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Bail in UAPA cases: Supreme Court reiterates 'bail is rule' norm, says Umar Khalid bail rejection concerning
7+ hour ago (854+ words) The Supreme Court on Monday observed that bail should remain the rule and jail the exception even in cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), while expressing serious reservations about an earlier ruling by another Bench that denied bail…...
Supreme Court grants bail to accused in PMO impersonation extortion case
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (432+ words) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Mohammad Kashif in a money laundering case involving allegations that he impersonated a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Union ministers to extort money from people. A Bench comprising…...
Robert Vadra withdraws plea in Delhi High Court challenging ED proceedings
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (285+ words) Robert Vadra, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband, unconditionally withdrew his plea before the Delhi High Court on Monday. The plea had challenged proceedings initiated against him in the Shikohpur land deal money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement…...
Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leaders' contempt case listed before Delhi HC's Justice Navin Chawla, Justice Ravinder Dudeja
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (285+ words) A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja is likely to hear on Tuesday the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia,…...
The Long Fast for Ladakh: Sonam Wangchuk, Gitanjali and the Battle Beyond Jail
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (607+ words) For 170 days, the activist-engineer remained behind bars while his wife fought in courts and in public for his freedom'together navigating the uneasy line between protest and dialogue It was in September last year that Sonam was detained following protests demanding…...
The Discipline Of A Nation
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (333+ words) There are moments when political messaging transcends politics and becomes a reflection of national anxiety. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent appeal for voluntary austerity belongs to that category. Governments routinely ask citizens to conserve resources, buy domestic products or moderate…...
Telangana High Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of Bandi Sai Bageerath in POCSO case
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (391+ words) The Telangana High Court has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bandi Sai Bageerath in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Bageerath moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail and a…...
Allahabad High Court grants bail to 8 in Varanasi Ganga Boat Iftar case
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (302+ words) The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to eight out of 14 persons accused of consuming non-vegetarian food on a boat in the river Ganga in Varanasi and dumping the leftover waste into the water during an Iftar gathering in March…...
CJI Surya Kant clarifies after uproar over his remarks on unemployed youth
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (260+ words) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant issued a clarification on Saturday after widespread outrage over his controversial "cockroach" remarks, asserting that his observations were distorted by sections of the media and were never intended as an attack on India's unemployed…...
The Austerity Call: Decoding The Modi Message
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (835+ words) As rising oil prices, a weakening rupee and global uncertainty tighten pressure on India's economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for voluntary austerity signals deeper anxieties about the nation's financial resilience At one level, the message appeared moral and symbolic'a…...