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Jairam Ramesh believes in shoot, scoot model: Vivek Doval
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh believes in shoot and scoot model following which he makes false and malicious allegations and then runs away, said Vivek Doval, son of National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval here on Friday.He should have come and presented his views before the court. Now, this only makes me feel he comes across what politicians of his kind do, who rely on a shoot and scoot model of making false, malicious allegations and run away," Doval told ANI.The statement comes after the Congress leader failed to appear before the Rouse Avenue Court in connection with the defamation case filed against him."I do feel sympathetic if the gentleman has some personal circumstances because of which he was not able to appear, but the fact of the matter is he has been on national media on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd April through press conferences," Doval added.The Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday granted bail to Caravan Editor-In-Chief Paresh Nath and reporter Kaushal Shroff in connection with .
UK court further remands Nirav Modi till May 24
A UK court on Friday further remanded till May 24 fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi who is undergoing extradition proceedings in Britain in the USD 1-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case. The 48-year-old, who has been behind bars at Wandsworth prison in south-west London since his arrest last month, appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot via videolink from the jail. The very brief hearing ended with judge further remanding Modi till May 24. She scheduled a full hearing on May 30. Modi's bail was rejected by Chief Magistrate Arbuthnot on March 29 on the grounds that there was a "substantial risk he would fail to surrender". He is believed to have been living in the UK on an Investor Visa, applied for in 2015 at a time when the so-called golden visa route was relatively easier for super-rich individuals to acquire residency rights in the UK based on a minimum of 2-million pound investment. He was arrested by ...
SC gives last chance to RBI to comply with order to disclose information under RTI
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the last opportunity to the Reserve Bank of India to comply with its order to disclose inspection reports of banks under the Right to Information Act (RTI).A division bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Justice MR Shah warned the central bank that any further violation of the apex court's 2015 verdict would result in serious contempt of court proceedings against it.Taking a serious view of the RBI's failure to disclose the information, the court said that the central bank is duty bound to comply with the directive unless exempted.The court also asked the RBI to withdraw its non-disclosure policy, saying it violated the apex court's judgment.In its December 16, 2015 verdict in RBI vs Jayantilal N Mistry and others case, the Supreme Court had held that the central bank is bound to disclose information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Petitioners Girish Mittal and Subhash Chandra Agrawal had alleged that the RBI and its former ...
SC's last chance to RBI to comply with order to disclose info under RTI
Taking a serious view of the RBI's failure to disclose the information, the court said that the central bank is duty bound to comply with the directive unless exempted
History-sheeter held for sexual abuse of school girl
A 20-year old history-sheeter has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, police said here Friday. Yashwanthraj was held Thursday for allegedly impregnating the 17-year old Class XI student by promising to marry her, the police said. Based on her mother's complaint, all-woman police arrested him and a probe revealed he was a history-sheeter. He was produced before a court and remanded in custody, they added.
Now, Perambalur sexual abuse case post-Pollachi: Stalin
The DMK President M.K. Stalin on Friday said that even as the Pollachi sexual abuse-cum-blackmail case probe is yet to reach a conclusion, a similarly shocking incident in Perambalur district has come to light involving a leader of the ruling AIADMK party.
SC stays Arumugasamy Inquiry Committee's probe into Jayalalithaa's death
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed Justice (Retd.) A Arumughaswamy Inquiry Committee's probe into the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa.The order was passed by a bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna in an appeal by Apollo Hospitals.Popularly known as 'Amma', Jayalalithaa was taken to Chennai's Apollo hospital on September 22, 2016, where she was treated for 75 days before she breathed her last on December 5.In September 2017, Justice Arumughaswamy was appointed to head the probe into the death of the former Chief Minister.Over a year later, the hospital demanded the constitution of a medical board comprising doctors and medical professionals to examine Jayalalithaa's medical records.In an affidavit filed to the Arumughaswamy Commission, the hospital raised the demand citing that errors crept in due to the inability of a typist to comprehend and type correct medical terms.Apollo Hospital ...
SC gives last chance to RBI with comply with order to disclose information under RTI
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the last opportunity to the Reserve Bank of India to comply with its order to disclose inspection reports of banks under the Right to Information Act (RTI).A division bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Justice MR Shah warned the central bank that any further violation of the apex court's 2015 verdict would result in serious contempt of court proceedings against it.Taking a serious view of the RBI's failure to disclose the information, the court said that the central bank is duty bound to comply with the directive unless exempted.The court also asked the RBI to withdraw its non-disclosure policy, saying it violated the apex court's judgment.In its December 16, 2015 verdict in RBI vs Jayantilal N Mistry and others case, the Supreme Court had held that the central bank is bound to disclose information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Petitioners Girish Mittal and Subhash Chandra Agrawal had alleged that the RBI and its former ...
Permission granted for MSRDC casting yard on beach illegal: HC
The Bombay High Court Friday termed as "illegal" the permission granted to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) for construction of a casting yard on suburban Juhu beach for the Versova-Bandra Sea Link project. A division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice N M Jamdar allowed a petition filed by activist Zoru Bathena, seeking that work be stopped at the casting yard, saying it was being constructed illegally. "The petition is allowed. The permission granted by concerned authorities is illegal. Permissions granted by the MCZMA (Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority) is quashed and set aside," the court said. In his petition, Bathena had claimed that the MSRDC had illegally reclaimed a portion of the beach and was dumping mud on it, which was restricting sea water supply to mangroves in the area. Around 7.9 hectares of the beach area was being affected due to the casting yard work, the petition said. Bathena's counsel Gayatri Singh had ...
