NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha proceedings were washed out on Friday, amid opposition’s protest to demand a discussion on special intensive revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls.In Rajya Sabha, deputy chairman Harivansh rejected 20 notices given by members seeking suspension of listed business to discuss on five issues, including the SIR exercise, saying it…
A screengrab of the lawyer with beer mug in his hand NEW DELHI: The Gujarat high court on Tuesday began contempt proceedings against a lawyer who was seen on a video drinking from a beer mug and speaking on his phone while attending a virtual hearing.Also Read | ‘On the pot during court’: Man attends…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday stayed contempt of court proceedings initiated by Calcutta high court against seven police personnel, including three IPS officers, former Howrah police commissioner Vishal Garg, former DCP (south) Howrah V S R Anantanag and former Addl DCP Howrah Bhavna Gupta, in relation to a violent incident in Howrah district court…
File photo: Kunal Kamra (ANI) MUMBAI: Maharashtra legislative council chairperson Ram Shinde admitted a breach of privilege motion against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song alluding to deputy CM Eknath Shinde and referred it to privilege committee. The motion was moved in March by BJP MLC Pravin Darekar. The committee will review the…
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Friday dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s plea to quash summons and proceedings in a defamation case over his alleged hate speech against Savarkar.The case stems from Rahul’s 2022 remark in Maharashtra, calling Savarkar a “servant of British” who “received a pension from them.” The Lucknow court fined him…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday allowed J&K’s Baramulla Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, who is arrested in a terror funding case, to attend the ongoing Parliament session.The court directed that Rahid will attend Parliament “in-custody”, and he will not be entitled to use a cellphone or landline or interact with media.Rashid will…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has allowed audit regulator National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) to continue its proceedings against chartered accountants and firms where no audit quality review reports have been prepared and final orders are yet to be passed.During a hearing in a case challenging an order passed by the Delhi HC, a bench…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for initiating breach of privilege proceedings against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for spreading “gibberish canards” through his speech in the House.This comes a day after a privilege notice was filed by BJP MPs against senior Congress neta Sonia Gandhi…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Monday accused the government of stalling Parliament proceedings since the House opened for the Winter Session, saying that “both houses are being adjourned even without in any provocation within minutes of it opening.”TMC, which is part of the INDIA bloc of opposition parties, taking on the ruling BJP, has kept…
NEW DELHI: As Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal reeled from violent clashes and unrest, the Supreme Court on Friday directed a trial court to halt proceedings related to the contentious survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid. The move comes amid tensions following a November 19 court order that authorised the survey of the mosque, based on…