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TopicJustice akil kureshi

Topic: Justice akil kureshi

How Modi govt tried to stall Akil Kureshi’s appointment as MP High Court chief justice

Supreme Court collegium announced last week that Akil Kureshi would be chief justice of Tripura HC, six months after recommending him as head of MP HC.

Modi govt to decide on elevating judge ‘disliked by PM and Shah’ by 2 August

Justice Akil Kureshi’s elevation as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court has been stalled by Modi govt despite clearance from SC Collegium.

Lawyers’ body moves SC against Modi govt for not elevating judge ‘disliked’ by PM, Shah

Plea by Gujarat lawyers’ body claims Modi govt withholding appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi as chief justice of Madhya Pradesh HC despite collegium approval.

Orders against Modi, Shah reason why Justice Kureshi elevation was stopped: Gujarat lawyers

Allegations by Gujarat lawyers' association come after Modi govt keeps SC collegium recommendation to appoint Kureshi as MP chief justice pending.

Judge who ruled against Modi, Shah ignored for MP high court chief justice post

SC collegium picked Justice Akil Kureshi as chief justice of MP HC, but Modi govt hasn’t approved that. Instead, it appointed Justice Ravi Shankar Jha as acting CJ.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.