Lawyer Prashant Bhushan says government funding for religious yatras like Kanwar and Haj is against the Constitution. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta defends direct fund transfer to boost transparency and avoid corruption.
Satyendar Jain has filed a defamation suit against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj over allegations she made during a television interview, labeling him as “corrupt” and a “fraud.” Jain claims these false statements have severely harmed his reputation. The case, viewed as politically motivated, is ongoing with hearings scheduled until January 2025.
The Supreme Court Yesterday (August 6th) adjourned hearing on the bail plea filed by former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji till August 12 while asking the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the case whether trial against him in the money laundering case can go on without a conviction in the predicate offence probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the cash-for-jobs scam.
The Allahabad High Court Today (July 1st) dismissed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) as withdrawn, with liberty to approach the appropriate forum, which sought to invalidate the election of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the Member of Parliament (MP) from the RaeBareli Lok Sabha constituency. The PIL alleged that Gandhi is not an Indian citizen but a British citizen, making him ineligible to contest in the Lok Sabha polls.
