Bilkis Bano case | Supreme Court to hear plea to revoke remission of 11 convicts on August 25
A special three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana is hearing on Thursday a petition challenging the remission granted by the State of Gujarat to 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case.
The Chief Justice had on Tuesday agreed to list the petition urgently when it was mentioned in court for early hearing by advocate Aparna Bhat.
Pakistan calls India’s action over missile incident ‘inadequate’, redemands joint probe
Pakistan has rejected India’s action over the March 9 accidental firing of a supersonic missile that landed in its territory and demanded a joint probe.
The services of three officers of the Indian Air Force were terminated on August 23 after a Court of Inquiry (CoI) found that deviation from their Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by them led to the accidental firing of the missile.
Supreme Court to hear review plea against PMLA judgment in open court on August 25
The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to hear in open court a plea seeking a review of a July 27 judgment that upheld the core amendments made to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
A review Bench of Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C.T. Ravikumar posted the plea for oral hearing on August 25.
Kejriwal government calls special session of Delhi Assembly on August 26 amid political slugfest
A special session of the Delhi Assembly will be held Friday amid a political slugfest over action by central probe agencies in the Kejriwal government’s excise policy and the AAP accusing the BJP of trying to lure its MLAs.
The Assembly session is scheduled to be held from 11 a.m. on August 26, according to a document issued by the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday.
Bihar council chairman’s election on August 25
Senior JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for election to the post of chairman of the Bihar legislative council.
According to the Vidhan Parishad secretariat, voting will take place on Thursday.
Biden announces nearly $3 billion in Ukraine weapons aid
U.S. President Joe Biden announced nearly $3 billion in military aid to Kyiv on Wednesday — the biggest U.S. package so far — to mark Ukraine’s Independence day, six months after Russia invaded the country.
In a statement, Mr. Biden signalled the firmness of Washington’s commitment to Ukraine’s struggle, saying the $2.98 billion for arms and other equipment aimed “to ensure it can continue to defend itself over the long term.”
Arrested Pakistan militant sent to attack forward posts in J&K’s Rajouri: Army
A captured Pakistani militant was tasked to attack Indian forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) by a Pakistani intelligence officer in the Pir Panjal’s Rajouri, the Army said on Wednesday as it foiled two infiltration bids and killed two infiltrators in the past 48 hours in Rajouri.
The Pakistani terrorist, identified as Tabarak Hussain, a resident of Sabzkot village, Kotli of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), was arrested on August 21 in Jhangar sector of Naushera.
I was misquoted, was only paraphrasing Ambedkar’s views: JNU VC on ‘caste of gods’ remark
After her “no god is upper caste” remark stoked controversy, JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Wednesday defended her comments as an academic exercise and said she was misquoted on her comments.
She also said she is an acad
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