filed the case against Bharti for calling her names during a live television debate show in 2018.

Govt asks CJI Bobde to recommend his successor

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Friday sent a letter to Justice Bobde, who is set to retire on 23 April.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?