Supreme Court grants Kejriwal interim bail in excise policy case
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi Excise Policy Case in money laundering charges linked to Delhi Excise Policy case .
However Mr Kejriwal will be in jail as he is in wr CBI remand in same case till 25 July .
CBI had arrested him under Prevention of Corruption Act on June 25 .
But left the call on whether he should step down as Chief Minister on Delhi CM himself .
The two judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta further
asked a larger bench to frame questions and decide bail conditions that could be imposed by courts in future cases , like that of Mr Arvind Kejriwal , a sitting CM in custody and facing money laundering charges .
The ED cannot make arrests a person under PMLA on a whim , says SC
Supreme Court on Friday held that the power to arrest under Prevention of Money Laudering Act ( PMLA ) can not be exercised on the “ whims and fancies “ of the officers of Enforcement Directorate ( ED ).
The court even wondered whether if the WD even had a consistent , uniform and “ one rule for all “ policy on when they should arrest people .
Under PMLA an ED officer can arrest a person if they have reason to believe , based on material in their possession in whether the person is guilty .
The court said that an officer’s “ reason to believe “ that a person was guilty and deserved arrest should not be based on mere suspicion .
The. The bench observed that the power to arrest given to ED officers under section 19 ( 1) , of the PMLA was drastic and ran the risk of violating right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the constitution .
Stay in bail should only be granted in rare cases : SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that an inclination seen among higher courts tonstall bail creates a real and present danger to rights of personal liberty and due process .
A bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjayal Nikam said that “ stay on bail should not be granted except in very rare and exceptional cases . Stay of bail order should be given only if there is apparent pervasity or if the provision of law mandating the satisfaction of certain special condition were not satisfied or if the person is a terrorist . “ Justice Oka said adding that High Court can not pass them mechanically .
The court was hearing a appeal filed by Parvinder Khurana, an accusses in money laundering case , whose bail was stayed by Delhi High court for over a year .
A bench of Justice A S Oka and
June food inflation accelerates to 9.4 % in six months
The inflation in June increased from May at 4.8 % to 5.08% in June .
Rural inflation spiked to 5.66% and Urban inflation spiked to 5.3% .
Costlier vegetables , cereals and fruits kept food inflation at a six month high of 9.4% .
Prices of vegetables rose by 29.3% in June , prices of pulses rose by 16.1% , while preces of fruits accelerated to 7.15% .
Doval Sullivan Held talk amid strain in ties over Russia NDA.
Ajit Doval and US NSA Jake Sullivan met on Friday .
The two discussed the upcoming QUAD foreign ministers meeting to be held this month , and meeting of leaders that could be held possibly later this year .
The conversation follows days of conversation between PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin .
In a recent meeting between the two leaders . Jake Sullivan had warned that considering Russia as a long term , reliable partner was a ‘ bad bet ‘ as it would choose China over India if required .
The two NSAs discussed a “ wide range of issues of bilateral , regional and international concern “ and upcoming high level engagements under the India US Japan Australia Quad framework .
Centre amends rules to broaden the administrative role of J&K L G
The Union Home ministry on Friday widened the ambit of administrative role of the Lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir by amending the transaction of Business rules .
The amendment gives the LG more say in the matters pertaining to Police , Public Order , All India Services ( AIS ) which requires prior concurrence of the finance department .
Center declares June 25 as ‘ Samvidhan Haryana Diwas ‘
The Union government has decided to observe June 25 , the day emergency was imposed in 1975 – as ‘ Samvidhan Haryana Diwas ‘ .
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday .
“ This day will commemorate the massive contribution of all those who endured the inhuman pains of the 1975 emergency “ , Mr Shah said in a post on X .
Congress dismissed it as a “ headline grabbing exercise “ in hypocarcy .
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More democrats call on Biden to quit race after his news conference
More democrats leaders called up President Joe Biden to step down as democrat candidate for the next Presidential polls . This comes after increased age of the President and his mistakes at piblic platform .
At least 17 habe called him to drop down and allow the party to pick another candidate .
Low public approaval and growing age makes him not fit for the job , many democrats say .
On Friday during speech at NATO he introduced Ukrainian President Zelensky as “ President Putin “ . Earlier he introduced vice president Kamla Harris as “ Vice President Trump “ .
Oli set to return to power in Nepal as Maoist leader Prachanda weighs option
Nepal PM Peachanda has lost the trust vote in Nepali Parliament. This was the fourth trust vote since he took office in 2022 . KP Sharma Oli is set to be the next PM . This comes after KP Sharma Oli’s party CPN UML withdrew support from CPN ( MC ) .
The three major parties in Nepal are Nepali Congress ( NC ) of Sher Bahdur Deuba . Communistist Party of Nepal (CPN UML ) of K PnSharma Oli . And CPN Maoisot , CPN MC of Prachanda .
The seats of these parties are NC –88 , CPN UML 78. and CPN MC 33 .
Recently CPN UML and CPN MC made a deal accorodig to which Mr Oli will hold Prime Ministerial post for one and half years , following which a constitutional amendments will be brought . After that Sher Bahdur Deuba will be prime Minister till 2027 .
Threat from North Korea and China greater than ever : Japan
Japanese Defense Ministry in its latest annual white paper has underscored security threat by repeated military drills of Chinese and Russian security forces in the region .
Repeated Joint sorties by Chinese and Russian ships around Japan “ are clearly intended as a demonstratio of force against Japan and are a grave concern from the perspective of national security . “ It said .
It says that North Korea’s missile test in Japan’s direction , poses a “ more grave and imminent threat to Japan’s national security than ever before .”
At least 63 missing ,after Nepal landlslip slip two uses in river
At least 63 people are missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and plunged them to Trishuli river .
Dozens of search and rescue personals are combing the site for survivors .
Independent government must run pst war Gaza says Hamas
Hamas is suggesting that during ceasefire negotiation , an independent government of non partisan figures runs from post war Gaza and the Israeli occupied West Bank .
A member of Palestinian
