Tremors felt in Delhi as 5.9 quake hits Af
New Delhi: An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude jolted Afghanistan on Thursday and strong tremors were felt in Delhi and surrounding areas. There was no immediate report of any injury to anyone or damage to any property. The earthquake hit the Hindu Kush Region of Afghanistan, 79 km south of Fayzabad, around 7.55 pm.
CJI recuses self from Kamra contempt case
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas seeking contempt action against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary. A bench headed by the CJI took up the petitions and said, “We will place this matter before a bench to which I (CJI) am not a part of because the comments (tweets) were made on the order, which I have passed.”