SC to hear lalu’s bail plea on Dec 13
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear CBI on December 13 on the bail plea of RJD chief lalu Prasad, who is undergoing a five-year jail term in the fodder scam case. A bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi directed CBI, which is the prosecuting agency in the case, to file its response within two weeks. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, who appeared for Prasad, said out of 44 accused, 37 convicts were granted bail while only his client was denied similar relief by the trial court and High Court.
EC announces bypoll to fill Masood’s RS seat
New Delhi: The Election Commission will hold by-election on December 20 to fill up the vacancy created in Rajya Sabha by Congress MP Rasheed Masood, following his disqualification after he was convicted and jailed by a special court in the MBBS seat scam.
NIA arrests suspected let terrorist
New Delhi: NIA has arrested a suspected lashkar-e-Tayyiba terrorist allegedly involved in a criminal conspiracy hatched by the terror group to target prominent religious leaders and journalists in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. According to NIA spokesperson, absconding Imran Ahmed alias Immu Bhai was arrested and taken into custody after producing him before a court in Bangalore Friday.
NCW refutes claims by woman radio journalist
New Delhi: Close on the heels of Tehelka molestation, another woman journalist, employee of a private radio station, has alleged sexual assault against her CEO. She alleged she had approached the National Commission for Women, which she claimed, did not pay any heed to her complaint three years back, a charge strongly refuted by the Commission. NCW said that the complainant is “presenting wrong facts and misquoting the Commission”.
PCI not silent on Tehelka case: Katju
New Delhi: PCI chairperson Markandey Katju on Friday rejected charges that the council was maintaining a “stoic silence” over the Tehelka case, saying it has already asked all media houses to set up internal committees to prevent and redress cases of sexual harassment. He also said it would be “improper” to comment on the case at this stage.