Ashish Sinha

Lok Sabha’s Ethics Panel to meet on Nov 7 to adopt report

November 6, 2023

The Lok Sabha’s Ethics Committee will meet on Tuesday to consider and adopt its draft report in relation to the ‘cash-for-query’ allegations levelled against TMC MP Mahua Moitra by BJP’s MP Nishikant Dubey. That means that the committee headed by BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar has finished its enquiry and...

Draft reports to be adopted today to replace colonial criminal laws

November 6, 2023

A Parliamentary Committee tasked with reviewing three bills aimed at replacing the current criminal laws will meet on Monday to adopt draft reports. This comes shortly after certain opposition members had requested an extension for the panel to scrutinise the measures in more detail. On October 27, the standing committee...

SC hearing on Tamil Nadu’s plea against RSS flag marches on Nov 6

November 4, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday scheduled a hearing on the Tamil Nadu government’s plea challenging the Madras High Court’s order permitting the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) to conduct flag marches in the state. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta will hear the case on November 6. The...

Mobile numbers deactivated on subscriber’s request, not allocated for 90 days

November 4, 2023

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday told the Supreme Court that, mobile phone numbers once deactivated for non-usage or disconnected on the subscriber’s request are not allocated to new subscribers for at least 90 days. The apex court heard a petition raising concern about alleged misuse of data,...

NGT calls for examination of psychological impact of air pollution in Delhi

November 4, 2023

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has emphasised the need to examine the “psychological aspect” of the deteriorating air quality in the national capital and has requested responses from government authorities, including the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the director of AIIMS. On Thursday, the smoky haze...

SC nixes Masjid Committee’s plea against HC decision in Gyanvapi row

November 4, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which challenged the administrative decision of the Allahabad High Court’s chief justice to transfer the Gyanvapi case from a single-judge bench that had been hearing it since 2021. The single-judge bench was hearing a plea...

Delhi Court Sends Founder and HR Head to Judicial Custody till Dec 1

November 3, 2023

Delhi’s Patiala House court on Thursday sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR department head Amit Chakravarty to judicial custody till December 1 in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA. Special Judge Hardeep Kaur sent both the accused individuals to jail following the expiry of their custodial interrogation...

Kerala govt moves SC against Governor over 8 pending bills

November 3, 2023

The Kerala government has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, alleging his failure to take action on eight bills passed by the state legislature and presented to him for assent under Article 200 of the Constitution. Arif Mohammed Khan now becomes the third...

SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging validity of electoral bonds scheme

November 3, 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a series of petitions challenging the electoral bonds scheme’s validity for funding political parties. A five-judge constitution bench, comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, J B Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra, began hearing arguments on...

Yasin Malik and Pahloo appear in Jammu Court for Rubaiya Sayeed case

November 3, 2023

Rubaiya Sayeed Case: Yasin Malik, Pahloo Appear Before Jammu Court, Witnesses Identify another accused Separatist leader Yasin Malik and his associate Rafiq Pahloo appeared before a special court in Jammu on Thursday through video conference in connection with the 1989 abduction of Rubaiya Sayeed, the daughter of the then Union...

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