TMC escalates its fight with the ED, demanding immediate return of “confidential and sensitive data” seized during raids on I-PAC. Meanwhile, the West Bengal government registers an FIR accusing the agency of illegally accessing protected political information.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the long jail stay of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam is due to amendments made to the UAPA during the Congress-led UPA government. He claimed the same “subjective” provisions he opposed in Parliament are now being used to deny them bail.
The doctor at the centre of the hijab controversy involving Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has finally joined government service in Patna after weeks of delay.
She had also received a separate job offer from Jharkhand with a salary of Rs 3 lakh per month before reporting for duty.
The Supreme Court set aside a Patna High Court order that quashed a cheque dishonour complaint, holding that the High Court wrongly conducted a “roving enquiry” at the pre-trial stage. The apex court restored the complaint, saying a prima facie case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was made out.
The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Delhi High Court against a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its money laundering complaint in the National Herald case. The appeal seeks revival of proceedings against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
The Kerala government has moved the High Court against the anticipatory bail granted to MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a second rape case. The State argues the trial court’s relief was unjustified amid serious allegations of sexual assault.
The BJP criticised Rahul Gandhi for not attending Justice Surya Kant’s oath-taking as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, calling it an insult to constitutional values. The party said his absence reflected “disrespect” towards Ambedkar and the ‘samvidhan’.
Delhi High Court declined to stay the privileges committee proceedings against Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia over alleged misuse of funds in the ‘Phansi Ghar’ renovation case. The Court will now decide the maintainability of their plea on December 12.
A UP MP-MLA court has postponed the Rahul Gandhi defamation case to November 26 after a key witness failed to appear. The case concerns alleged remarks Gandhi made about Amit Shah during the 2018 Karnataka election campaign.
In a major relief for Rahul Gandhi, a court in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, dismissed a petition filed against him over his alleged remark that the Congress was “fighting the Indian State,” bringing an end to the long legal battle. In a significant relief for former Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok […]
