Month: April 2025

[ad_1] KOLKATA: A consumer forum cannot issue an arrest warrant like a criminal court. It can only issue detention orders like a civil court, Calcutta high court held in its recent order."Law does not authorise the forum to issue a warrant of arrest for enforcement of its order under the Code of Criminal Procedure," Justice Suvra Ghosh said Wednesday while quashing the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum's arrest warrant issued against a Hooghly automobile company branch manager.Justice Ghosh referred to a judgment of a coordinate bench of Calcutta high court according to which, in an execution application, the commission can issue a warrant for detention of the judgment debtor in civil prison as per the Code of Civil Procedure. According to Section 71 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Justice Ghosh interpreted that an order granting performance of an agreement […]

[ad_1] VARANASI: Shakhas would welcome all those who respect the 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' slogan and 'bhagwa jhanda' (saffron flag). RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said this on Sunday morning at a shakha here while replying to a question whether Muslims could attend shakhas.On a four-day visit to Varanasi, Bhagwat attended a shakha at Lajpat Nagar Colony. He was taking questions from swayamsewaks after speaking on the need for forming a strong society by ending caste discrimination and dwelling on environmental, economic and other issues. One swayamsewak wanted to know whether Muslims could join shakhas, to which Bhagwat said, "All Indians are welcome at the shakhas. The only condition is that each one coming to join shakha should have no hesitation in chanting 'Bharat Mata ki jai' and must show respect for the saffron flag."Although Indians had different religious practices, their […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: At present, only Congress, among all national political parties, occupies two govt bungalows in Lutyen's Delhi while four others, including BJP, have one such accommodation each.Housing and urban affairs ministry, in a reply to TMC's Sougata Roy, informed Lok Sabha that six govt bungalows have been allotted to Election Commission-approved national political parties.As per the information, Congress has been allotted two bungalows at 24, Akbar Road and 5, Raisina Road (headquarters of Youth Congress) and these were allotted in 1990 and 1976, respectively.BJP occupies 9, Pandit Pant Marg bungalow allotted in 1999. Sources said the saffron party has vacated 11 Ashoka Road, which was its headquaters for years, and it has been allotted to party's Lok Sabha MP from Odisha, Baijayant Panda.Both Congress and BJP have built their spacious party headquarters outside the Lutyen's Bungalow Zone (LBZ) […]

[ad_1] KOLKATA: West Bengal governor, CV Ananda Bose, submitted to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover his opposition to CM Mamata Banerjee's recommendations for vice-chancellors of 17 state-run universities, based on the shortlisted panel of the SC-nominated Justice UU Lalit committee.These universities include Calcutta University and Jadavpur University.A statement posted on X by Raj Bhavan's media cell read: "HG (Governor) and Chancellor has appointed vice-chancellors in 19 universities. In the case of the remaining 17 universities, by employing due diligence, including background and antecedent review of the candidates and after obtaining reports from credible sources in the field, HG and Chancellor has raised valid reservations in a sealed cover, on the candidates preferred by the chief minister, for consideration in the Hon'ble Supreme Court."Raj Bhavan also claimed that SC was not aware of this development when it heard the […]

[ad_1] Is Luka Doncic playing tonight? (Image via Mark J. Terrill/ AP) Luka Doncic will suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers in Sunday’s matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, with no injury designation ahead of his highly anticipated return to Dallas next week. Will Luka Doncic play tonight? Los Angeles Lakers injury report vs OKC Thunder (April 6, 2025)The Lakers’ latest injury report lists only Maxi Kleber (foot) as out, while LeBron James (groin) is probable. Luka Doncic, who has been managing minor ankle soreness in recent weeks, is fully available as Los Angeles continues integrating him.Sunday’s game against the Thunder marks the first meeting between the teams since the Lakers acquired Doncic. Oklahoma City will have Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso back in the lineup after both missed the previous matchup due to injury. The bigger storyline comes […]