Former Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji granted bail in money laundering case
Sep 26, 2024, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.
Sep 25, 2024, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said no part of India can be called Pakistan besides taking a strong note of the misogynistic remark passed by Karnataka High Court Vedavyasachar Srishananda, media reports said.
Sep 25, 2024, at 02:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the Punjab government's appeal against a high court order that trashed amended rules to avail admission to MBBS courses through NRI quota.
Downloading and watching child sexual abuse material is an offence under POCSO, rules Supreme Court
Sep 23, 2024, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled downloading and watching child sexual abuse material is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), media reports said.
Bombay HC strikes down Centre's bid to establish fact-checking unit
Sep 21, 2024, at 04:34 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court Friday struck down the Centre's attempt to set up a fact-checking unit after standup comic Kunal Kamra filed a petition against the government's move.
Sep 20, 2024, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday scolded the Central Bureau of Investigation over its plea seeking hearing of the 2021 West Bengal post-poll violence cases outside the state over "hostile atmosphere" prevailing in the local courts, media reports said.
Supreme Court slams Karnataka HC judge over 'Pakistan', 'undergarment' remarks, seeks report
Sep 20, 2024, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has slammed Karnataka High Court judge, Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda, over his controversial remarks referring to "Pakistan" and "undergarment" in a court hearing, media reports said.
Sep 20, 2024, at 04:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The agitating junior doctors Thursday announced to call off their strike Friday after 41 days of protest over the gruesome rape and murder of a PGT in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and announced that the medics would "partially" return to work from Saturday, especially at the essential services department given the flood situation in Bengal.
Sep 19, 2024, at 07:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The marathon second round of talks between agitating junior doctors and the Bengal government officials failed to see any resolution to the ongoing impasse with the medics stating they would continue their ceasework as no written assurance was provided to them on their demands regarding safety at the hospital.
Sep 18, 2024, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Collegium has altered its previous recommendation for the appointment of four High Court Chief Justices, media reports said.
RG Kar: Supreme Court questions Bengal govt's hiring of contractual employees for women's security
Sep 17, 2024, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the West Bengal government's 'Rattirer Sathi' app, which is aimed at providing security to women at night hours, lashing out at the intent to hire contractual employees for the job.
RG Kar case: What CBI has revealed in its report is really disturbing, says Supreme Court
Sep 17, 2024, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the status report of the RG Kar rape-murder case provided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is "worse" and "really disturbing" stating the probe agency will be given time "to unearth the truth", media reports said.
Sep 17, 2024, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the Mamata Banerjee government over its decision to not allot night shifts to women doctors for safety issues in the wake of the RG Kar incident where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered in the state-run hospital last month.
Sep 17, 2024, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Advocate Indira Jaising, who is representing the protesting junior doctors in the RG Kar case in the Supreme Court, told the judiciary the agitators are keen to quit ceasework but they are worried about the safety and security at hospitals.
Bengal govt opposes live-streaming of RG Kar case hearing in Supreme Court; plea rejected
Sep 17, 2024, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The West Bengal government has opposed the live-streaming of the RG Kar rape-murder case in the Supreme Court.
Sep 17, 2024, at 06:58 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After days of high drama, the long-awaited meeting between protesting junior doctors and Mamata Banerjee finally took place at the latter's Kalighat residence, at the end of which the CM announced that most of the demands of the protesters have been accepted and in accordance with their wish city police commissioner Vineet Goyal will be removed on Tuesday.
Sep 17, 2024, at 06:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After a marathon meeting with the protesting junior doctors to end the ongoing impasse and a 38-day-long ceasework following the brutal RG Kar rape and murder, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday late night announced to remove Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and DC North Abhishek Gupta besides two other health officials bowing to the demands of the protesters. The protesting junior doctors broke into celebrations after their win.
RG Kar case: Talks between Mamata Banerjee, protesting junior doctors conclude after 2 hours
Sep 17, 2024, at 03:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The long-awaited meeting between protesting junior doctors of Bengal and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence in Kolkata concluded after two hours on Monday evening, that was aimed at ending the ongoing impasse which started with the demand for justice over the gruesome rape and murder of a medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
RG Kar: Mamata Banerjee, protesting junior doctors hold talks to end impasse
Sep 17, 2024, at 01:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After two failed attempts at holding talks, the protesting junior doctors of Bengal are finally meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Monday evening to end the ongoing impasse that started with the demand for justice over the gruesome rape and murder of a medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Sep 16, 2024, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising, who had opposed the execution of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case, will represent the West Bengal junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim.
Congress, BJP mock Arvind Kejriwal's resignation from Delhi CM post as 'gimmick', 'PR Stunt'
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:56 am
New Delhi: The BJP and Congress ridiculed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation announcement, dismissing it as a gimmick aimed at improving his public image.
Matter of time Arvind Kejriwal gets back to jail: BJP after Delhi CM gets bail in excise policy case
Sep 13, 2024, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tried to give less importance to the bail which was on Friday granted to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case.
CBI's action raises question on timing of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest: SC granting bail to Delhi CM
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday passed scathing remarks on the Central Bureau of Investigation, a probe agency often accused by the Opposition of acting as a tool of the Centre for political gains, granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.
Truth can't be defeated: AAP on Arvind Kejriwal's bail in excise policy case
Sep 13, 2024, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: "Truth can be troubled, but not defeated," say Aam Aadmi Party leaders in their initial reactions to their party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal getting bail by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case.
Arvind Kejriwal gets bail in excise policy case, conditions applied by Supreme Court
Sep 13, 2024, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the excise policy case, media reports said.
Bengal Governor calls Mamata Banerjee 'Lady Macbeth', says he will 'socially boycott' her
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Thursday called Mamata Banerjee "Lady Macbeth" in a video message, that was released by his office, stating that there is violence everywhere in the state and that he would "socially boycott" the chief minister.
Junior doctors vow to continue ceasework after talks with Mamata Banerjee fail to take place
Sep 13, 2024, at 02:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Agitating junior doctors have vowed to continue their 'ceasework' after a much-anticipated meeting with Mamata Banerjee failed to take place on Thursday following the medics' insistence on live-streaming of the proceedings which the CM refused citing the sub-judice nature of the case.
Sep 10, 2024, at 08:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, are marching to the administrative building of state's Health and Family Welfare, Swasthya Bhavan in Salt Lake area.
Sep 10, 2024, at 05:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's Indian Medical Association (IMA) Monday pledged unwavering support for the striking junior doctors in the state, despite the Supreme Court’s order directing them to return to work by 5 pm on Tuesday.
Sep 10, 2024, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: As the clamour over Vineet Goyal's resignation grew loud following the Supreme Court's hearing on the RG Kar rape-murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday dismissed the Kolkata Police Commissioner's resignation stating that Durga Puja is coming and he has the experience to maintain the law and order during the festival.