Can arrest be declared invalid after court has taken
cognisance , asks SC
A supreme Court bench hearing in an interim bail plea filed
by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren ended on an indecisive note in Supreme
Court .
Hemant Soren wanted interim bail for campaigning in the sixth and seventh
phases of elections .
The Court said that this required “ intense debate “ and has
scheduled the next hearing after Supreme Court vacations in July .
The court
2 killed as BJP , RJD workers clash day after Bihar
polling
Two people were killed and another one person injured in the
clash between the supporters of BJP and RJD in the Saran Lok Sabha constituency
of Bihar.
Police said that the internet has been suspended for 48 hours
.
RJD candidate Rohini
Acharya is up against BJP’s Rajiv Pratap Rudy in the constituency.
Collision with Jet kills 30 Flamingos in Mumbai
Over 30 Flamingos died after being hit by an Emirates flight
in the Ghatkopar area 15 km from the airport . The flight was preparing to land . This is the first such
incident in which such a large number of Flamingos died .
EC censures former judge turned BJP candidate , bars
campaign for 24 hours .
Election Commission ( EC ) has censured BJP candidate from Tamluk ,Abhijit Gangopadhyay over his remarks on West Bengal CM Mamta
Banerjee .
EC has barred him from campaigning for 24 hours starting on
Tuesday 5:00 PM on Tuesday.
EC has termed the comment made by Mr. Gangopadhyay to be “
beyond dignity in every sense of term “ .
Mr. Gangopahyay after
EC action said that “ EC had defamed me with this order . I take this
very seriously “ , “ I will under no circumstances , accept the defamation this
EC has caused to me “ ,
Bhushan misused his position , says court while framing
charges
A Delhi Court of Tuesday framed charges of sexual harassment
, intimidation, and outraging modesty of women against former WFI chief Brij
Bhushan Singh .
The court said that Primary
facie it appears that Mr. Brij Bhushan misused his position as WFI
president to exert control over the victims and employed threats related to
their career .
Joint culture in the defence forces is the way forward :
CDS
India’s Chief Of Defense Staff Manoj Chauhan said that
creation of a functional Integrated theatre command ( ITC ) would lay
foundation of next level of military preparedness and war fighting .
“ The creation of such commands will separate the
operational function from the Raise Train Sustain ( RTS ) and other
administrative functions , and will allow greater focus on the operational
command as a matter of security .”
Combining the
resources of all three services ( the Army , the Navy and the Air Force ) ,
under a single command to secure a particular geographical area is known as
integrated theatre command .
The US , China have ITC .
India has ITC only in
the Andaman and Nicobar islands .
SC stays “ 90 acre project “ in fragile Kumaon Himalayas
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the construction of a 90
acre hotel and township project in Kumaon hill in Uttarakhand .
“ single window “
clearance system to hasten infrastructure in these areas served a blow with
this order .
The Kumaon region is ecologically fragile and seismic prone
.
The petitioner had sought that clearance in such projects be
given only after a proper Environment Impact Assessment ( EIA ) .
World
Iranian mourns Raisi , others who died in helicopter
crash
The Iranian President and seven others who died in the
helicopter crash were buried on Tuesday
. The body of President Raisi was taken to Tabriz , where he was headed when
the helicopter crashed .
Tabriz Raisi’s body
was taken to the Shia centre of Qom where he was later moved to Tehran .
The helicopter crashed when Mr Raisi was returning from
inaugurating a dam at the border of Azerbaijan . He was headed towards Tabriz
during the crash .
Iran has announced its presidential elections on June 28 .
The Vice President has been promoted to be President for the interim measures .
One dead as Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe
turbulence
A Singaporean Airline
flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet in
the span of 3 minutes . Leaving a British man dead and two dozen passengers
injured .
The flight was then diverted and landed in stormy weather in
Bangkok .
The Boeing 777 flight was headed from London to Singapore .
Israel shut down Associated
Press live video feed in Gaza
Israel said it had to shut down Associated Press ( AP ) live
video feed of Gaza . Israeli officials seized Camera , confiscated the
equipment in the city of Sedorat , which controls the northern Gaza strip .
“ The Associated Press decries in the strongest terms the
action of Israel govt .” the AP said.
AP is an American Non Profit news Agency based in New York
City .
Israel tried to contain the fallout after some allies
support ICC warrant plea
The International Criminal Court ( ICC ) on Monday issued an
arrest warrant against Israeli President Netanyahu , defence minister Yoah
Gallant and three Hamas leaders .
Prosecutor had cited “ crime against humanity “ as the
region behind these .
Slovenia , Belgium and France have backed the warrant
against Israeli Hamas .
While no one faces imminent threat arrest . The announcement
deepens Israel’s global isolation.
France , Belgium used to be Israel allies , but because of
the death of civilians in Gaza it was facing criticism .
The US and most of the western countries spoke against the
warrant .
Israeli operation in Gaza has killed more than 35, 000.
people .
On Tuesday , seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli
raid in Jenin , West Bank .
