‘You are not so innocent’, SC tells Ramdev as yoga guru apologises in court

April 17, 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a stern warning to yoga guru Ramdev and his associate Balkrishna, cautioning them against any attempts to disparage allopathy. The court granted them the opportunity to offer a “public apology and demonstrate contrition” within a week in the contempt proceedings related to misleading advertisements...

Kavitha sent to judicial custody till April 23

April 16, 2024

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday sent BRS leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha to judicial custody till April 23, in connection with a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) produced her before the court after the expiry of her three-day police custody,...

No interim relief to Kejriwal in SC

April 16, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking to quash his arrest in a money-laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The court, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, did not...

21 retired judges write to CJI

April 16, 2024

A collective of 21 retired judges from the Supreme Court and high courts has penned a letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, expressing grave concerns over mounting efforts by certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement. The retired judges, which include four from the...

SC to hear Amanatullah Khan’s plea today

April 15, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a plea by AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan seeking anticipatory bail in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the Waqf Board during his chairmanship. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta is scheduled to hear the plea of...

Delhi Excise Policy: SC to Hear Arvind Kejriwal’s Plea today

April 15, 2024

In a significant setback for the Chief Minister, the High Court upheld his arrest in the money-laundering case. The Supreme Court on Monday will hear Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against Delhi high court order affirming his arrest in a money-laundering case arising from the alleged excise policy scam. As...

Foreign Secretary Kwatra holds meetings with US officials, industry leaders

April 13, 2024

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra is here this week for a series of meetings with senior officials from the US Government and interaction with industry leaders to advance bilateral cooperation in areas like defence and technology. Kwatra held separate meetings with Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources...

HC junks plea for Kejriwal’s removal

April 11, 2024

The court in its order stated that once it has addressed the issue and determined it to fall within the executive domain, there should not be any “repeat litigation,” likening it to a James Bond movie with sequels. “This is not like a James Bond movie where we will have...

Ramdev faces wrath of SC

April 11, 2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to accept the affidavit submitted by yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurveda managing director Balkrishna seeking unconditional apology for publishing a “misleading” advertisement. The Court stressed that this apology was only sought after being “caught on the wrong foot”. Expressing dissatisfaction over the inaction...

ED nabs Delhi cyber con at IGI in around Rs 5000 crore scam

April 10, 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Delhi-based cyber fraudster Punit Kumar for his role as an important kingpin within a syndicate responsible for orchestrating a series of cybercrimes and online gaming schemes across India between 2020 and 2024, amounting to huge illicit gains of Rs 4,978 crore, all of which...