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The Supreme Court now has two more judges after President Droupadi Murmu cleared the appointments of Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice R Mahadevan. The appointments were announced by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal today. The Supreme Court Collegium had earlier recommended the elevation of these two judges. With these two appointments, the Supreme Court has its sanctioned strength of 34 judges, including Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President, after consultation with Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following as Supreme Court Judges:- pic.twitter.com/OWQ9iGIooG…
Director Sudha Kongara, who worked with Akshay Kumar in his latest film Sarfira, spoke about the initial creative differences she had with the superstar on the set in an interview with India Today. Sudha Kongara, who helmed the original Tamil film Soorarai Pottru with Suriya, also revealed that the producer had to play the mediator between Akshay Kumar and herself when both of them were unwilling to “give in”. When asked to share about her first encounter with Akshay Kumar on the set, Sudha Kongara recalled, “Both of us were quite individualistic in our approach to the script. He understood…
Puja Khedkar – the trainee IAS officer being investigated for lying about mental and visual disabilities to qualify for the Civil Services, and then abusing her position – reached out to police in Maharashtra’s Washim Monday. Sources said a team reached her residence late last night. Ms Khedkar had been transferred from Pune (where she was originally appointed as an Assistant Collector) to Washim (as a Supernumerary Assistant Collector) after the allegations against her, including that she lied to secure an OBC certificate – surfaced. The cops – three women officers – arrived at Ms Khedkar’s home at 11 pm.…
The Supreme Court yesterday sentenced a woman and her second husband to six months in jail each for committing bigamy, setting aside a Madras High Court which had let off the couple with a “flea-bite sentence”. The woman had remarried while her divorce proceedings were still pending before a family court. A Supreme Court bench led by CT Ravikumar and PV Sanjay Kumar – while observing that bigamy was a “serious offence which impacts the society” – said that it’s not advisable to let off the accused with a light sentence. However, to ensure that the couple’s six-year-old child is…
Protesting farmers will march to Delhi after the Haryana government clears roadblocks at Shambhu border separating Haryana and Punjab. Jagjeet Singh Dallewal, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta Sidhupur, told NDTV they will continue their peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar or Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. The farmers have been protesting against the Centre over various demands, including a Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee for crops. They have been camping at the Haryana border since February, when clashes broke out between cops and the protesters trying to march to Delhi. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has now directed the state…
Safira starring Akshay Kumar which released in theatres on Friday, earned around ₹ 4.25 crore India net on its second day after having a slow start on its first day. According to Sacnilk.com, Sarfira had an overall 21.76% Hindi Occupancy on July 13. Sarfira is the Hindi remake of the 2021 National Award winning Tamil film Soorarai Pottru, starring Suriya in the lead role. The film clashed with Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2 at the box office. Directed by Sudha Kongara, the film also stars Paresh Rawal, Radhikka Madan, Seema Biswas, R. Sarath Kumar, Saurabh Goyal, Krishnakumar Balasubramanian, Irawati Harshe Mayadev,…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 campaign produced some fiery clashes on the field, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru superstar Virat Kohli taking on Lucknow Super Giants’ Naveen-ul-Haq. The clash between the two spiralled on beyond the match, with LSG coach Gautam Gambhir also throwing himself in the altercation. Gambhir and Kohli had a heated argument that prompted forced their teammates to intervene. Now, Lucknow spinner Amit Mishra has revealed what exactly was the reason behind such an explosive clash that season. In a chat during a podcast on YouTube, LSG’s veteran spinner Amit Mishra revealed that the story started a…
All is not well between Bigg Boss OTT 3 contestants Sana Makbul and Armaan Malik. In a clip released by the makers on Instagram, we can see Armaan lashing out at Sana. The confrontation begins with a verbal spat between Sana Sultan and Sana Makbul over the house rules set by Sana Makbul, the current captain. Armaan steps in, taking Sana Sultan’s side, and says, “Jab vo keh rahi hai, to rehne do na. [When she is saying it, consider her point.]” Sana Makbul responds, “Har baar mai sunke sabka change karti rahungi? [Why should I keep changing it every time?] I am really sorry.” To…
Former US President Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at a campaign rally on Saturday. The 78-year-old Republican had just started his speech during a Saturday campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania when the shots rang out and one of the bullets grazed his ear. A video is now going viral that shows a woman sitting right behind Donald Trump acting strange moments after the shooting. The video shows the woman – wearing sunglasses, a white shirt and a black hat – ducking and pulling out her phone as the shots rang out. One user also pointed out that she was…
The trailer for Janhvi Kapoor’s Ulajh is here. In the film, Janhvi plays the role of Suhana Bhatia, who is appointed as India’s youngest deputy high commissioner in Indian Foreign Services. The people around her believe that she only secured the position because of “nepotism.” In the trailer, Roshan Mathew’s character can be seen pointing at Janhvi at a party. He says, “Surname ke ilaava iske paas aur hai kya? [What else does she have besides her surname?]” The plot thickens as the trailer reveals a “leak” in the system. Seconds later, we see Gulshan Devaiah abducting Janhvi and asking her for some…