Can’t pass order against US agency: SC
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Tuesday said it cannot pass any order against the US Government and its agencies for snooping on Internet data from India as it has no jurisdiction over them. “Our jurisdiction is not over the entire world. American people and Government is not covered under Article 21,” a Bench of Justices AK Patnaik and Ranjan Gogoi said. The bench, however, said it would hear the PIl seeking to initiate action against Internet companies for allowing the foreign agency to access information if the petitioner convinced the court that Fundamental Rights of the people have been violated.
JSPl rescues 650 stranded pilgrims
New Delhi: Joining hands in the largest ever rescue operation with the State Government in assisting stranded pilgrims in Uttarakhand to safer places, Jindal Steel and Power limited (JSPl) is conducting two relief flights of ERJ 135 and regional jet with a seating capacity of 37 passengers aircraft to Dehradun to ferry victims. JSPl has rescued 650 stranded pilgrims from the area till now. Employees of JSPl across locations have come together to extend support to the people affected by the calamity by donating a day’s basic salary, amounting to Rs2.5 crore. The Chairman of the company Naveen Jindal, has also donated a similar amount to the Prime Minister’s relief fund.
Charge sheet in Rly scam likely in a week
New Delhi: CBI is likely to file its charge sheet within a week in the Railway bribery scandal allegedly involving former Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla and the then Railway Board Member Mahesh Kumar. The agency has concluded its investigation in the case and has sent its file to the Directorate of Prosecution seeking legal opinion on the evidence gathered and charges levelled against the accused, sources said. According to them, Bansal may not be named as accused in the first charge sheet filed by the agency but his reference may be made and facts emerging from his interrogation may also form the contents of the charge sheet.