The Supreme Court of India (File). In a landmark ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court curtailed the Enforcement Directorate's power to arrest an accused - under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, or PMLA - if the accused appears as summoned by a special court that has …...Read More
"Probe Agency Can't Arrest Accused If...": Supreme Court's Big Ruling
Amina Noor jailed for handing over British girl in Kenya for female genital mutilation
A woman has been jailed for seven years for helping a person carry out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a three-year-old British girl during a trip to Kenya. Amina Noor, 40, from Harrow, was sentenced at the Old Bailey in the first conviction of its kind. The judge called the …...Read More
Cows or solar? The lucrative future for farmland
Solar farms in the UK only account for 0.1% of land – that's less than that of golf courses. But, as the government aims to meet its clean energy targets, more agricultural land is being lost to solar panels. On this episode of ClimateCast, Tom Heap visits farmer Andrew Dakin, …...Read More
COVID inquiry: The families in Wales who want answers over pandemic decisions
As the COVID inquiry comes to Cardiff, Sky News has spoken with some families in Wales who are still searching for answers over the loss of their loved ones. Margaret Williams, 76, lost her mum to COVID during the first wave of the pandemic. This year, Peggy Patrick, who was …...Read More
6 Pollution-Hit Gujarat Villages To Get Rs 25 Lakh Aid After Supreme Court's Order
In its order dated May 7, the SC "disposed of" the appeal of HBEPL (File) Six villages in Gujarat's Rajkot district that were affected by pollution due to a landfill will collectively get Rs 25 lakh compensation following a recent order of the Supreme Court, an NGO said on Wednesday. …...Read More
From Murder On The Dancefloor and Perfect to Babylon and Unwritten: Why music is heading back to the noughties
"One, two, three, four - let me hear you scream if you want some more..." Anyone who got within a sniff of a dancefloor in the mid-noughties will know the lyrics, the hypnotic electro beat, possibly the gymnastics-inspired video typical of chart-friendly club tracks of the era (because if it …...Read More
No Unauthorised Ops By Indian Military Pilots In Maldives: High Commission
India on Tuesday dismissed the claim made by Maldivian Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon India on Tuesday dismissed the claim made by Maldivian Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon, alleging that Indian military helicopter pilots stationed in the Maldives carried out an unauthorised operation in 2019. In a statement, the High Commission of …...Read More
Did BJP's LK Advani Call Rahul Gandhi "Hero Of Indian Politics"? A Fact Check
The fact checker saw that a link was shared with the viral claims. Claim Did BJP stalwart LK Advani praise Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him a hero of Indian politics? Fact Newschecker first ran a keyword search for "Advani Rahul Gandhi praises", which did not lead to any news …...Read More
No Interim Bail Yet For Hemant Soren. He Had Cited Arvind Kejriwal's Example
Hemant Soren was arrested on January 31. The Supreme Court today refused to grant interim bail to former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam and posted the matter for hearing on May 17. Mr Soren's plea for interim …...Read More
Jharkhand Court Rejects Hemant Soren's Bail In Land Scam Case
A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in Ranchi dismissed his bail plea. A special PMLA court here on Monday rejected former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren's bail plea in an alleged land grab linked money laundering case in which he was arrested on January 31, official sources said. …...Read More
