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AYUSH doctors can only prescribe drugs as immunity booster, not Covid cure, govt tells SC

The government also said AYUSH doctors should not advertise any drug as cure for Covid-19. It, however, emphasised the benefits of traditional Ayurveda practices.

Court exempts Salman Khan from appearance in blackbuck poaching case due to Covid risk

Additional District and Sessions Judge Brajesh Panwar granted the relief after Khan's counsel cited the growing number of Covid cases in Mumbai and Jodhpur.

Siddique Kappan beaten in custody, wants narco test to prove innocence — journalist union

Kerala journalists union files affidavit countering several claims stated in UP govt affidavit, alleges arrest & detention protocols were broken in Kappan's case

Covid patients treated as untouchables after posters pasted outside homes, says SC

The apex court on 5 November had asked the Centre to consider issuing the guidelines to do away with practice of pasting posters outside the homes of Covid patients.

Delhi HC pulls up RBI for letting PMC Bank decide on depositors’ emergency money requests

The court said the RBI cannot act as a post office and has to be the one deciding which depositors can access money, and not PMC Bank.

Delhi HC judge recuses himself from case against suspension of SC Bar Association secretary

Justice C Hari Shankar recused himself saying he is closely associated with some parties in the suit, in which secretary Ashok Arora has challenged his suspension.

Ex-Andhra HC judge questions probe into his phone chat on SC judge’s alleged misconduct

Justice V. Eswaraiah has challenged Andhra High Court order in SC, says subject of his private conversation is known information and thus cannot be construed as conspiracy.

SC rejects Chanda Kochhar’s appeal against being removed as CEO of ICICI Bank

The SC bench was hearing Kochhar's appeal against the Bombay HC order which had dismissed her plea and said the matter falls within the realm of private bank and employee.

SC dismisses Mumbai blasts convict’s plea for leniency because he was a ‘juvenile’ in 1993

The top court declined the plea saying that the judgment which has attained finality cannot be challenged under Article 32 of the Constitution.

Full text of SC judgement granting bail to Arnab Goswami in abetment to suicide case

While granting relief to Goswami, the SC said the judiciary should ensure criminal law does not become a weapon for the selective harassment of citizens. Read the full text here:

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.