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‘Lethargy & incompetency’ — SC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on Centre for delay in filing appeals

The Supreme Court said it has in the past repeatedly counselled Centre, states and public authorities to 'learn to file appeals' in time and 'set their house in order'.

Amazon opposing Rs 24,713 crore deal as Reliance is competitor, Future Retail tells Delhi HC

Future Retail contended before the court that while it claims so, Amazon is not concerned about the potential closure of shops and loss of livelihood of Future's employees if the deal falls through.

Smuggling gold to threaten India’s economic security a terrorist act under UAPA — Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court noted that gold was a valuable material and quashed the accused's plea that challenged the filing of charges against him under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA.

122 days & 6 adjournments later, Siddique Kappan’s habeas corpus plea still pending in SC

Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan was arrested in October last year while on his way to cover the alleged gang rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.

Two sisters claim ownership of land allotted for Ayodhya mosque, move Allahabad HC

The petitioners claim their father was allotted 28-acre land in Dhannipur village by the Nazul Department for 5 years which he continued to possess beyond that period.

Jamia plea seeking FIR against Delhi Police for December 2019 ‘assault on students’ rejected

Delhi court holds the acts allegedly committed by Delhi Police fall within purview of acts committed in discharge of official duties.

SC refers to PM’s statement, refuses to entertain pleas on 26 January violence

One of the pleas filed by an advocate had sought setting up of a three-member inquiry commission for collecting and recording evidence and submitting a report on the violence.

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on PIL against new WhatsApp privacy policy

The petitioners have contended that WhatsApp's new privacy policy indicates 'fissures' in Indian data protection and privacy laws.

Future Retail moves Delhi HC against order to maintain status quo on Reliance deal

Amazon sought to restrain Future Group from taking any steps to complete the transaction with entities that are a part of the Reliance deal.

Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai move SC against FIRs over tweets about farmers protest

Journalists Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Paresh Nath and Anant Nath also approached the top court Tuesday against FIRs over their tweets on violence during farmers' tractor rally.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

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?