Constitution

Centre orders immediate withdrawal of 10,000 CAPF troops from J-K

8:27 pm August 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday ordered “immediate” withdrawal of about 10,000 paramilitary personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This is the biggest de-induction of these forces after additional troops were rushed to the UT post the abrogation of the Article 370 of the Constitution that gave the erstwhile state […]

Delhi sealing: Monitoring committee can’t exceed power & take action beyond authorisation, says SC

8:56 pm August 14, 2020

New Delhi: Encroachment is a matter of concern but the monitoring committee, set up in 2006 to identify unauthorised structures and check misuse of residential properties in Delhi, “cannot exceed its power” and take any action beyond its authorisation, the Supreme Court said on Friday. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said at no point of time, the apex […]

Spain’s former king leaving country amid financial scandal

11:38 pm August 3, 2020

Madrid: Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos I, says he is leaving Spain to live in another country amid a financial scandal. The royal family’s website on Monday published a letter from Juan Carlos to his son, King Felipe VI, saying “I am informing you of my considered decision to move, during this period, out of Spain.” Juan Carlos, […]

Babri demolition case: L K Advani deposes via video link, says no hand in conspiracy

10:55 pm July 24, 2020

Lucknow: Veteran BJP leader L K Advani on Friday recorded his statement before a special CBI court in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case and denied any involvement in the conspiracy to pull down the disputed structure. The statement of the 92-year-old former deputy prime minster was recorded through video conferencing in the court of special Judge S K Yadav with […]

NGO seeks SIT probe from SC into encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey, aides

8:30 pm July 11, 2020

New Delhi: An NGO moved the Supreme Court on Saturday for an SIT probe into the killing of Vikas Dubey and his two aides in Uttar Pradesh, saying the police version of the encounter of the gangster “raises many serious questions”. People’s Union for Civil Liberties, which had moved the top court seeking an SIT or CBI probe into UP police encounters between […]