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MLAs in Himachal Pradesh, who had voted for the BJP candidate in the recent Rajya Sabha election, on Wednesday moved the High Court seeking acceptance of their resignations from the Assembly. The three Independent MLAs — Hoshiyar Singh, Ashish Sharma and K LThakur — had voted in favour of BJP nominee Harsh Mahajan in Rajya Sabha polls held on February 27 and resigned from the Assembly on March 22. Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania had issued a show cause notice to these legislators seeking an explanation from them till April 10 following a representation from the Congress legislative party claiming that these MLAs resigned under duress and not voluntarily. A decision on the resignation of three Independent MLAs cannot be taken till the case is adjudicated by the court, the Speaker said on Wednesday.

India and the Maldives may be moving to stabilise their bilateral ties after tensions. Since President Mohamed Muizzu took office last year, the removal of Indian troops from the Maldives has complicated diplomatic relations. But bilateral ties may be settling down.

Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed its displeasure over repeated petitions seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal as the chief minister after his arrest despite the previous pleas having been dismissed, saying unlike the James Bond movies there cannot be sequels to such legal prayers. The court said once it has dealt with the issue and opined that it fell in the executive's domain, there should not be any «repeat litigation». A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan pulled up petitioner Sandeep Kumar, a former AAP MLA, who sought Kerjiwal's ouster from the office, for trying to drag the court into a "political thicket" and imposed costs of Rs 50,000 on him. «This is not like a James Bond movie where we will have sequels. (Lt) Governor will take a call on this. You are trying to involve us in a political thicket, that's all,» remarked the court during the hearing.

SÃO PAULO—Before his weekend showdown with tech billionaire Elon Musk, Brazil’s Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes had already earned a reputation as a lightning rod in Brazil’s battles over free speech. In recent years, de Moraes has slapped fines and bans on social-media companies and ordered police to investigate—and even arrest—some of the country’s most powerful conservative bloggers, businessmen and politicians over what he deemed offensive online posts.

Khalid's bail plea were made on Tuesday before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai. Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad said Khalid's mobile phone data revealed he was in contact with some actors, politicians, activists and celebrities and sent them some links by certain news portals against the Delhi Police. These links were sent with a request to share them on their social media accounts to set a particular narrative and amplify it.

Top News of the Day: On 10 April, a series of events are set to take place right from politics to business. Global automaker Tesla is on the lookout for a local partner to establish its operations in India. The Supreme Court rejected the affidavits submitted by yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd's managing director Acharya Balkrishna, which offered an unconditional apology in the misleading advertisements case.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sought a timeline from airlines as to when they can implement the new pilot rest duty rules. DGCA’s move comes after the Delhi High Court, last week asked the regulator for a tentative date for implementation of the revised duty time norms for pilots. The court was hearing a writ petition filed by multiple pilot unions, challenging the DGCA rules on pilot’s duty hours. Prominent among them is a case filed by the Federation of Indian Pilots, which has more than 5,000 members.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has junked its proposal to hike the guaranteed surrender value (GSV) for policyholders. Had this proposal, unveiled in December, been implemented, it would have increased the GSV of non-participating life insurance plans by 74-85%, as per some estimates. Non-participating plans are those in which maturity benefits are guaranteed and are not linked to the profits that insurers earn.

(More to come) This marks Amit Shah's first visit to the state after the dates of the election were announced. Citing the example of Assam where the National Register of Citizens exercise was conducted to determine illegal migrants into the state, the Union Home Minister said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the neighbouring state got rid on infiltration. "Assam faced a similar problem of infiltration.

Kotia appears in news headline whenever it's poll time — but not because it is a critical seat or something. It is because of the unique privilege its voters enjoy — they can vote in two states. Kotia is located along the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha border. The place is at the centre of a long-running territorial dispute between the two. Electorally, it falls in two Lok Sabha constituencies: Araku in Andhra and Koraput in Odisha. The area has more than 2,500 voters spread across 21 tribal villages. These voters hold voter IDs, ration cards, and even pension cards of both Odisha and Andhra.

DGCA), in response to a Supreme Court (SC) petition, stated that airlines have the authority to restrict the amount of alcohol served on flights to prevent passenger inebriation and subsequent unruly behavior. This statement follows incidents on two Air India flights where passengers, allegedly intoxicated, urinated on fellow travelers. Unfortunately, there’s no common crackdown rule or measure by the airlines’ regulatory body. It all depends on the airlines you’ve booked your flight with. Regulatory Framework

Amit Shah hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday saying that the Trinamool Congress supremo does not intend to stop infiltration because the infiltrators who come in are vote bank. "...Mamata Didi will not stop infiltration because these infiltrators are her vote bank. PM Narendra Modi and the BJP government can stop infiltration in Bengal," Shah said speaking at a public rally in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur. This marks Amit Shah's first visit to the state after the dates of the election were announced.

Also Read | ‘Concerned officers should be suspended’: Supreme Court raps U'khand govt for no action against Patanjali Catalyst Service had outsourced the samosa supply to another firm, Manohar Enterprises. The police revealed that Firoz Shaikh and Vicky Shaikh, who were employees of Manohar Enterprises, had allegedly stuffed condoms, gutka, and stones into the samosas.

Supreme Court questioned the Uttarakhand government regarding the numerous innocent individuals who relied on their medicines believing they would cure their ailments. 2. It also observed that it is concerned with all the FMCG companies who show rosy pictures to consumers and then suffer health issues.

₹8,000 crore to Anil Ambani's firm. A special bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday held that the top court erred in setting aside the Delhi High Court verdict. The top court said that the DMRC was not obliged to pay over ₹8,000 crore to the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd (DAMEPL)--a subsidiary of Anil Ambani's Reliance Infrastructure firm.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed all states and union territories to trace the printers and publishers from the election-related material including hoardings. The direction is another step by the poll commission to ensure accountability and transparency in campaign communications ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Europe’s highest human rights court has ruled that its member nations must better protect their citizens from the consequences of climate change

Tesla has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Silicon Valley engineer who died in a crash while relying on the company’s semi-autonomous driving software

A federal appeals court has upheld California's authority to set its own nation-leading vehicle emission standards that are the strictest in the country

The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines is now legally barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements

A Maryland man accused of trying to defraud 28 federal bankruptcy courts out of more than $1.8 million in unclaimed funds has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico