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A bench of Justices J Nisha Bhanu and D Bharatha Chakravarthy had on July 4 delivered a split verdict on the legality. FILE: Senthil Balaji. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear on July 21, TN Minister Thiru Senthil Balaji and his wife’s plea against Madras High Court’s order regarding the legality of his arrest. Balaji’s petition was mentioned by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal before the bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud. Urging the bench to list the plea, Sibal said, “There was a difference of opinion in Madras HC. Requesting the matter to be heard as it may become infructuous if he is taken into police custody. One Bench is already dealing with it.” While the CJI was inclined to list the matter tomorrow, SG while informing the court regarding an appeal filed by ED requested to list the matter on Monday. “We have also filed an appeal. After the two judges differed, the third judge concurred. The matter is now posted for the division bench for a date. Nothing will happen,” Mehta said. Ta...

The 11-year-old girl suffered second-and third-degree burns on her arms, legs, and back when the older girl doused her with acid.      She has been charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm and felonious assault A 12-year-old girl in the US is facing assault charges for allegedly throwing acid on another girl at a Detroit playground, CNN reported. Deaira Summers, 11, suffered second-and third-degree burns on her arms, legs and back when the older girl doused her with acid at a playground outside Vernor Elementary School on July 9, local ABC News affiliate WXYZ reported. Ms. Summers was playing with her siblings and cousin when her cousin and the 12-year-old started fighting. The alleged perpetrator’s mother handed her a bottle of acid that she threw on the 11-year-old, who returned to the park to pick up her purse. “Two seconds later, it started, like, burning and went through my shirt, my shorts. “I was screaming and I was crying,” Ms Summers told WSAZ. ...

Only users in a single household will be able to use a Netflix account going forward, in India Netflix wants to limit account usage to individual households in India Netflix has announced that it is bringing restrictions on account and password sharing to its user base in India from July 20 onwards. The streaming service, which has long viewed account and password sharing as a loss in potential revenue, took similar steps in its home market of the United States in the early part of 2023, before expanding the restrictions to over 100 countries in May. Users in India who are using Netflix accounts in different households will initially receive an email detailing the steps to be taken with regard to account usage. Netflix password sharing in India The announcement of the new restrictions came via Netflix early on Thursday July 20, specifically pertaining to the service’s India operations. As per the update, Netflix will initially send out emails to users who are using the same Netflix acc...

The government is likely to act against Twitter over the circulation of videos that "could lead to problems in law and order", sources said.             Centre May Act Against Twitter Over Video Of Manipur Women Paraded Naked  New Delhi: The government is likely to take action against Twitter over the horrific Manipur video of two women being paraded naked by a group of men, which went viral on Wednesday, triggering waves of outrage. The government is likely to act against Twitter over the circulation of videos that “could lead to problems in law and order”, which are not permitted under law, sources said. An order initiating action against the Elon Musk-owned social media platform for non-compliance was issued last night, sources said, adding that the IT ministry is working across platforms to ensure that the video wasn’t circulated further. In the egregious video, two women are paraded naked and molested by a group that drags them to a field. ...

The Congress chief accused PM Modi of having "abdicated" his constitutional responsibility and said, "In this hour of crisis, we stand together with the people of Manipur. " Image used for representational purpose only.  NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday slammed the Centre after a May 4 video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur surfaced, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge accusing the Narendra Modi government of turning democracy into “mobocracy”. He said that “humanity has died in Manipur” and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak about the ethnic violence-hit state in Parliament and tell the nation what happened. The Monsoon Session of Parliament starts on Thursday. In a tweet, Kharge said, “Modi government and the BJP have changed democracy and the rule of law into Mobocracy by destroying the delicate social fabric of the state. “Narendra Modi ji, India will never forgive your silence. If there is any conscience or an iota of shame left in...

The victim's family and other relatives live in a JJ Colony which is hardly 500 metres from the apartment where she was working as a domestic help. The 10-year-old girl has been working at the couple's house for the last two months. NEW DELHI: The relatives of a 10-year-old domestic help, who was allegedly thrashed by her employer in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka, claimed the minor was often hit with hot iron tongs and demanded strict action against the accused. They said the girl was employed to take care of the accused couple’s child but was also made to do household work. Police have arrested Kaushik Bagchi (36) and his wife Poornima Bagchi (33) for allegedly assaulting the minor. Poornima works as a pilot at a private airline while her husband is an employee of another carrier, they said. The victim’s family and other relatives live in a JJ Colony which is hardly 500 metres from the apartment where she was working as a domestic help. The girl was working there fo...