Refusing to postpone the exams scheduled to be conducted in September, the Supreme Court said precious year of students cannot be wasted and life has to go on.
Kafeel Khan, a doctor in UP, was arrested in January for a speech he delivered at Aligarh Muslim University during protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
The top court also asked the Department of Telecom to file the requisite documents in this regard and posted the matter for further hearing on 17 August.
The case involves 19 people, booked under the stringent UAPA and other IPC sections related to murder and attempt to murder. A Delhi court extended the detention to 17 September.
SC Friday held lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for a couple of tweets where he raised questions about the conduct of CJI Bobde, and some of his predecessors.
When told that other states had opened places of worship, the court added that if the situation improves, "this temple of justice will be the first to open its doors to the public".
The top court had earlier reserved its verdict after Bhushan defended his two allegedly contemptuous tweets saying they were against the personal conduct of judges, not judiciary.
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.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
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.
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