Morning Digest | SC to hear plea to revoke remission of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case today; Pakistan calls India’s action over missile incident ‘inadequate’, and more
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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
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