Ashish Sinha

NC leader Mohd Akbar Lone files affidavit in Supreme Court

September 6, 2023

National Conference leader Mohd Akbar Lone on Tuesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, stating that he reiterates the oath taken while being sworn in as an MP to uphold and preserve the provisions of the Constitution of India and to protect territorial integrity of the country. Previously, on...

Pregnant woman paraded naked: NHRC seeks answers from Rajasthan Govt

September 5, 2023

The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report concerning an incident in Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan, on August 31, 2023, in which a pregnant woman was allegedly assaulted and paraded naked by her own family members. The incident was widely circulated on social media through a viral video....

Plaint filed against Udhayanidhi Stalin in Bihar

September 5, 2023

A complaint has been filed against Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, in Muzaffarpur of Bihar. Advocate Sudhir Ojha, resident of Lahladpur of Sadar police station, has filed a complaint regarding Udhayanidhi Stalin’s statement comparing Sanatan Dharma with dengue-malaria. He has accused him of hurting the...

Courts can’t be used to facilitate marriages in sexual offence cases: Delhi HC

September 5, 2023

The Delhi High Court on Monday held that courts cannot serve as “marriage facilitators” in sexual offence cases, emphasising that the judicial system should not be manipulated for personal motives or to pressurise any party to act in a certain way. A bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made these...

Accept India’s sovereignty, SC tells National Conference leader MA Lone

September 5, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday asked National Conference leader Mohd Akbar Lone to submit an affidavit affirming his allegiance to the Constitution of India and acknowledging the country’s sovereignty. This comes in response to the controversy surrounding the ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogan that he allegedly raised in the Jammu & Kashmir...

Article 370: Kashmiri Pandit group moves SC, questions credentials of Mohd Akbar Lone

September 4, 2023

A “Kashmiri Pandit” group on Sunday filed an intervention application in the top court and questioned the credentials of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Mohammad Akbar Lone. Lone is one of the petitioners challenging the abrogation of Article 370, claiming he was a supporter of secessionist forces. This application...

Rajasthan HC issues show-cause notice to CM Gehlot

September 4, 2023

A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court on Saturday issued a show-cause notice to Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot on a PIL, seeking suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against him. The PIL was filed by local advocate Shivcharan Gupta on Thursday following the chief minister’s remark suggesting “corruption”...

Plaint filed against Udhayanidhi Stalin over remarks on ‘Sanatan Dharma’

September 4, 2023

A Supreme Court advocate on Sunday filed a complaint with Delhi Police against Udhayanidhi Stalin, Sports Minister of the Government of Tamil Nadu and son of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, citing his controversial comment on ‘Santana Dharma’. Complainant Vineet Jindal has claimed that Udhayanidhi Maran made a provocative,...

Centre forms panel for ‘One nation, one poll’

September 2, 2023

The Union government has constituted a committee under former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of ‘One Nation, One Election,’ a concept that involves conducting general elections and state Assembly elections simultaneously. Sources indicate that the committee will assess the possibility of enacting legislation in this regard. Previously,...

Former RJD MP Prabhunath Singh gets life term

September 2, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in a 1995 double murder case. The court has also ordered Singh and the Bihar government to provide Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the...

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