Akshita Kapoor

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Dismayed over the filing of FIRs by the state police in civil disputes, the Supreme Court on Monday said there was a "complete breakdown of the rule of the law in Uttar Pradesh" as the criminal law was set in motion "day in and day out" in such cases."There is a complete breakdown of rule of law in Uttar Pradesh. Converting a civil matter into a criminal case is not acceptable," a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan said.The court directed the director general of the state police to file an affidavit before it within two weeks.Referring to its judgements, the bench said an FIR couldn't be filed in civil disputes and asked the station house officer or the investigating officer of a Gautam Budh Nagar district police station […]

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (ANI photo) The US Supreme Court has given the Trump administration temporary permission to use an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants accused of gang involvement. In a 5–4 decision, the court allowed the government to enforce the Alien Enemies Act, originally passed in 1798, but insisted that those affected must be granted a court hearing before removal. The ruling, a major victory for the Trump White House, permits immigration officials to fast-track deportations while legal challenges continue in lower courts. However, the court made clear that deportees must be informed they are subject to the act and given a chance to contest their removal.Legal proceedings must now take place in Texas, not Washington, as a federal appeals court had previously decided. The decision exposed deep divisions on the bench. All three liberal justices […]

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump reiterated his controversial proposal for the United States to assume control over the Gaza Strip. Seated alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump described the Palestinian enclave as "an incredible piece of important real estate" and suggested that US governance could bring stability to the region. Trump elaborated on his vision, saying, "Having a peace force like the United States there, controlling and owning the Gaza Strip would be a good thing." He proposed relocating Gaza's approximately two million Palestinian residents to other countries, asserting that "plenty of countries" would be willing to accept them. This plan, however, has faced significant opposition from Arab nations, including Egypt and Jordan, who have firmly rejected the notion of resettling displaced Palestinians within their borders. Prime Minister Netanyahu, while not explicitly endorsing the plan, acknowledged the need for […]

[ad_1] KOLKATA: A film and television director, allegedly driving in an inebriated state, crashed into a crowded area in Kolkata's Thakurpukur on Sunday morning, killing one person and critically injuring at least eight others.Enraged locals vandalised the car, dragged out the accused, Siddhant Das (35), and thrashed him till police arrived. He was arrested and later produced before an Alipore court, which remanded him in police custody till April 10.Cops also took into custody a woman travelling with Das. Another woman, who was in the back seat, fled, they said.Police said the incident occurred around 9am when Das, coming from Bakrahat and heading towards Gariahat, lost control of his SUV and drove straight into the crowd at a bustling market. One Aminur Rahman (63), who was selling vegetables, suffered multiple injuries. He was taken to a hospital, where he succumbed […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: There was bloodbath in stock markets around the world - from Japan to the US - as Donald Trump's decision to impose high import tariffs on almost all its major trading partners raised fears of a global recession combined with higher inflation, a double whammy for economies that policymakers call 'stagflation'. The CBOE Vix Volatility index, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, rose to levels last seen during the pandemic-induced sell-off in March 2020.After Friday's market rout around the world that continued in Asia Monday, Dalal Street started trading with the sensex and the Nifty both deep in the red, down more than 4% each. These indices remained in the red zone through the session but made a partial, smart recovery during the last hour. At close, sensex was down 2,227 points or 3% at 73,138 points while […]

[ad_1] Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (File photo) NEW DELHI: Indian national Nikhil Gupta, indicted by US authorities for plotting to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, will go on trial on Nov 3 and not in June or July as was earlier proposed.A US district judge of the southern district of New York finalised the date for the trial, which will last only for a week, after both prosecution and defence sought postponement to allow them to file pretrial motions to resolve legal issues that may have a bearing on the trial.US court allows just one week to wrap up Nikhil Gupta trial In a Feb 28 order, the court had asked both parties to suggest a trial date in June or July. While the parties also said in their latest submission that they anticipated the trial to last for approximately […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A botched investigation by police, which also "planted" evidence, and lopsided proceedings by the trial court sent a man to the gallows in a rape-cum murder case of a child in Uttarakhand. After a decade in jail under the shadow of death, Supreme Court not only quashed his sentence but also acquitted him.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta, after examining all evidence, including the forensic report, did not find even a single piece of credible evidence against the man and pulled up the state police as well as the trial court for the way in which the investigation and prosecution were carried out. The court quashed his conviction by both the trial court as well as high court.The incident occurred in Udham Singh Nagar district in June 2016 when the girl disappeared […]

[ad_1] KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that she was willing to risk jail to throw a lifeline to all "eligible" teaching and non-teaching employees of state-run schools whose jobs were on the line after Supreme Court's verdict last week on the SSC recruitment scam.She pledged to regularise these jobs within two months, assuring the affected employees at a meeting that she had a "Plan A" and "Plan B" ready, just in case."Let SC clarify and give us the list of eligible and ineligible candidates. No one has the right to dismantle the education system. Who'll run these schools? My request is, do not take away jobs if you can't provide them. The education dept will do what is necessary," she said.Can arrange for jobs in other depts: Mamata I know I can be jailed for saying this, […]

[ad_1] After Rahul Gandhi's visit, Congress workers chase man away from Patna office NEW DELHI: Chaos erupted at Sadaqat Ashram, the Bihar Congress office in Patna, following Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi's visit for a party function. Party workers drove away an individual, calling him thief and 'BJP agent.'The incident occurred on Monday at Sadaqat Ashram, where Rahul had stopped as part of his day-long tour that included a march in Begusarai and a symposium in Patna. While Rahul's visit to the venue lasted approximately 30 minutes, a video clip emerged of Congress workers chasing a man out of the office premises.After Rahul left, journalists noticed a young man carrying a pamphlet expressing support for the wakf bill. The man identified himself as "Ram Babu Yadav, a native of Bhojpur district.""He is a BJP agent, who has been […]