Even as the attack on the Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has drawn criticism from all quarters, the lawyer's attempt to throw his shoe at the top judge of the country has received praise from a BJP leader.
Jammu & Kashmir's National Conference government removed a chief education officer for warning teachers against social media policy discussions. The officer's circular cited 2017 guidelines from the previous PDP-BJP government, which bar employees from criticizing policies. Despite the NC's defense, the officer was attached pending inquiry.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea of DMK leader V Senthil Balaji seeking clarification of court's earlier order on whether he can be appointed as a minister again during the pendency of trial in alleged cash-for-job scam.
Five persons, including three women and a minor girl, were killed and five others were injured, two of them critically, on Sunday when the SUV carrying them collided with a truck in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh, police said.