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SC makes MP, Himachal, Muslim body parties to plea against UP, Uttarakhand anti-conversion law

The apex court had earlier refused to stay the controversial laws, and issued notices to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on two different petitions.

Recent flash flood in Uttarakhand had nothing to do with Char Dham project, Centre tells SC

In a letter, the chairman of the court-appointed High Powered Committee Ravi Chopra had attributed the Uttarakhand flash flood to the Rs 12,000-crore road project.

Nikita Jacob gets transit pre-arrest bail in ‘toolkit’ case, given 3 weeks to approach court

According to the Delhi Police, Jacob along with Disha Ravi and Shantanu Muluk was allegedly involved in preparing the toolkit and was in direct touch with 'pro-Khalistani elements'.

‘Seriously debatable’ — full text of Delhi court’s bail orders in sedition case for FB posts

The court asserted that sedition law is a powerful tool to maintain peace, but it cannot be 'invoked to quieten the disquiet under the pretence of muzzling the miscreants'.

‘Sedition can’t be used to quieten disquiet’ — Delhi court gives 2 arrested for FB posts bail

The two accused had allegedly shared fake videos related to farm protests. Court says sedition & forgery don’t seem applicable but ‘spreading rumours’ does.

SC clarifies on plea against Rajdeep Sardesai, says contempt case ’inadvertently’ listed

SC website had shown Tuesday that the court had registered a suo-motu case on a petition that sought contempt action against Sardesai for tweets about a judgment last year. 

HC grants bail to cab driver accused of hatching conspiracy to incite Delhi riots

The court said that according to the call detail records, the accused was not even in the vicinity of the area where the incident occurred.

SC to hear plea for including judges, judicial staff in priority category for Covid vaccine

The PIL stated that the Centre has identified the population group which are to be vaccinated first but the same is not based on any set criteria.

Delhi court issues summons to Kanhaiya Kumar, 9 others in JNU sedition case

The court took cognisance of Delhi Police chargesheet, claiming Kanhaiya Kumar, others supported seditious slogans raised on JNU campus in February 2016, and summoned them on 15 March.

Modi govt took nearly a year to clear 24 names for HC judge appointments in 4 states

Decks were cleared for appointment of 11 district judges for Allahabad HC, one for Chhattisgarh HC, 8 for Calcutta HC, among others, which now await law ministry’s notification.

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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?