A Delhi court has rejected the plea of the Delhi Police against the release of electronic devices seized from the editors of news portal ‘The Wire’. It stated that if the press is not allowed to function freely, it will cause serious harm to India’s democracy. It also noted that the continuous seizure of...
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The Delhi high court has ruled that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) does not have the power to arrest a person under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The court stated that the power to arrest lies in Section 19 of the PMLA, but even that power is not unrestricted. The...
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After laptops, PCs and tablets were put on the ‘restricted list’ necessitating licensing or approval for imports, the government on Thursday unveiled a new regime to permit shipments of these items in a “matter of minutes” through an online mechanism, as it sought to push global giants to manufacture in India. Though there is...
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has expressed his frustration with the Congress party over their treatment in Madhya Pradesh and has vowed to respond in kind during seat-sharing talks in Uttar Pradesh for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Akhilesh criticized Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh for claiming that their alliance only extends...
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India has reminded the president-elect of Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, that their partnership is based on addressing shared challenges and priorities. India highlighted that it has helped save over 500 Maldivian lives through medical evacuations in the past five years. India has also provided assistance in areas such as people’s welfare, disaster relief, combating illegal...
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