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Nagaland CM Fails To Turn Up For Floor Test
One day after the Gauhati High Court dismissed his petition against the Governor’s directive to take a floor test, Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu and his supporters failed to turn up for the special emergent session of the state assembly in Kohima on Wednesday morning, even as his opponents described it as an act of conceding defeat. ....
T.R. Zeliang Sworn In As Nagaland Chief Minister
T R Zeliang has been appointed the new chief minister of Nagaland by Governor PB Acharya. He sworn as the Chief Minister of Nagaland T R Zeliang has been appointed the new chief minister of Nagaland by Governor PB Acharya. He sworn as the Chief Minister of Nagaland....
Delhi Court Extends NIA Custody Of Four Kashmiri Separatists
A court in Delhi extended NIA custody by 10 days of four Kashmiri separatists arrested on charges of receiving funds from Pakistan to sponsor terror activities and stone-pelting in Kashmir. ....
Honeypreet Sent On 6-day Police Remand
Jailed Dera sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's close aide Honeypreet Insan was on Wednesday sent to six days police remand by a court in Panchkula.....
Gujarat HC Rejects Zakia's Plea Against SIT Clean Chit To Modi
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected the plea of Zakia Jafri, the wife of slain former MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging a clean chit by the Special Investigation Team to then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other top officials in the 2002 Gujarat riots.....
Sex With Wife Below 18 Is Rape: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said sex with wife below 18 years of age is rape, striking down the provision of criminal law that permitted sex with wife aged between 15 and 18. ....
HC Seeks Governments' Response On Loudspeaker Ban At Religious Places
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre, Delhi government, and police to respond to a plea for ban on loudspeakers at religious structures/places as these violated the fundamental right to privacy of those living nearby.....
Delhi Air Toxic But Better Than Last Year
The air quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas was toxic and a thick blanket of smoke hung in the skies on Friday as lung-clogging particulate matter, PM2.5, went beyond dangerous levels, a night after Diwali revellers burst firecrackers despite a Supreme Court ban on their sale. ....
Journalist Accused Of Blackmailing BJP Leader Arrested
A senior journalist, Vinod Verma, was arrested here early on Friday on charges of extortion after claiming to have a "sex CD" of a BJP leader in Chhattisgarh. A court granted three days of transit remand to the Chhattisgarh Police.....
SC Refers To 5-judge Constitution Bench Plea Seeking Probe Into Medical Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday referred to a five-judge constitution bench a petition seeking probe into the alleged role of a retired Orissa High Court judge in a scam involving a medical institution and casting its shadows on the functioning of the top court.....