New Zealander pleads guilty to sharing mosque shooting video
A Christchurch businessman has pleaded guilty to sharing a livestream video that was recorded by a gunman last month as he began killing 50 people at two mosques. Philip Arps pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing the mosque video and will remain in jail until he's sentenced on June 14. He faces a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison. Prosecutors accused the 44-year-old of sending the video to an unknown person and instructing that person to insert crosshairs and to include a kill count. Prosecutors say he then forwarded the entire chilling 17-minute video to 30 associates. New Zealand's Chief Censor David Shanks banned both the video and a manifesto written by the white supremacist accused of the attack, making it illegal to view, possess or distribute them.
Notorious woman cheat who skipped court hearings, held
Delhi Police have arrested a notorious woman cheat who has been declared a proclaimed offender in over four cases by a local court here, a police officer said on Friday.
Man kills estranged wife, assaults daughter
A 52-year-old man allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death and assaulted his daughter over some argument at Kalyan town in the district, police said on Friday. The accused, Mohan Gurunath Mahajan, an autorickshaw driver, has been booked for the crime that took place on Thursday night, police said. According to police, the Mahajan family lived in Thankar Pada locality in Kalyan. Over the past few years, there were differences between the couple and they used to argue over minor issues. Two years ago, the accused abandoned his family and started living separately, police said. "On Thursday night Mahajan came to meet his family. Soon, he entered into argument with his wife Manisha (45). In a fit of anger, he stabbed her several times with a sharp weapon. He also attacked his 24-year-old daughter before fleeing from the spot," a police officer said. The two women were rushed to a neaby hospital, where the wife of the accused was pronounced brought dead, police ...
SC stays judicial probe into Jayalalithaa's death
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the probe by the Judicial Commission constituted by Tamil Nadu government to inquire into the death of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.
SC stays inquiry commission proceedings into Jayalalithaa's death at Apollo Hospitals
The Supreme Court Friday stayed the proceedings of an inquiry commission set up to probe the death of then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai in 2016. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was hearing the appeal of Apollo Hospitals against the April 4 order of the Madras High Court rejecting its objection against the ongoing inquiry into the death of the AIADMK leader at the hospital. "Notice. Stay of further proceedings of the inquiry commission," the bench, which also comprised Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, said. The AIADMK-led state government had set up the inquiry commission to look into circumstances leading to the death of Jayalalithaa on December 5, 2016 at Apollo Hospitals. The Madras High Court had on April 4 rejected Apollo Hospital's objections to an inquiry commission set up to probe the death of Jayalalithaa looking into aspects of treatment given to her. As mandated by its terms of reference, the Justice A ...
Customs seizes gold worth Rs 79 lakh from Delhi airport's washroom
Gold worth about Rs 79 lakh was seized from a washroom at Delhi airport, customs officials said Friday. A man has been arrested by the customs for his alleged involvement in smuggling of the gold, they said. Acting on inputs, the customs department intercepted the accused after his arrival at the airport from Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. During enquiry, he admitted to have brought gold to India. "The passenger informed that he had hid the gold in one of the washrooms at the airport. Based on his information, 20 gold bars, collectively weighing 2.49 kg, were recovered," a customs official said. The passenger, aged 21 years, has been arrested and the gold valued at Rs 78.85 lakh was seized, the official said.
SC directs RBI to disclose information on bank inspection report under RTI
The Supreme Court Friday directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose information pertaining to its annual inspection report of banks under the Right to Information (RTI) Act unless they are exempted under law. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao also directed the federal bank to review its policy to disclose information relating to banks under RTI, saying "it is duty bound under the law". The bench, which did not go ahead with contempt proceedings against the RBI, made it clear that it was giving a last opportunity to it to comply with provisions of the transparency law. The bench said it would have taken a serious view to the refusal of RBI to part with information under RTI. "Any further violation shall be viewed seriously," the bench said. In January this year, the top court had issued contempt notice to RBI for not disclosing annual inspection report of banks under RTI. Earlier, the apex court and the Central Information Commission, both had held that the RBI ...
Be more transparent: SC gives RBI final warning
The Supreme Court on Friday gave the RBI "one last opportunity" and ordered the Reserve Bank of India to disclose annual inspection reports, wilful defaulters' list under the Right To Information.
Saudi Arabia executed convicts after forced confessions
Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history earlier this week, some of the men condemned to death said they were innocent and their confessions had been written by the same people who had tortured them, a media report said on Friday.
US judge charged for aiding 'illegal' immigrant flee
A judge in the US and a court officer have been charged for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant dodge immigration officials and escape court.
25 years in prison for ex-Florida policeman who shot black motorist
A former Florida police officer was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a black man whose car had broken down on the highway. Nouman Raja, 41, was convicted of manslaughter and attempted murder last month for the October 2015 shooting of Corey Jones, a 31-year-old musician. Raja, a former member of the Palm Beach Gardens police force, is the first police officer to be convicted in Florida for the on-duty shooting death of a black man in three decades. "This has been a heart-breaking case," Judge Joseph Marx was quoted as saying by the Palm Beach Post. "I think it's had a profound effect on everybody that sat through this trial." Jones was returning from a performance when his car broke down on the highway late at night. While he was waiting for a tow truck and on the phone with the dispatcher, Raja approached in an unmarked white van. He was wearing plainclothes at the time. Prosecutors said during the trial that Raja acted aggressively and did not identify himself as