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CBI framed charges against Hoods in AJL plot allotment case

In the Associated Journal plot allotment case, charges were being framed against the former Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda by a Special CBI Court in Panchkula. In the…

People who suffer due to TASMAC shops have rights to oppose them: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently proposed that people who suffer because of the establishment of TASMAC shops are entitled to oppose them. Justice N Anand Venkatesh while quashing FIR by applying…

The UN Secretary-General is pushing for a wealth tax on those who profited from the pandemic

In an attempt to minimise inequality, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to levy a "solidarity or wealth tax" on the wealthy who profited from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We must…

National Commission for Scheduled Castes launches the ‘Online Grievance Management Portal’

National Commission for Scheduled Castes(NCSC) is a Constitutional body, which functions under Article 338 of the Constitution. As per the Constitution, it is the duty of the Commission: 1. To…

Mumbai Sessions Court reserves order in Kangana Ranaut’s plea

The Sessions Court at Dindoshi, Mumbai today reserved its order in the revision application filed by Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut challenging the proceedings before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Andheri…

Supreme Court quashed hate crime proceedings against Patricia Mukhim

An FIR was filed against Padma Shri awardee and senior journalist Patricia Mukhim, for her post published on Facebook which sought action by the State against an attack on non-tribal…

Madras High Court grants Justice CS Karnan conditional bail

The Madras High Court granted conditional bail to former High Court Judge, CS Karnan, who was arrested for making derogatory remarks against judges and women in a video which was…

Oversight Committee recommendations of protection of environment at Govardhan accepted by NGT

Petition: A petition has been filed before NGT seeking the Tribunal’s intervention for protection of environment in Govardhan and surrounding areas, particularly Giriraj Parvat (Hill) near Mathura-Vrindavan. Recommendation of the…

A Mexican court has halted the implementation of a new electricity law

A Mexican court has ordered the new electricity law, which aims to strengthen the state-run company Comision Federal de Electricidad, to be suspended indefinitely (CFE). President Andrés Manuel López Obrador…

Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa argues in favour of Shashi Tharoor

In the case, Shashi Tharoor v State, Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa argues in favor of Shashi Tharoor's discharge before the Delhi Court.Vikas Pahwa told the Court that the material collected…