SC: Giving political colour to verdicts is ‘gravest contempt’

The Supreme Court came down heavily on lawyers giving “political colour” to judgments while appearing before the media and said it was the “gravest form of contempt” and that such “black sheep” should be removed from the profession to protect the integrity of judiciary. Read More
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NSC head quits over govt’s refusal to release post-noteban job data

The report would have revealed the job losses in the country following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes, in November 2016. Read More
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#MeToo: Ramani summoned as accused in Akbar’s defamation case

A Delhi court summoned journalist Priya Ramani to appear before it as accused in the defamation case filed by journalist-turned-politician and former Union minister MJ Akbar. The court has ordered Ramani to appear before it on February 25. Read More
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SBI cries misuse of Aadhaar data, UIDAI rejects allegations

State Bank of India officials has informed the Unique Identification Authority of India that Aadhaar data have been misused to generate unauthorized Aadhaar cards. The bank officials have claimed that logins and biometrics of their Aadhaar operators have been misused. Read More
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New leprosy cases in Mumbai shows disease making comeback

Around 362 new cases of leprosy have been reported in Mumbai between April and December 2018. In the last five years, the city has recorded nearly 2,500 fresh cases and 10,000 since 2005 when India declared that the disease has been eliminated. Read More
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In four months, mystery virus claims 64 lives in Indore

An unknown virus, which has identical symptoms of swine flu, claimed 64 lives in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city and nearby districts in the past four months. Read More
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India celebrates 70th Republic Day; Citizens Bill dampens enthusiasm in NE

India celebrated its 70th Republic Day with a grand display of military might and rich cultural diversity with the ceremonial parade in New Delhi’s Rajpath. Some parts of the country boycotted the celebrations, like Mizoram and Kashmir valley. Read More
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FIR against ICICI’s Chanda Kochhar, her husband for fraud

The Central Bureau of Investigation, on Thursday, booked former ICICI managing director and chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon managing director Venugopal Dhoot in the ICICI-Videocon cheating case. Read More
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CBI books Air India ex-chairman Arvind Jadhav for corruption

The Central Bureau of Investigation, on Wednesday, has booked Arvind Jadhav, the former chairman and managing director of Air India, for handing out out-of-turn promotions and appointments of officials in the state-run airline company. Read More
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‘Will deprive SCs, STs, OBCs’: Calls against EWS quota gather steam

At least, three prominent organizations that are fighting for the cause of social justice are up in arms against the quota for “economically weaker sections”. as they feel the 10 per cent EWS quota strikes at the foundation of the Constitution. Read More
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