Supreme Court refers pleas challenging NJAC Act to larger bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a larger bench a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act meant to replace over a two decade-old collegium system of judges appointing judges. A three-judge bench of... read more »
Police kill 20 sandalwood smugglers in Andhra Pradesh
TIRUPATI: Twenty red sanders smugglers were killed in an alleged encounter with a joint team of special police and forest personnel in the Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident took place at Etagunta and Vacchinodu Banda hamlets, deep in the forest in... read more »
Kejriwal to lead AAP rally against land bill
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rally against the BJP’s land acquisition bill at Jantar Mantar and will also lead a march to Parliament on April 22. This will be the first protest march undertaken by Mr. Kejriwal in his second stint as Delhi Chief... read more »
Another BJP MP defends tobacco, says ‘no proof smoking causes cancer&...
NEW DELHI: Yet another BJP lawmaker has come out in defence of tobacco industry and said that smoking does not have any negative impact on health. According to NDTV, BJP MP from Assam, Ram Prasad Sarmah has said that whether or not smoking causes cancer is debatable. To substantiate his claim, the... read more »
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