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Will pay fine; reserve right to file review plea against judgment: Prashant Bhushan

Activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan said on Monday that he will submit the token fine of Re 1 imposed by the Supreme Court in the contempt case for his tweets against the judiciary, but also indicated he would file a review plea against the order.

 

Bhushan said he has the greatest respect for judiciary and the tweets were not intended to disrespect the apex court or the judiciary.

 

"I reserve my right to file review, I propose to submit and pay fine as directed by the court," Bhushan said in a press conference. 

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Several low lying areas of Gujarat's Bharuch flooded after release of water from Sardar Sarovar Dam

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Around 5,500 candidates will be appearing in NEET and JEE examinations in Goa: CM Promod Sawant

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Centre staff make preparations for JEE Main in Ranchi, Jharkhand

Staff made preparations to ensure the necessary Covid-19 protection protocols for conducting Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2020 from September 1 to 6 at an exam centre in Ranchi, Jharkhand, according to an ANI report.

 

The centre staff ensured measures such as maintaining social distancing norms, use of hand sanitisers and thermal screening. The centre staff also made white marks on the paths outside the exam centres to ensure that students maintain social distancing at all times. Posters were put across the centre listing health measures such as washing hands, use of masks, and social distancing, according to an ANI report.

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Terrorists hurled a grenade on Army Convoy moving from Baramulla towards Srinagar: Indian Army

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LIVE: 'If the court gets weakened it weakens the republic', says Prashant Bhushan

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LIVE: Tweets were not intended to disrespect SC, CJI, says activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan at press conference

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I reserve my right to file review, propose to pay fine as directed by SC: Prashant Bhushan on contempt case

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LIVE: I will pay the fine, says Prashant Bhushan

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LIVE: My tweets were not intended to disrespect Supreme Court, says Prashant Bhushan

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What to expect from Q1 GDP data today? Here's what key indicators suggest

Months after the coronavirus induced lockdown and the follow up unlock, GDP data likely to be released later today will paint the extent of damage to the economy and give an idea of the critical course correction required. High labour migration, job losses, and poor investment atmosphere is likely to push the already slowed economy into a tight corner.

 

Economists project GDP might contract 19.2 per cent in the April-June quarter from a year ago, the sharpest decline since the nation started publishing quarterly figures in 1996. The rate of India's FY20 GDP growth had declined to 4.2 per cent from 6.1 per cent in FY19, the slowest in the past 11 years.

Here are some of the contributing factors that triggered the fall

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Market LIVE update: Sensex crashes 839.02 points to end at 38,628.29; Nifty plummets 260.10 points to 11,387.50

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SC seeks Tamil Nadu govt's response on plea seeking to reopen Sterlite plant

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu Government on an appeal filed by mining giant Vedanta Limited against the Madras High Court order refusing to allow reopening of Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi, according to an ANI report.

 

A bench, headed by Justice Rohinton Nariman, sought the response of Tamil Nadu Government on the matter and posted the matter for hearing after four weeks.

 

The Madras High Court had, on August 18, refused to allow the reopening of Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, which has remained closed since April 2018 and disposed of the plea filed by Vedanta challenging the closure of the plant.

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Indian Army jawans rescued 39 people from Gondpipari and Ambhora village of Nagpur today

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Heavy rains continue in Gujarat's Bharuch and Vadodara districts, 5,000 shifted to safer places

Nearly 5,000 people were shifted to safer places in Gujarat's Bharuch and Vadodara districts after flooding in several villages there due to rise in level of the Narmada river as heavy rains continued in various parts of the state, according to a PTI report on Monday.

 

Due to continuous inflow of water from upstream in the Sardar Sarovar Dam over the Narmada near Kevadia village, 9.86 lakh cusec (cubic foot per second) water is being released in the river by opening 23 out of its 30 radial gates, an official release said.

 

The water level of the dam has reached 132.63 metres as against its full reservoir level of 138.68 metres, it said.