NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Enforcement Directorate to give “a clear-cut picture” on the money trail in the case relating to change of liquor policy in which Delhi’s former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and several others were arrested. Deferring the hearing on Sisodia’s bail plea by a month, a bench…

NEW DELHI: In an understated reaction, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that truth ultimately prevails, and he will continue to champion the people’s cause, even as party chief Mallikarjun Kharge demanded that his Lok Sabha membership be restored with the alacrity that he was disqualified. Rahul said, “sooner or later, the truth prevails. However, there…

NAGPUR: Senior Bombay high court judge Rohit Deo shocked the judiciary and the city’s legal fraternity on Friday by announcing his resignation as a judge with immediate effect in open court. Lawyers here attributed his move to the sudden transfer order issued by the HC registry on the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium on…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark and said that the trial court judge was expected to give reasons for imposing maximum punishment for a non-cognizable offence. The Congress leader was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by a trial court…

CHENNAI: Following the collapse of a portion of the ceiling, residents of Jains Westminster Owners Association in Vadapalani have lodged a police complaint seeking action against Jain Housing and Construction firm for poor construction of their residential complex. The Jain Westminister apartment complex has a total of four blocks and a total of 464 occupied…

NEW DELHI: In a huge relief for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Supreme Court on Friday stayed his conviction in the ‘Modi surname’ case. The top court said that the trial court did not give reason to justify maximum sentence of two years to Rahul which resulted in his diqualification as MP.The apex court was hearing…

LUCKNOW: The application by the Hindu side which led to the HC verdict for ASI survey is one of the latest cases — filed less than three months ago — in over three-decade-old legal battle. CASE NO 1Oct 15, 1991 | A petition was filed before Varanasi civil judge on behalf of Swayambhu Jyotirlinga Bhagwan…

NEW DELHI: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday began a comprehensive scientific survey of the Gyanvapi complex to ascertain whether the 17th-century mosque was built atop a pre-existing Hindu temple structure. Also See: Gyanvapi Mosque Case LiveThe survey which began at 7am will go on till 12pm. Under tight security measures, the ASI…

GUWAHATI: Manipur saw a resurgence of lawlessness exactly three months after ethnic strife first erupted on May 3, leaving 23 people wounded on Thursday. The violence centred in Bishnupur, where hundreds of woman protesters initiated a march to “prevent” the mass burial of 35 victims of the festering violence in Churachandpur, which was postponed earlier…

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad HC upheld on Thursday the Varanasi district judge’s order allowing a scientific survey by ASI of the Gyanvapi mosque complex to ascertain the veracity of claims about a pre-existing Hindu temple at the site, saying such an exercise was “necessary in the interest of justice” and would “benefit the plaintiffs and defendants…