The government has terminated the services of three Indian Air Force officers for lapses that led to the firing of a Brahmos missile from a base in Haryana in March this year, which landed in Pakistan near the town of Mian Channu. According to reports, the three officers are of the ranks of Group Captain, Wing Commander, and Squadron Leader.
A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana today said it would look into a request to take up for urgent hearing petitions challenging remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case. Meanwhile, hearing a plea seeking a ban on the ‘freebie culture' during elections, the top court said a debate on the matter was needed for the welfare of the country. During the hearing, the court also took exception to remarks made by Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan.
A bench headed by the CJI said Yoga guru Baba Ramdev must “refrain (from) accusing the other systems” of medicine. The court was hearing a plea by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) accusing Ramdev of carrying out a smear campaign against modern medicine and vaccination.
The top court today also referred to a five-judge Constitution bench the petitions filed by the two factions of the Shiv Sena — one led by Uddhav Thackeray and the other by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The court also asked the Election Commission to refrain from deciding on the Shinde faction's petitions, seeking to be recognised as the…
