Day: August 13, 2019

SC slaps cost on 7 states for not filing responses

7:46 pm August 13, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday slapped cost of up to Rs 1 lakh on seven states for failing to file responses regarding setting up of human rights courts despite its January 2018 direction. The top court imposed cost of Rs 1 lakh each on Rajasthan and Uttarakhand while noting that neither have they filed […]

Stranded passengers at airport voice support for Hong Kong protesters

6:36 pm August 13, 2019

Hong Kong: Travellers in Hong Kong’s airport voiced support for pro-democracy demonstrators on Tuesday, despite an overnight occupation of the international transit hub that saw tens of thousands of passengers stranded. The airport, one of the busiest in the world, reopened on Tuesday morning but hundreds of flights remained cancelled and several hundred protesters returned […]

New airport protest as HK leader warns of ‘path of no return’

5:26 pm August 13, 2019

Hong Kong: Pro-democracy protesters blocked passengers at Hong Kong’s airport Tuesday, causing further travel chaos a day after triggering an unprecedented shutdown and defying the city’s leader who warned against heading down a “path of no return”. The new rally came as Beijing sent further ominous signals that the 10 weeks of unrest must end, […]

Kerala HC rejects petition against bail to IAS officer

5:18 pm August 13, 2019

Kochi: TheKerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted to suspended IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman, who was arrested for alleged drunken driving that caused the death of a journalist. Dismissing the plea moved by the state government, challenging a magistrate court’s order granting bail to Venkitaraman, Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan […]

Ayodhya: On 5th day of hearing, arguments in SC on whether temple existed on disputed site

5:00 pm August 13, 2019

New Delhi: Arguments on whether a temple existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya were presented on Tuesday before the Supreme Court which heard the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case for the fifth day. Senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan, appearing for deity Ram Lalla Virajman, advanced arguments on whether there was an existing temple […]