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New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended the names of three lawyers to the Centre for their appointment as Delhi High Court judges. “The collegium resolves to recommend that S/Shri (i) Ajay Digpaul, (ii) Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, and (iii) Ms Shwetasree Majumder, advocates, be appointed as Judges of the High Court of Delhi. Their inter se seniority be fixed as per the existing practice,” the apex court resolution said. Also ReadSC collegium recommends appointment of seven new HC Chief Justices The three-member collegium, which recommends names for judgeship in high courts,…
Between 1942 and 1948, over 6,000 Polish women and children found refuge in India.New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on an unprecedented three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine. Prime Minister Modi”s visit to Poland will be the first visit of an Indian PM to Poland in 45 years since Morarji Desai in 1979. The timing of this visit coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Poland.The formal establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Poland in 1954 was soon followed by the opening of the Indian Embassy in Warsaw in 1957, and the Polish…
Hyderabad: Refusing to stay the demolition of a farmhouse owned by one B Pradeep Reddy in Janwada, a single bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Justice K Lakshman instructed the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection (HYDRA) to follow all due procedures before resorting to any demolition of the structure that was leased-in by BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR). During a hearing on the matter on Wednesday, Justice Lakshman questioned the additional advocate general (AAG) about the jurisdiction and scope of HYDRA and sought to know whether the full-tank levels (FTL) of all lakes have…
India likely to begin conducting a long-delayed population census in September. (Representational Image)New Delhi: India is likely to begin conducting a long-delayed population census in September, two government sources told news agency Reuters.India”s once-a-decade census was due to be completed in 2021 but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will take about 18 months to complete the new survey after it begins next month, two government sources directly involved in the matter told Reuters.Economists within the government and outside have criticised the delay in the latest census as it impacts the quality of many other statistical surveys including…
Champai Soren is called “Jharkhand’s Tiger” for his contribution towards creating a separate state (File)Ranchi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren said he would not quit politics, asserting that an option to float a new political outfit was always open to him. The development comes after he indicated that he was upset over the treatment he received and gave a detailed account of it in an X post. Mr Soren, also known as “Jharkhand”s Tiger” for his contribution to the formation of the state, said he was firm on his plans after “facing humiliation at the hands of leaders of JMM”,…
By Mahesh Vijapurkar A lot went into the buildup to the public outrage that gripped Badlapur town near Mumbai on Tuesday. The police delay in registering an FIR, and the school management’s refusal to meet parents of the school’s students after fobbing off the parents and grandparents of the assaulted 4-year-old girls saying that it could have been the work of an outsider were just some of them. Those who study the psychology of group – in this case, literally a mob – and their actions may have the final word, but it remains obvious that the background to the fury witnessed…
The Janwada farmhouse is allegedly constructed illegally in a preserved area.Hyderabad: A farmhouse has become the latest flashpoint between the Telangana government and former state minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao, commonly known as KTR.The Janwada farmhouse – allegedly constructed illegally in a preserved area – could be bulldozed as the Telangana High Court has rejected the plea of realtor Pratap Reddy Badvelu to stay its demolition by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA).HYDRAA was recently introduced by the Congress government in Telangana. Revanth Reddy has claimed for years now…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Poland and Ukraine this week. Both visits are historic in their own ways: for Poland, this will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 45 years, while for Ukraine, Modi”s will be the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister. Where Modi has talked about India and Poland’s “mutual commitment to democracy and pluralism” reinforcing the bilateral relationship, he has expressed “hope for an early return of peace and stability” in Ukraine. Often, China and India are put in the same bracket when it comes to their response to the Ukraine…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TSCSB) here has arrested three individuals for Illegally acquiring old mobile phones which they used for cyber crimes. A staggering 4000 mobile phones were seized by the police after their arrest. According to the TSCSB, the Cyber Security Bureau personnel of Ramagundam CCPS, received information on August 21 that a few people from Bihar were found moving suspiciously in the Power House Colony of Godavarikhani. “They were trying to buy old mobile phones for use in cyber crimes, from people at low prices by offering either plastic items or money in exchange,” stated a…
Jammu and Kashmir will have Assembly elections from September 18 to October 1 to elect 90 legislators, the first after the revocation of Article 370 and the state’s bifurcation in August 2019. The delay in holding new elections has been a contention for years. However, a recent Supreme Court directive was crucial in setting the timeline. Now that the elections are announced, political parties of all shades welcomed it. Kashmir has been a significant source of conflict for a long time between India and Pakistan. Both countries claim Kashmir, although they only govern a part of it. Pakistan has even…