The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance days after an Allahabad High Court triggered a controversy while delivering a speech at a VHP event. Shekhar Kumar Yadav, the Allahabad High Court judge, said that the country will function according to the wishes of the majority in the country and questioned certain practices followed by Muslims. The Supreme Court has …
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday took a swipe at former Supreme Court judge Hemant Gupta for attending an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, sparking a fresh debate on the role of retired judges in politically and ideologically charged events. “As far as retired judges attending such events post retirement is concerned, I cannot comment about others …
New Delhi: LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, BJP stalwarts who played a crucial role in the 1990 Rath Yatra that paved the way to the party's accession to power, have been invited by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya next month. Vishwa Hindu Parishad president Alok Kumar said both BJP veterans told …