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Tahawwur Rana extradition ‘completely legal’, says Senior Advocate Ujjwal Nikam
Meanwhile, Eknath Omble, the brother of Ashok Chakra awardee and 26/11 hero Tukaram Omble, urged the Central Government to hang Tahawwur Rana on Thursday. The Mumbai Police sub-inspector held onto terrorist Ajmal Kasab's rifle, ensuring his arrest, but unfortunately fell to the bullets during the 26/11 terror attacks
10 April,2025 04:34 PM IST | Beed | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra Govt to celebrate poet Narayan Surve's birth centenary in Oct 2026
The events will celebrate labour literature across various locations in the state, announced Cultural Affairs Minister, Advocate Ashish Shelar, on Thursday at Prabhadevi, Mumbai. The Bandra legislator inaugurated the third anniversary of ‘Marathi Athav Divas’ and the Surve Literature Conference at Ravindra Natya Mandir
27 March,2025 09:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
India advocates for consensus-driven UN peacekeeping reforms
India reaffirmed its commitment to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agendas. "We strongly support the WPS and YPS agenda and greater engagement of PBC with IFIs to provide financing for peacebuilding activities."
25 March,2025 12:24 PM IST | Mumbai
Women's Instrumental Music Festival to be held in Byculla from March 20-22
The event, which has been conceptualised by Advocate Ashish Shelar, State Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information Technology, is free to attend and commences at 6:30 PM each day
18 March,2025 05:54 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
'Don't want to sulk': Kohli advocates for family presence on gruelling tours
His comments come after the BCCI introduced directives restricting players' family time on tours following India's 3-1 drubbing to Australia
16 March,2025 01:41 PM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondent
Humpy, Rahane hail West Zone Champs, advocate bringing mind sports to mainstream
The tournament witnessed a massive response with over 1,50,000 registrations from the West Zone across the three disciplines of the series
06 March,2025 06:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Government withdraws amendments to Advocates Act for consultation, revision
A key point of contention was Section 49B, giving the Centre power to issue binding directives to the Bar Council of India
25 February,2025 08:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Legal aid at risk? Advocates Bill may limit representation for the poor
Legal experts say several provisions of the Advocates (Amendment) Bill could affect undertrials and those who can’t afford legal aid the most
21 February,2025 08:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Through the eyes of a criminal lawyer
Senior advocate and former Rajya Sabha MP Majeed Memon reflects on five decades of legal battles, defending ‘unpopular clients’ and the evolution of India’s judiciary
16 February,2025 08:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Anand Singh
Dharavi redevelopment project: Mulund land payment completed in Oct 2024
RTI reveals politicians promised land won’t be used despite payment being made prior to Assembly polls; Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd (DRPPL) paid Rs 319.70 crore to procure 58.5 acre of the land
23 January,2025 10:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve