NEW DELHI: Supreme Court struck down Wednesday the Tribunal Reforms Act as unconstitutional and slammed the central govt for its repeated attempts to override SC’s consistent rulings to shield the judicial independence of tribunals, which decide disputes in a gamut of regimes – taxation, environment, electricity, telecom and real estate. Days before his retirement, a…
US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, welcoming Syria into a US-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group. The meeting marked the first visit to the White House by a Syrian head of state since Syria gained independence from France in 1946.Al-Sharaa arrived at the…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Supreme Court testing the validity of provisions of the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act and the Rules, the state told the court that attachment of properties of those booked under the law prior to their conviction was a necessity to prevent them from alienating their ill-gotten assets.Petitioner Siraj Ahmed…