LIVE News: Tamil comedian Pandu, known for unique facial expressions, passes away due to COVID-19

Cricket Australia confirms that its players, coaches, match officials and commentators have been safely transported from India and are en route to the Maldives after the suspension of IPL 2021

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Tamil comedian Pandu, known for unique facial expressions and body language, dies of COVID-19: Family

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Bombay HC adjourns the petition of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh challenging CBI FIR against him in the corruption matter. HC has asked CBI to file reply on Deshmukh's plea in 4 weeks. The next hearing in the matter will be after the summer vacation of the court

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At present health professionals are in complete fatigue, how you will ensure better health care facilities?, observes Justice Chandrachud

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Delhi High Court begins hearing petitions relating to various issues including oxygen supply arising due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the national capital

In view of the COVID crisis, leaves of all officers and employees have been suspended. Leaves to be granted in special circumstances on a case-to-case basis: Headquarters, Bihar Police

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Supreme Court starts pronouncing its judgment on an appeal filed by the ECI against the Madras High Court's observation which stated that the ECI was singularly responsible for surge in COVID19 cases and officers of ECI be booked for murder charges

Justice DY Chandrachud: internet has revolutinalised court room reporting. there should not be a good enough reason for courts to engage with evolving technology.

Justice DY Chandrachud: Now people are more digital oriented and hence look to internet for information. hence it would do no good to prevent a new medium to report proceedings. constitutional bodies will do better than complain about this

Justice DY Chandrachud: This is also a part of augmenting the integrity of the judiciary. With the advent of technology we are seeing reporting with real time updates its a part of freedom of speech and expression of press. Its an extension of open court

Justice DY Chandrachud: International courts allow live streaming. Gujarat HC has also allowed to so. in this backdrop it would be retrograde for the court to gag reporting of proceedings and uphold constitutional ethos.

Justice DY Chandrachud: manner in which proceedings conducted in superior court is unique to each judge. such interaction is based on spontaneity of thought. may times judges play the role of a devils advocate. orders must reflect a application of mind

Justice DY Chandrachud: observations during hearing is not a part of the judgment but is a part of the solution and which elicits thought from the opposing counsels. if this expression is discourage THE PROCESS OF JUDGING WILL BE CLOSED

Justice DY Chandrachud: high courts have played a commendable role in handling covid19 pandemic. on other hand is the election commission which has conducted free and fair elections for over 70 years and its independence is essential for democracy to thrive

Justice Chandrachud: We find no substance in prayer of ECI to restrain media from reporting court proceedings. it is essential to hold judiciary accountable.

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HC seeks CCI stand on WhatsApp, Facebook appeals against single judge order upholding probe into messaging app's new privacy policy

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Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale occurred at 1030 hours near Tezpur, Assam: National Center for Seismology

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Telangana reported6,026 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to over 4.75 lakh while the toll stood at2,579 with 52 more casualties, the state government said on Thursday.

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Mizoram on Thursday reported 172 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the state's tally to 6,964, an official said.

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Continuing its crackdown on black marketing of life-saving medical equipment and medicines needed in the treatment of Covid patients, police in Kanpur have arrested two persons and seized huge quantities of medical equipment from their possession.

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Sensex rises 102.06 pts to 48,779.61 in opening session; Nifty advances 42.65 pts to 14,660.50

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India reports 4,12,262 new COVID-19 cases, 3,29,113 discharges and 3,980 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

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Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief and former Union minister Chaudhary Ajit Singh passed away on Thursday. He was 82. Ajit Singh had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on April 20.

The RLD chief, a prominent leader in western Uttar Pradesh, was admitted to a private hospital in Gurugram after his condition deteriorated due to a lung infection on Tuesday.

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