Standing by his remarks, Sakshi Maharaj had told the Commission that the statement was not made in a public or an election meeting but at a saints' conclave and hence could not be considered violative of the model code.
'Ram Sir was a creator of law. He has his stamp on every leading judgment in criminal law.'
A marathon session of over a dozen hearings on implementation of Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha panel recommendations on structural reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India came to an end on Wednesday in the Supreme Court, which took the Indian cricket board to task over issues like fund utilisation and avoiding of performance audits.
'We have a situation where the BJP, with less than 2 per cent vote share, has 10 MLAs.'
The former woman journalist with Tehelka, who has accused the magazine's founder editor Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting her, has complained to the Goa police that a "systematic and virulent campaign" has been launched to falsify facts and the truth in the case.
On January 1 in 2018, violence erupted at an event to mark 100 years of the Bhima-Koregaon battle, leaving one dead and several injured, including 10 policemen.
Earlier, the company had to shut operations in the Mumbai circle, following a directive by the Supreme Court.
"This is part of our policy to empower minorities with dignity and without appeasement," Naqvi said.
The apex court had on February 2, last year cancelled 122 licences for 2G spectrum and had directed the department of telecommunication to hold fresh auction for them within four months.
Soon after a special CBI court acquitted all those accused the 2G spectrum allocation case, Somesh Jha spoke to DB Realty Managing Director Vinod Goenka at the crowded Patiala House premises.
Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a woman journalist, on Thursday filed an application before a local court demanding an in-camera hearing of his bail petition.
A local court in Panaji sent the headmistress of a Goa school, where a seven-year-old girl was raped, to police custody for seven days.
Calling the Bharatiya Janata Party communal, activist Anna Hazare on Friday said he never described Narendra Modi as secular.
'If the executive is not obeying the judiciary, then it is a Constitutional issue.'
'We will ensure that every child is protected,' says Priyank Kanoongo, chairperson, NCPCR.
'When the courts intervene, we are attacked for judicial activism'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
In his PIL, Sharma alleged discrepancies in the fighter jet deal with France and sought stay on it.
Vedanta Resources has huge interests in India. The promoter and majority shareholder of Vedanta Resources, Anil Agarwal, also founded Sterlite Industries.
Tejpal, in a statement issued on Tuesday night, had accused the crime branch of hiding the crucial CCTV footage which he said could give the accurate version of the events.
Shah said the government was committed to ensure development in the country.
It is learnt that Johri has submitted his explanation to the showcause notice served by the COA after an anonymous account of alleged sexual harassment came up against him on social media. The accuser, who is yet to reveal her identity, claims to be an ex-colleague of Johri during his stint with the Discovery channel.
The minor girl's statement in the chargesheet submitted by police in the court on Wednesday alleged that she was abducted and kept forcibly in Chandigarh, Delhi and Goa by the main accused Nishan Singh, who is already facing at least 18 criminal cases.
JD-S sources read it as an attempt by Modi to sow seeds of doubt in the Opposition ranks.
The total number of states in the country will be now 28 while the total UTs will go up to seven.
The Indian Olympic Association on Monday said it will bid for either the 2026 or 2030 Commonwealth Games while also agreeing to withdraw its boycott call for the 2022 Birmingham edition over shooting's exclusion. The country hosted the 2010 edition in New Delhi.
'After the Parliament election results many people are confused and that is why this crisis has erupted
Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Rajasthan has reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against SCs and STs during 2013-15, followed by poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, a new government report said, even as the Centre on Monday flagged the issue of poor conviction rates in such cases.
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Authorities have put almost the entire country under lockdown, banning gathering of people and suspending road, rail and air traffic till March 31.
The government has decided to construct cruise terminals at Mumbai, Goa, Mangalore, Kochi and Chennai.
Replying to the debate on the motion, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing it again of trying to bring down his government.
Ramani's arrest came on a day when she approached a Delhi court seeking bail in the cheating and forgery case. In her application, Ramani alleged she had unnecessarily been framed in the case.
Maggi noodles was recalled in June because some states had found presence of MSG and excessive lead content in the samples.
Besides the major metros, the proposed airline would also connect Srinagar, Patna, Chandigarh and Jammu.
The EC communication to the national and state parties added: 'The Commission will take stern actions for any violation under all powers available.'
The Russian girl, who was allegedly raped by a politician in Goa, claimed that a group of people linked to the accused had tried to assault her outside a court on Tuesday evening.
After the Supreme Court ruling on playing the national anthem in all movie halls, Veenu Sandhu misses the innocent days when patriotism was part of our being, not a prescribed potion to bring all our problems to an end. And no one told us to 'leave', 'get out' or 'go to Pakistan' if we differed.
'The future looks quite bleak unless we ramp up testing and start vaccinating on a war footing.'
The Income Tax department is taking a hit of up to Rs 3,000 crore in tax collection following a Supreme Court-enforced ban on mining activity in Karnataka and Goa, a key IT department official said.
