Custodial death reported from J&K’s Kathua
Jammu, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A man died in police custody in J&K’s Kathua district on Tuesday with his family alleging that he was tortured in the lockup. Official sources said that Sonu Kumar, 38, was…
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Condonation of delay application not on record: Delhi HC to Sashi Tharoor’s counsel
New Delhi, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday while hearing a plea by the police challenging trial court’s order discharging Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in connection with his wife, Sunanda Pushkar’s death,…
Delhi HC grants more time to Centre to file reply on barring Professor Swain’s OCI card
New Delhi, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday while granting four weeks time to the Centre to response on a plea by Sweden-based Professor of Indian origin, Ashok Swain, against barring of…
Shraddha Walkar murder: Delhi court takes cognisance of charge sheet, scrutiny on Feb 21
New Delhi, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Delhi court on Tuesday took cognisance of the charge sheet filed by Delhi Police against Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and then chopping…
Bengal BJP to seek disqualification of its turncoat MLA
Kolkata, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BJP has decided to seek the disqualification of its turncoat legislator Suman Kanjijal as a member of the West Bengal Assembly in the forthcoming budget session starting from Wednesday. Party…
BJP’s Dalit leader joins DMK on the eve of Erode East bypoll
Chennai, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu BJP is reeling under the exit of party leaders with the latest being the party’s SC wing state general secretary, Vinayagamoorthy who joined the DMK. The Dalit leader,…
Victoria Gowri to take oath as Madras HC judge on Tuesday, SC to hear plea against her appointment
New Delhi, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Advocate Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri, whose appointment has been challenged in the Supreme Court, will take oath as a judge of the Madras High Court at 10.35 a.m. on Tuesday….
In process of finalising online gaming regulations, Centre to Delhi HC
New Delhi, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Monday was informed by the Centre that the draft for online gaming regulation has been circulated and it is in the process of finalising the…
ADGP Kashmir reviews security scenario in Baramulla
Srinagar, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Additional Director General Police (ADGP) Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar on Monday visited J&K’s Baramulla district and chaired a detailed review meeting, the police said. During the meeting, the prevailing security scenario,…
AI-powered robots to monitor beaches in Goa
Panaji, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Drishti Marine, a Goa government-appointed lifeguard organisation, has introduced camera-based artificial intelligence (AI) robots — ‘Aurus’ and ‘Triton’, to monitor the surroundings, assess and detect risks at the beaches, and share…
PM Modi says double-engine govt delivers for K’taka
Bengaluru, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Aiming at upcoming assembly elections in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stated that Karnataka state is the first choice of a double-engine government. He was addressing a huge…
Patiala MP Preneet Kaur slams Congress for show-cause notice
Chandigarh, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lok Sabha MP from Punjab’s Patiala constituency and former Union Minister Preneet Kaur on Monday hit back at the Congress for its show-cause notice to her for alleged anti-party activities. Preneet…
India’s share in global oil demand expected to rise to 11%, gas to 500%: PM
Bengaluru, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India’s share in the global oil demand is expected to increase to 11 per cent, while the gas demand is expected to rise…
SC agrees to examine same-sex couple plea against Kerala HC order directing counselling sessions
New Delhi, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea by same-sex couple challenging the Kerala High Court order directing one of them to attend counselling sessions with a psychiatrist….
J&K anti-encroachment drive, farmers & poor want verbal assurances to become official
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even when there are verbal assurances from the UT government that farmers and poor people having houses or shops on very small areas of state land and ‘Kahcharie’…
‘Collegium has taken cognizance’, SC on plea against Victoria Gowri’s appointment as Madras HC judge (Ld)
New Delhi, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to fix hearing on Tuesday a plea against the appointment of Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court. A…
Mumbai Police ban drones, gliders for 24 hrs during PM visit on Feb 10
Mumbai, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s daylong visit to Mumbai, the police have banned the use of drones, paragliders and remote-controlled microlight aircraft, all types of balloons, kites, at various locations…
UP govt schools have no panel to deal with cases of sexual harassment
Lucknow, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Most of the government schools in Uttar Pradesh have not yet set up a dedicated panel to deal with sexual harassment cases, as per the provisions of the POCSO (Protection of…
Plea in SC against Victoria Gowri as Madras HC judge, Centre notifies her appointment
New Delhi, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court against the appointment of advocate L. Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court. However, a short while…
MLAs poaching case: Setback to T’gana government in HC
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) In another setback to the Telangana government, the state High Court on Monday dismissed its appeal challenging the transfer of the investigation into the MLAs poaching case to the Central Bureau…