Author: Mayukh Debnath
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Lawyer moves Sri Lankan Supreme Court seeking Mahinda Rajapaksa’s arrest
Besides Rajapaksa, the lawyer has also sought direction from the apex court to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for the arrest of six other persons over crackdown on protesters.
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Gynavapi matter: SC bench headed by Justice Chandrachud to hear plea for stay on survey
On Friday night, the order by CJI Ramana directing the registry to list the matter before a bench headed by Justice Chandrachud was uploaded on the Supreme Court website.
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Mundka fire tragedy: Building lacked fire NOC, owner on the run after 27 dead
The divisional officer of the fire department blamed the building’s internal layout for the mishap and said that people could not evacuate the building as it had only one staircase.
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N-E has become a focus area for Centre: Himanta Biswa Sarma at ‘The Chief Minister’s Podium’
Sarma attributed Prime Minister’s numerous visits to the region as the reason behind the integration of the region’s political discourse with the mainstream politics of the country.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa and family shifted to Sri Lankan naval base: Reports
As per a report by the Colombo Gazette, helicopters were spotted leaving the capital city of Colombo with VVIPS on board. The VVIPs were speculated to be members of the Rajapaksa family.
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Ranveer Singh’s Jayeshbhai Jordaar cleared for release by Delhi HC
The court has ordered the makers of the film to add a relevant disclaimer for the scene during the opening sequence of the film, as well as, for the film’s trailers on all platforms.
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ASI raises objection over J&K L-G Manoj Sinha’s participation in ‘puja’ at Martand Sun Temple
Rule 7(1) of the Ancient Monuments And Archeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959 says that no meetings, receptions, parties, conferences or entertainment events can be held on the premises of protected monuments without prior permission from the Central government. The rule states, “No protected monument shall be used for the purpose of holding any meeting,…
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We will introduce law to ensure that no suspicious person lives in Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami at ‘The Chief Minister’s Podium’
Dhami thanked the people of Uttarakhand and said that the voters have created history by voting BJP back to power for a second consecutive term in the state and that his government will use the opportunity to carry forward the progressive measures undertaken during his previous term.
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US drops phrases supporting Chinese position from its fact sheet on relations with Taiwan
According to the archived version, the webpage no longer says that the US “does not support Taiwan independence.”
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Rupee plunges to a record low of 77.49 against the US Dollar
At the interbank foreign currency market, the Rupee plunged to 77.41 against one US Dollar in intra-day trade on Monday against a closing exchange rate of INR 76.93 to 1 US Dollar on Sunday.