The plea has also sought the deployment of civil defense volunteers for managing the crowd and ensuring social distancing outside their shops in the national capital.
On 17 March, the HC had granted a 'last opportunity' to the Centre to file its reply to a petition by Disha Ravi for restraining police from leaking probe material to the media.
The high court issued sought responses of P Chidambaram & others on CBI’s plea challenging the trial court order directing the supply of documents to the accused.
The high court reserved its judgment after a three-hour-long hearing during which petitioners compared the project to 'Auschwitz', a German concentration camp.
WhatsApp, opposing the contention, said it was conforming to the laws and added that its policy has come into effect from 15 May, but it won’t be deleting accounts right away.
The court was hearing a PIL seeking lodging of an FIR on the allegations that politicians are procuring & distributing medicines as patients run from pillar to post to get them.
A PIL sought amendment to the current Covid home isolation policy, claiming it was proving to be a failure as not everyone has a separate room to isolate an infected family member.
The court made the observation while hearing a plea by journalist Varun Hiremath, who is accused of raping a woman in February. According to him, the incident was consensual.
Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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