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• NEW DELHI

Accepting the resignations of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra and of Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lt. Governor of Ladakh, President Droupadi Murmu appointed 13 new Governors.

The seventh plane from India, carrying relief material, essentials, and emergency and critical care medicines for earthquake relief efforts for Syria and Turkey, has been despatched, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.

The accused in the present case include Meeran Haider, Ashu Khan, Qasim Usmani, Mohammad Hassan, Mohd Jamal, Mohd Sahil Muddassir, Faheem Hasmee, Sameer Ahmad, Mohd Umar, Mohd Adil, Roohul Ameer, Chandan Kumar, and Saqib Khan.

Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, while hearing the matter on Friday, said that "Do we intervene and have a mechanism to ensure this doesn't happen again? We do not want to get into policy matters. That is for the government."

Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena has ordered the removal of AAP spokesperson Jasmine Shah and Naveen ND Gupta as well as a few others who had been "illegally appointed as government nominees" on the board of privately-owned DISCOMS -- BYPL, BRPL (Anil Ambani) and NDPDCL (Tata).

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested YSR Congress MP Magunta Srinivas Reddy's son Raghav Magunta in connection with the Delhi Excise Scam.

A Delhi court has issued an arrest warrant against former Indian U-17 women's football coach Alex Mario Ambrose accused of sexually abusing a woman athlete in June 2022 when the team was training in Norway.

A bench comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and B.R. Gavai said: "Principle of secularism and dignity of every individual - regardless of the religion, caste or creed, is the foundation of Rule of Law and equal protection of laws."

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her reply on the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha on Friday, slammed the Congress and also took on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while imitating her "chhi-chhi" jibe.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by Google seeking modification of the court's January 19 order, and asked the tech giant to raise its objections before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that there is a need for a robust regulatory framework to protect the interest of the investors and if Centre agrees, a committee may be set up to suggest regulatory improvements.

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL filed by Hindu Sena seeking a ban on the BBC for airing the documentary, 'India: The Modi Question' on the 2002 Gujarat riots.

A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B.R. Gavai said the court has gone through the constitution bench judgments and "we cannot get into the suitability of the candidate". The detailed judgment will be uploaded later in the day.

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the validity of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) and emphasized that the Bar Council of India (BCI) has enough powers to hold pre-enrolment or post-enrolment exams.

With their appointments, the Supreme Court will have a full working strength of 34 judges. Justice Bindal is the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and Justice Kumar is the Chief Justice Gujarat High Court.

The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended to the Centre the appointment of Chief Justices of the High Courts of Allahabad, Calcutta, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, and Manipur.

Fintech platform BharatPe on Thursday termed the allegations levelled by its former Managing Director and Co-founder Ashneer Grover about data leak at the company as "malicious and completely baseless".

This report, along with 15 other resource bearing geological reports and 35 geological memorandums, were handed over to respective state governments during the 62nd Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting, held on Thursday.

"We did not allow the cost of domestic LPG to increase. Saudi Contract Price went up by 333 per cent and yet the price increased was very small for the domestic LPG," Puri said in his response.

The Supreme Court has stressed that regularisation of a daily wager cannot be done unless the appointment has been made by the competent authority against a sanctioned post.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking on the motion of thanks in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday hit back at the Congress saying other than providing lip-service, it did nothing for the people but in the past 9 years, the BJP has opened 48 crore Jan Dhan accounts across the country.

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in its charge sheet has claimed that the Popular Front of India (PFI) wanted to target the police machinery and establish an Islamic rule in India by 2047, and for this they were getting funds from some Muslim countries.

The Delhi High Court Thursday granted bail to former National Stock Exchange (NSE) Managing Director and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the alleged illegal phone tapping of employees.

A man named Rajesh Joshi was arrested by the ED, who is said to be connected with an advertising agency, sources said. Further details were awaited. ED sources also said that he was close to charge-sheeted accused Dinesh Arora.

The collegium, which also comprises Justices S.K. Kaul and K.M. Joseph, met on February 7 and recommended the name of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh for appointment as the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court.