The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking registration of an FIR and SIT against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s alleged ‘target shooting’ video, directing the petitioners to approach the Guwahati High Court instead, saying its jurisdiction should not be “impaired”.A bench headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vikul Pancholi noted that filing such petitions directly in the Supreme Court, especially before elections, was becoming a “disturbing trend” and urged all parties to exercise restraint within the ambit of the Constitution. Read more
At least eight workers were burnt alive and two others may have been trapped after an explosion sparked a fire at an illegally lit factory in Alwar Bhiwadi industrial area in Rajasthan, officials said. About 25 workers were present when the stored gunpowder and cardboard caught fire, which quickly intensified, they added. Authorities evacuated nearby factories and cut off power, and firefighters battled the blaze for several hours before basically bringing the blaze under control. Witnesses reported three to four loud explosions, causing panic in the area. Read more
Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar invoked BR Ambedkar in his swipe at Rahul Gandhi after the Indian National Congress distanced itself from his praise of Pinarayi Vijayan and the Left government in Kerala ahead of the assembly elections, calling him a “Gandhian” but not a “Rahulite”. Aiyar mocked party leaders such as Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh, calling Khera a “puppet” and a “parrot” and criticized K. C. Venugopal, Aiyar was speaking in a personal capacity after the party clarified that he had not held any organizational position in years. Read more
Actor Rajpal Yadav has been granted interim bail by the Delhi High Court after he deposited Rs 15 crore in a check bounce case that led to him being lodged in Tihar Jail. The HC court suspended the sentence till March 18 but attached conditions including payment of personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and surety of equal amount. The relief was granted after the court noted that the payment had been credited to the defendant’s account. Yadav sought bail on the grounds of a family wedding and the matter will be heard on the next scheduled date. Read more
India sealed their qualification for the Super 8 phase of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a 61-run win over Pakistan on Sunday, with Ishan Kishan’s aggressive 77 knocking them to 175/7 before defeating Pakistan by 114 runs in the 18th over. Pakistan’s chase soon ran into trouble, with captain Salman Agha and Babar Azam among others being dismissed early, while Usman Khan top-scored with a knock of 44 but ultimately lost. However, before starting their journey to the Super Eights, India will play their final group match against the Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Read more
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