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2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home now when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks of batteries

Delhi High Court in a landmark decision has held that a candidate suffering from vitiligo is not entitled to be recruited into armed forces.

South Korea's leadership crisis will play out in the Constitutional Court, which will decide the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, both impeached and suspended from power over a short-lived martial law.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. AMONG EXILED Chinese dissidents, Tang Yuanjun was well known. He had participated in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and landed in prison as a result.

Supreme Court busy in 2024.The year also marked a shift in leadership for India's highest court.

Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar in the criminal case lodged against her for alleged cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination. «Anticipatory bail plea is dismissed. Interim protection from arrest is vacated,» Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said while ruling on the plea.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday hit out at the Congress, saying their «leadership is frustrated as they have been rejected by the people again and again.» Responding to Mallikarjun Kharge's statement after the Centre amended the rule to restrict access to certain poll documents, the Union Minister for Education told ANI, «The condition of the Congress is very bad. They are going through a phase of disappointment. Their leadership is frustrated because they have been rejected by the people again and again. »They round up any work of a constitutional body with their allegations," he added. «They win the elections and see EVMs alright. They lose the polls and raise questions about the EVMs».

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking review of an order granting bail to Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scam. A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih also dismissed a prayer for conducting open hearing on the review petition. «Application seeking oral hearing of the review petition is rejected. The review petition seeks review of judgment and order dated September 26, 2024. Having gone through the review petition and the connected papers, we do not find any ground to review the order sought to be reviewed. There is no error apparent on the face of the record,» the bench said in its order passed on December 17, and uploaded on the apex court website on Saturday. The bench noted that an application for recall of the same order is pending and is being heard by the court.

Google said Friday what it thought should change to address a ruling that it had illegally maintained a monopoly over online search: not much. Google's proposal followed the landmark ruling in August by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who said Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search by paying companies like Apple and Samsung to be the search engine that automatically appears when users open a web browser or a smartphone. In response, the government last month asked the judge to force Google to sell Chrome, the world's most popular browser, among other remedies. In Google's own proposal to fix the search monopoly, it asked Mehta to allow it to continue to pay other companies for its search engine to get prime placement. But it said those agreements should be less restrictive than in the past.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the 17th century Visvagunadarsana by Venkatadhvari, two celestial beings go on a tour of India. Flying from the Himalayas to Kanyakumari, they review the land’s many towns and holy sites, with one gandharva noticing only bad, the other more good.

Ajay Devgn’s blockbuster cop drama Singham Again is now available on Amazon Prime Video for rental viewing. Originally priced at Rs 499, the film is currently available at a reduced rate of Rs 199, making it more accessible to viewers. For those waiting to watch it for free, the movie will eventually be available for streaming on the platform at a later date. The film brings together an impressive ensemble cast, adding depth and flair to the high-octane narrative of Rohit Shetty’s film. Ajay Devgn reprises his iconic role as Bajirao Singham, delivering yet another powerful performance. Kareena Kapoor Khan takes on the role of Avni Kamat with poise and grace, while Deepika Padukone debuts in the series as Shakti Shetty, bringing a fresh energy to the storyline. Tiger Shroff, as Satya, contributes to the adrenaline-filled action, while Ranveer Singh’s return as Sangram ‘Simmba’ Bhalerao adds his signature exuberance. Akshay Kumar’s appearance as Veer Sooryavanshi further elevates the star-studded lineup. In this instalment, Bajirao Singham’s relentless quest for justice unfolds against a backdrop of crime and corruption. The narrative delves into themes of moral dilemmas, personal conflicts, and the sacrifices required to uphold integrity. As Singham faces formidable adversaries, he relies on his courage, intellect, and unyielding sense of duty to navigate the challenges and safeguard justice.

As reported by the Times of India, the man had been ordered by the court to pay Rs 2 lakh as interim maintenance to his wife, who filed for divorce last year. The resident of Vadavalli, who requested anonymity, owns a taxi. Reportedly, he arrived at the court premises on Wednesday with his car loaded with 20 bundles of coins.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the claims, amounting to more than ₹10,952 crore, of four indirect creditors of Reliance Infratel Ltd, the tower and fibre business of Anil Ambani's telecom company Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom). Reliance Infratel’s total debt exceeds ₹41,055 crore.

An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency has been found to have committed contempt of court by breaching an order of London’s High Court

Justice League in 2017, followed by Zack Snyder's controversial version of the same film. Despite much anticipation, a sequel to the Justice League—both dreaded by some and hoped for by others—never materialized. The long-awaited Justice League 2 never happened. The sequel would have brought together Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and the Flash once again on the big screen. However, according to Screenrant, «after multiple logistical issues with the first film, director Zack Snyder completed his own cut of the movie, concluding his vision for the DCEU and putting a definitive end to the possibility of a direct JL sequel.»

BJP on Thursday launched a fresh attack on the Congress over its treatment of B R Ambedkar as the ruling party's president J P Nadda asked the opposition party to «stop lying». Nadda reiterated his party's accusations against the Congress for insulting and ignoring Ambedkar and his legacy, and cited the work undertaken by the Modi government to honour his legacy. His posts on X came amid the opposition's relentless attack on Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly insulting Ambedkar during his Rajya Sabha speech. He told the Congress and its «rotten ecosystem» that they lost Lok Sabha polls for a third consecutive time in June and performed badly in a number of assembly polls.

Earlier a Supreme Court bench of the then CJI Justice Gogoi and Justice R Banumathi gave a split verdict. Justice Banumathi opined that coconut oil packed in small containers are to be classified as hair oil while Justice Gogoi believed small packages of coconut oil were food. The current three-judge panel clarified the matter. Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar, and Justice R Mahadevan stated that coconut oil meeting food safety standards is edible oil. If it meets cosmetic standards, it's hair oil. The branding will determine the classification.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. U.S. authorities are investigating whether a Chinese company whose popular home-internet routers have been linked to cyberattacks poses a national-security risk and are considering banning the devices.