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Daler Mehndi, a Punjabi singer, was imprisoned in 2003 for human trafficking. - Asiana Times

In a 2003 human trafficking case, singer Daler Mehndi was found guilty and received a two-year prison term on Thursday. The police have detained Daler Mehndi. In a 2003 human trafficking case, singer Daler Mehndi was found guilty and received a two-year prison term on Thursday. Judge HS Grewal of the Patiala Additional Sessions issued the ruling and ordered Daler Mehndi’s immediate arrest. Daler Mehndi was arrested by the Punjab Police as soon as the sentence was announced. The court has also denied Daler Mehndi’s request for a release on probation, according to the complainant’s attorney, Gurmeet Singh. In 2003,…

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Supreme Court Judge M. R. Shah issues 20 judgments daily. - Asiana Times

Judge M. R. Shah of the Supreme Court issued 20 decisions on Monday. As a SC justice, Justice M. R. Shah took charge in 2018. His retirement date is May 15, 2024. On Monday, Justice M. R. Shah of the Supreme Court handed down 20 decisions, more than a month after recuperating from a heart attack. On the first day the court was open following the summer break, Justice MR Shah rendered decisions. It’s interesting that Justice Shah wrote each decision, and it’s unusual to announce 20 decisions at once. Justice Shah said that the high court made a very…

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Data about NGO licenses and financing are removed from the FCRA website by the Ministry of Home Affairs. - Asiana Times

New Delhi, July 13 (PTI): The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) website, which is run by the Union home ministry, has had certain information about hundreds of NGOs that were registered with the government erased. Some important information has been taken off the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) website of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). This includes a list of NGOs whose licenses have been taken away and the annual reports of NGOs. The MHA wouldn’t say anything about this, but officials said it was done because the information wasn’t “necessary” for the public to know. The FCRA website…

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"Democracy Can Never Be A Police State," says the Supreme Court, which also issues guidelines to prevent unwarranted arrests and remands. - Asiana Times

In a historic decision, the Supreme Court emphasised the significance of the “bail over jail” principle and imposed a number of rules to avoid needless arrest and remand. In the Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundersh said that Indian prisons are too full of people who are still being tried. There are numerous inmates in India who have not yet received a conviction. According to statistics, more than two-thirds of those incarcerated are doing so while awaiting trial. Even though they are facing charges that could result in a…

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The Center has a duty to urge the President to commute Abu Salem's life sentence, says the supreme court.

The Supreme Court ruled that after serving his 25-year term, Abu Salem must be released by the government. The court agreed that the government couldn’t put off doing what it said it would do under the Extradition Act because that would go against international obligations. The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Center was required to uphold the solemn promise it made to a Portuguese court in 2002 not to impose a prison term on the mobster Abu Salem that would exceed 25 years. A bench of justices led by Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh said, “We conclude…

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After BharatPe exited, Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri founded a new firm called Third Unicorn

In a tweet on June 14, Ashneer Grover had already suggested his new business. Grover had left BharatPe earlier this year, citing disrespectful behaviour. Grover’s family members, including his wife, Madhuri Jain, were allegedly implicated in financial irregularities at BharatPe, according to consulting company Alvarez & Marsal. According to documents filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ashneer Grover and his wife, Madhuri Jain, have founded a new company called Third Unicorn, months after their contentious separation from BharatPe (MCA). The firm was founded on July 6, 2022, by the former managing director and cofounder of BharatPe and his wife.…

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According to a report, NPCI is considering substituting UPI for SWIFT on global markets - Asiana Times

The company that created the foundation for India’s digital payments (UPI) intends to make it less expensive and simpler for the 32 million Indians who live abroad to send money back home. Global trends in real-time transactions In 2021, there were 181,261 million real-time transactions worldwide, a 64.5 percent increase. These are the top 5 countries with the highest volume of real-time transactions in 2021: 1) India (48,605 million people) 2) China—18.549 million people Thailand (9,734 million) 4) Brazil (population: 8,691 million) 5) South Korea-7.351 million According to a Bloomberg story citing NPCI International Payments CEO Ritesh Shukla, after success…

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After Boris Johnson, who will take over as prime minister of Britain? The options are described - Asiana Times

The departure of Boris Johnson as head of the Conservative Party has made room for the selection of a new prime minister for Great Britain. Along with trade minister Penny Mordaunt and foreign secretary Liz Truss, Indian-born Rishi Sunak is a leading contender. Who else is competing? Boris Johnson’s future is in danger because some of his own lawmakers have turned against him after hearing about lockdown-invading parties at his official home. As Johnson said in front of No. 10 Downing Street, “It is clear that the parliamentary Conservative party wants a new leader and, therefore, a new prime minister.”…

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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and RCP Singh, both union ministers, resign from PM Modi's Cabinet - Asiana Times

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and RCP Singh, two union ministers, have left Prime Minister Modi’s cabinet. Both ministers resigned as required by the constitution on Thursday, when their terms as Rajya Sabha MPs were slated to expire. As of Friday, they would no longer be members of parliament. Singh was the minister of steel in the Modi 2.0 Cabinet, and Naqvi was in charge of the minority affairs ministry. According to sources, on Wednesday, one day before their terms in the Rajya Sabha came to an end, Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and R C P Singh handed in their resignation…

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The Supreme Court declines to list Nupur Sharma, a former BJP spokesperson, on an urgent basis. - Asiana Times

Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma allegedly said something hateful about the holy Prophet Mohammad during a televised discussion. Justices JK Maheshwari and Indira Banerjee of the vacation bench heard the petition. Petition was listed on July 11 after being mentioned before the registrar, according to the petitioner. On Wednesday, a lawyer asked the Supreme Court to keep former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in jail because she allegedly said something hateful about the holy Prophet Mohammad during a televised discussion. The issue was brought up in front of the vacation bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Indira Banerjee. The attorney said…

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