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Tribal lady’s ouster : Delhi HC reserves order on Golf Club’s plea

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The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on a plea challenging summoning of Delhi Golf Club secretary by the Meghalaya women’s panel over an incident in which a tribal woman was allegedly ousted from the dining room as her attire looked like a “maid’s uniform”. Justice Vibhu Bakhru reserved the order after hearing arguments […]

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Vandalism case: Arrest warrant against Hardik Patel

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A court in Visnagar today issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel after he failed to appear before it for the second consecutive time in a case of vandalising the office of a BJP MLA during the quota stir in 2015. The warrant was issued against Hardik Patel, convener of the […]

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Delhi govt, EDMC in war of words over blaze in landfill site

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The National Green Tribunal today witnessed a war of words between the Delhi government and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) over the recent fire that broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site here. The blaze at Ghazipur landfill in east Delhi erupted on October 19 and 20 and was extinguished after hours of fire- […]

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SC refuses nod to Jaypee Group to hive off Yamuna Expressway

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The Supreme Court today refused permission to embattled Jaiprakash Associates Ltd to hive-off the rights of multi-crore six-lane Yamuna Expressway connecting Greater Noida with Agra in Uttar Pradesh. The apex court, however, extended the time from October 27 to November 5 for the company to deposit Rs 2000 crore. “We are not inclined to entertain […]

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Terror funding: Salahuddin’s son sent to 7-day NIA custody

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A Delhi court today sent Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of globally wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin, to seven days NIA custody in connection with a 2011 terror funding case for allegedly receiving money from his father. Yousuf, who was arrested yesterday by National Investigation Agency (NIA), was produced before District and Sessions Judge Poonam A Bamba, […]

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SC to hear Centre’s plea on withdrawal of forces from Darjeeling, Kalimpong

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the Centre’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order on withdrawal of security forces from Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal. A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer said the matter will be listed on October 27. Appearing for the Centre, advocate Wasim Qadri said […]

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Special court defers hearing in 2G spectrum scam case

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A special court today deferred hearing in the 2G spectrum scam cases in which former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi are among the accused. Special Judge O P Saini, who is exclusively dealing with cases arising out of the 2G spectrum scam, also issued production warrants against Unitech Ltd MD Sanjay Chandra […]

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SC to hear UP govt plea against order to demolish parking lot near Taj

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the Uttar Pradesh government’s restoration plea against its order to demolish a multi-level car parking facility being built within a kilometre of the Taj Mahal on October 27. The apex court had yesterday ordered demolition of the parking lot, being constructed near the eastern gate of the 17th […]

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Jay Shah defamation case: Court issues summonses to The Wire

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An Ahmedabad court today issued summonses to respondents in the criminal defamation case filed by BJP chief Amit Shah’s son against news portal ‘The Wire’ over a report that claimed the turnover of his firm grew exponentially after the party came to power in 2014. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S K Gadhvi issued summonses to […]

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Delhi HC denies bail to Afghan national in US woman’s rape case

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A 34-year-old Afghan national, accused of raping a US citizen here and threatening to upload indecent pictures and videos on the internet, was today denied bail by the Delhi High Court. The court said prima facie it appeared that accused Hameedullah Mohd Akbar, currently lodged in Tihar Jail, has been actively involved in various alleged […]

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Plea in SC to protect Election Commissioners from removal

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A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking constitutional protection to Election Commissioners (ECs) by bringing their removal procedure on par with that of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). The PIL has also sought direction to the Centre to provide an independent secretariat to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and declare its […]

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Tharoor urges HC to stop Goswami from misreporting on Pushkar

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today urged the Delhi High Court to stop journalist Arnab Goswami and his news channel Republic TV from “misreporting” his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death, saying his “right to be left alone” and “right to silence” must be respected. The submission was made before Justice Manmohan, who reserved the verdict on Tharoor’s […]

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