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Extradition Trial of Nirav Modi resumes in Court of UK

The 49-year-old fugitive billionaire jeweller, Nirav Modi, accused of estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering, set behind bars in a London prison since his arrest…

Maharashtra government files affidavit on action taken against police in Palghar Lynching incident

18 police officers were punished by the Maharashtra government after an inquiry was conducted into their alleged involvement in the Palghar Lynching incident. An affidavit with the particulars of the…

MP High Court grants Temporary Bail to a man Accused of rape for solemnization of marriage between accused and complaint

Man accused of having committed rape on the pretext of marriage got a temporary bail by Madhya Pradesh High Court so that marriage between the complaint and accused can be…

Maharashtra Govt. decides to declare 600 acres of Aarey land as reserve forest

In a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the Maharashtra government has decided to invoke section 4 of the Indian Forest Act to declare 600 acres of the 3000…

Odisha floods: 14 lakh people in 20 districts affected

Heavy rains caused by a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal have increased the water levels of the Mahanadi and 11 other rivers, leading to floods. The floods…

Plea in SC against AP HC striking down of govt order for English in govt schools

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea challenging the Andhra Pradeh High Court’s decision of striking down a government order mandating the use of English as a medium of instruction in…

Central Government to shift to Digital Calendars and Diaries

The Central Government sent out an official notice stating that all ministries and departments to stop printing wall calendars, calendars, diaries and greeting cards in physical forms. This has been…

JUSTICE ARUN MISHRA DEMITS SUPREME TODAY LEAVING A CURIOUS LEGACY

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Justice Arun Mishra retires today from the supreme court. He had brought several cases to public discourse. The most recent case was regarding the contempt of court committed by lawyer…

SC pulls up the Maharashtra and Delhi Government to file affidavit in the case of Migrant Workers

On 1st September 2020, The Apex court has taken a suo-moto action on the Covid-19 migrant workers and asked the the governments of Maharashtra and Delhi for failing to file…

SC dismisses Review petition filed by Vijay Mallya, directs court appearance

The division bench of the Supreme Court of Justice UU Lalit and Justice Ashok Bhushan dismissed the review petition filed by Vijay Mallya and directed his presence before the Court…