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Trust vote bribe allegation: DMK approaches Madras HC

After a news channel “revealed” that some of the AIADMK MLAs had been paid off in cash and even in gold before the February trust vote that ousted not only Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam, b...

Liquor shops within 500m of highways: Bombay HC wants govt to treat each case on merit

The Supreme Court’s order of December 15, 2016 (which came into force from April 1, 2017) banning sale of liquor within 500m of state and national highways had a rather poignant fallout in Mumbai and ...

RBI issues new Rs 500 notes, old tender to stay valid

In a move that will confuse many, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a new set of Rs 500 currency notes. The difference is that this new series will have the letter ‘A’ printed on it. W...

Mallya extradition hearing starts later in the day

First hearing to provide indication on the way case will move According to General VK Singh, India’s junior minister in the external affairs ministry, the extradition process of scam accused busine...

US Appeals court refuses to remove stay on travel ban

US President Donald Trump just cannot get past the legal hurdle in trying to get his pet executive order on a controversial travel ban for Muslims run its course. This time it is the US Court of Ap...

DU plea to keep the same number of law seats

In the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) earlier evaluation of Delhi University’s law programme, there seemed some inadequacies, because of which it was suggested that the university reduce the number of s...

The ECI feels so threatened that it now wants powers of contempt

The direct fallout of the EVM controversy, in which the Election Commission of India (ECI) was forced to do a face-saving ‘EVM Challenge’—one that was a complete dud, with nobody allowed to even touch...

Pay a huge fine or go to jail if you ‘hurt’ the Ganga

The Uttarakhand High Court declared the river Ganga as a living entity in March this year; which also means that anybody ‘hurting’ the river can be punished. These punishments have been drafted by ...

As AG Rohatgi says no to extension, govt looks to Salve

Salve was not available earlier because of his packed engagements; Ranjit Kumar could be the other option Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, whose term was temporarily extended by the Union government...

Bail petition of fraud accused rejected by SC

The bail petition of Sai Prasad Media Pvt. Ltd’s managing director Shashank Bhapkar, who was arrested by the economic offences wing of Mumbai Police last year, was rejected by the Supreme Court on Jun...

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