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PM Modi welcomes Supreme Court verdict overruling judgment that granted immunity to MPs, MLAs on graft charges

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A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday (4th March) ruled that an MP or MLA cannot claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery in connection with the vote or speech in the Parliament or Legislative Assembly. In a unanimous view, the SC’s Constitution Bench overruled the 1998 judgement in the PV Narasimha … Read more

Major diplomatic win for India

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In a major diplomatic triumph for India, eight veterans of the Indian Navy who were sentenced to death in Qatar were released by Doha on Monday. The capital punishment was commuted to an extended prison term earlier following diplomatic intervention by New Delhi.  Amid desperate pleas by the anxious kin of the Navy veterans to secure … Read more