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'File intervention application', SC to petitioners challenging provisions of Places of Worship Act
A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and J.B. Pardiwala said: "We grant liberty to intervene in the two pending petitions." A total of six petitioners have moved the top court challenging certain provisions of the Act. During the hearing, the bench said the petitioners could supplement the grounds of challenge in the pending petitions.
Delhi HC issues summons to 3 Cong leaders, asks them to remove tweets on Smriti Irani's daughter
The case is related to the political controversy surrounding Silly Souls Cafe and Bar, allegedly operated by Union Minister Smriti Irani's daughter Zoish Irani in Goa's Assagao. The Congress party has alleged that the daughter of Smriti Irani was running an illegal bar in the BJP-ruled Goa.
3 murders in Karnataka take communal turn, police on alert
Prohibitory orders have been clamped and the state police department is crossing its fingers over the developments. The killing spree started when 18-year-old B. Masood was attacked by eight persons in a road rage case in the Kalanja village in Sullia taluk on July 20. He succumbed to injuries on July 21. The Bellare police investigating the Masood murder case arrested all the eight accused.
Navy to induct indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to boost maritime security
Designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by CSL, a public sector shipyard under the Ministry of Shipping (MoS), the aircraft carrier is named after India's first aircraft carrier, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant, which played an important role in 1971.
Mig-21 trainer aircraft crashes in Rajasthan, both pilots killed
The aircraft met with an accident near Barmer at 9.10 p.m. and both pilots sustained fatal injuries, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a tweet. The IAF deeply regrets the loss of lives and stands firmly with the bereaved families, it said, adding that a court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
WBSSC scam: Partha Chatterjee removed from all three ministerial posts
The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet at the state Secretariat, Nabanna that lasted for little less than 15 minutes. Soon after the meeting, Chief Secretary, H.K. Dwivedi issued a notification on the removal of Chatterjee, who held the portfolios of Commerce and Industries, Parliamentary Affairs, and Information Technology and Electronics.
There's a limit on targeting judges, give us a break: Justice Chandrachud
A lawyer mentioned a matter in connection with violence against the Christian community before a bench headed by Justice Chandrachud. The lawyer urged the top court to urgently list the matter. Justice Chandrachud said he had come across some news reports saying that the apex court is delaying the hearing on the matter and added since he had Covid, the matter could not be taken up for hearing.
He has already apologised, Sonia on Adhir Ranjan's 'Rashtrapatni' remark
A full scale controversy erupted after BJP MPs demanded an apology from Gandhi on the alleged derogatory remarks made by Chowdhury, the Congress floor leader in Lok Sabha, on President Droupadi Murmu. When asked, Sonia Gandhi said that "he has already apologised" and called for an all-party meeting.
Theft at Partha Chatterjee's South 24 Parganas residence
The garden house christened "Bishram" (Rest) is registered in the name of Chatterjee's daughter Sohini Chatterjee, who is married and currently settled abroad. The locals have confirmed that Chatterjee, currently the state commerce & industries minister, used to frequent this garden-house along with his close aide, Arpita Mukherjee, who is also being grilled by ED currently in relation to the WBSSC recruitment irregularities scam.
Rajya Sabha: 3 more opposition MPs suspended for 1 week
The three suspended members are Sushil Kumar Gupta, Sandeep Kumar Pathak and Ajit Kumar Bhuyan. With this, 23 members from the Opposition are now facing suspension. The House proceedings were adjourned for till 2 p.m. amid ruckus from the Opposition benches.
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