The Telangana HC on 12 November came out with an order asking the state government to ban firecrackers, which was challenged by the traders association in the top court.
Varavara Rao's lawyer Indira Jaising claimed his health was 'fast deteriorating', and there was a legitimate apprehension that the 81-year-old poet might die in prison.
AG K.K. Venugopal gave consent to 8 persons to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Kamra for his 'objectionable' tweets on SC order granting bail to Arnab Goswami.
The national capital had recorded its biggest single-day jump of 8,593 Covid-19 cases Wednesday that took its infection tally to over 4.59 lakh people, and death toll at 7,228.
Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim has been booked for a Facebook post where she discussed an alleged attack on non-tribal boys. Mukhim says she will challenge the HC order in Supreme Court.
SC directs Arnab and two others accused in the 2018 abetment to suicide case to execute personal bonds of Rs 50,000, and not tamper evidence or influence witnesses.
The court also questioned the rationale behind allowing 200 people to attend public functions and permitting public transportation to be fully occupied.
The top court, hearing a plea by a firecracker maker, said it is a time when preservation of life is more important and the high court knows what is needed at ground level.
In a letter to the Supreme Court, SCBA president Dushyan Dave notes that such extraordinarily urgent listings don't take place without specific orders from the Chief Justice of India.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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