India is one of the largest markets for messaging app Whatsapp, which is owned by Meta. But now, Whatsapp has threatened that they’re ready to exit the India market. They said this in the Delhi High Court, during a hearing in which Whatsapp has challenged a new Indian law which requires social media platforms to identify the FIRST originators of certain messages, if a court orders them to do so. Whatsapp insists that this violates user privacy. Watch
26 Apr 2024The Delhi High Court has dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging the ED’s arrest in the liquor policy case. Holding the arrest by ED as VALID, the court said that material collected by the ED reveals that Kejriwal conspired and was personally involved in the formulation of the excise policy and the party used the proceeds of the crime. Here’s exactly what reasoning the court gave for rejecting bail.
10 Apr 2024In its order, the court noted that an email similar to the one sent in the present case had been sent to another petitioner-assessee in another case and it could not be a co-incidence
3 min read19 Jul 2021The Delhi high court will next hear the matter on reservation of ICU beds in 33 private hospitals on 9 December The Delhi government on 12 September ordered private hospitals to reserve 80% ICU beds for Covid-19 patients
2 min read26 Nov 2020The Sero-Surveillance Report-4 filed by Delhi govt and submitted before the court showed that Covid infection in has shot up by two and a half times vis-a-vis the earlier two surveillances conducted in August and September
2 min read11 Nov 2020The direction and observations came on the plea by Rayaan Singh, Hindu College student, who sought change of his name to Rayaan Chawla in his DU records
2 min read6 Nov 2020Chandra is lodged in jail under judicial custody since August 2017 for allegedly siphoning off home buyers’ moneyHe sought permission to be produced physically before the mediation centre at Patiala House Courts Complex in Delhi
1 min read26 Oct 2020Bollywood, or the Hindi film industry, has faced a barrage of allegations since the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput this June
2 min read12 Oct 2020Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, and Karan Johar’s production houses are among the 38 Bollywood associations and producers who have filed a suit in the Delhi High Court
2 min read12 Oct 2020The Delhi government told the high court that the facility has been set up at Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini and it could not commence operations due to the pandemic
2 min read6 Oct 2020The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared