INDIA
CJI Chandrachud recuses from hearing contempt plea against comedian Kunal Kamra
As a bench headed by Chief Justice Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha took up the petitions seeking contempt action against Kamra, the Chief Justice said the matter will be placed before a bench, where he is not a part, because the comments (tweets) were made on the order, which he had passed. The top court listed the matter after two weeks. In 2020, Kamra had started tweeting, when the top court was hearing an appeal of Arnab Goswami against the Bombay High Court's order rejecting his plea for interim bail in a 2018 abetment-to-suicide case.
Air India confirms incident of passenger urinating on co-passenger's vacant seat, blanket
"The crew identified and isolated the offender and reported the incident to authorities. The aircraft was met on arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport and the passenger taken into custody by CISF personnel," an airline spokesperson said. As the victim and the accused reached an understanding, the CISF allowed the accused to leave after he tendered a written apology. In deference to the victim's wishes, Air India did not lodge a police report, the spokesperson said. The incident - the second such on an Air India international flight - came out on Thursday.
Government bans TRF, designates Sheikh Sajjad Gul as terrorist
Responsible for a series of killings of soft targets in Kashmir Valley, TRF, according to a Union Home Ministry notification, is recruiting gullible youth through the dark web for the furtherance of terrorist activities, recruitment of terrorists, infiltration of terrorists and smuggling of weapons and narcotics from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir.
India to facilitate more visits for kin of ex-Navymen detained in Qatar: Ministry of External Affairs
"The visit of more family members to Qatar is being facilitated. And of course, our Embassy in Doha is continuing to pursue the matter, which has high priority for us," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said while addressing a weekly media briefing. Last week, Indian officials were given consular access to the detainees for the second time.
French President's diplomatic adviser calls upon PM Modi
PM Modi welcomed France's support to India's G20 presidency. Bonne conveyed Macron's message of friendship to Modi and briefed him on the strategic dialogue with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, which was held earlier in the day. Discussions were also held on other areas of mutual interest and cooperation including energy, and culture.
Another incident of drunk passenger urinating on co-passenger comes out in AI International flight
The incident was reported on Air India flight 142 on the Paris-Delhi sector last month but penal action was not initiated, following an apology and mutual compromise. Sources said that the matter was reported to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and subsequently, the male passenger was apprehended.
Two more men involved in Anjali death case, says Delhi Police
Police said that both the accused, Ashutosh and Ankush Khanna, were absconding and police teams were searching for them. Addressing a press conference here, Sagar Preet Hooda, the Special Commissioner of Police (law and order), said that during the interrogation of the five accused several contradictions were found. It was also detected that two more men were also involved. The police have arrested five persons, who were in the car when the incident took place. They have been identified as Deepak Khanna, Amit Khanna, Krishan, Mitthu and Manoj Mittal
Rajouri killings: Muslims stand with Hindus, condemn Pak & terrorists; join protests
On January 1, terrorists fired upon three houses of the members of Hindu community killing four people on the spot and injuring nine others. On January 2, two minors lost their lives when an IED planted by the terrorists in one of the houses attacked by them went off. The gruesome murders left everyone shell shocked. Muslims condemned the target killings of the members of Hindu community and joined the anti-Pakistan protests in Doda, Kishtwar and Rajouri districts. The shutdown call given by the Santan Dharam Sabha Kishtwar and other Hindu organisations against the cold-blooded murder of the civilians was supported by Majles-e-Shoura,
At 2.2, Delhi records coldest day of season
The weather stations at Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and Ridge recorded the minimum temperatures of 2.8 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees Celsius and 2.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. The national capital also witnessed very dense fog with visibility at a low of 25 metres at Palam and 50 meters at Safdarjung at 5.30 a.m, the India Meteorological Department said. "Visibilities Reported at 0530 hrs IST of today, Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu 25, Punjab: Bhatinda 0; Amritsar, Patiala 25, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi: Ambala & Chandigarh, Palam 25 each; Safdarjung 50 Uttarakhand: Dehradun 200 Northwest Rajasthan: Ganganagar & Churu 25,
'A people's judge': Justice S. Abdul Nazeer ends innings as Supreme Court judge
In his address at the farewell function organised for Justice Nazeer by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Chief Justice Chandrachud said he was a farmer at heart, and it was a difficult life for him to grow up on his uncle's farms and he had even scavenged for fish which used to wash up on the beach there.
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