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The Delhi High Court on Monday remarked that the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the arm
The Delhi High Court on Monday remarked that the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces was devised by the experts from the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad made the remarks as it questioned whether courts should interfere in such matters. The hearing will continue today.
The Kerala High Court will hold a special sitting on December 15 to consider the anticipatory bail pleas of former police officials who were grilled by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the ISRO frame-up case.
As External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar prepares to chair a UN Security Council meeting on terrorism on Thursday, Pakistan said it is distributing a new “dossier” on terrorism to UNSC members that alleges Indian agencies were involved in “masterminding” a 2021 blast near Hafiz Saeed’s home in Lahore.
Supreme Court is all set to hear today the plea of CBI challenging the August 23 order of the Bombay High Court by which Mainak Mehta, brother in-law of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is an accused in the PNB fraud case, was allowed to travel to Hong Kong and stay there for three months.
A Parliamentary panel will take up the issue of congestion at Delhi airport with the CEO of airport operator DIAL on December 15 amid passengers facing long waiting hours, according to the committee’s Chairman Vijayasai Reddy. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture will be holding the meeting with Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, the CEO of the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL).
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted a depression over East-central and adjoining Southeast Arabian Sea which is likely to intensify further into a deep depression by Thursday morning. Meanwhile, the fishermen have been advised not to venture into Lakshadweep Area till today morning.
The government will sell up to 5% stake in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) through an offer for sale (OFS) on the exchanges on Thursday and Friday. Up to 4,00,00,000 shares will be offered in the OFS, and the floor price for the same has been fixed at Rs 680 a share.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”