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- Telangana
Seeking sex services not trafficking by itself: Telangana HC
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ruled that a person cannot be prosecuted under trafficking laws merely for being present in or around a brothel. The court clarified that prosecution under Section…
- India
HC quashes Delhi Police, ED cases against NewsClick
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has quashed cases registered by the Delhi Police and the Enforcement Directorate against news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha in relation to alleged violation…
- India
HC restores special facilities for Asaram in jail
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Jodhpur Central Jail administration to continue providing special medical and support facilities to self-styled godman Asaram, including alkaline water, outside food, a separate bed,…
- India
Vagdevi idol secretly installed at Bhojshala, removed by ASI
An idol of Goddess Vagdevi made of ashtadhatu, an alloy of eight metals, was covertly placed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Saturday, June…
- India
Karnataka HC clears Nandini expansion into Telangana districts
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has upheld the decision of the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (KMF), ruling that there is no legal infirmity in allowing the Raichur Milk Federation to expand…
- Bangalore
HC quashes Karnataka order on Covid-era labour violations
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed a state government order that had granted permission to initiate criminal proceedings against a private company for alleged labour law violations during the Covid-19 lockdown,…
- India
Uttarakhand mosque sealed; dispute erupts over scope of court order
Hyderabad: A mosque in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district was sealed by authorities on Sunday, June 1, sparking controversy after Muslim representatives alleged that officials sealed the entire premises despite a court order applying…
- India
HC asks UP govt to pay Rs 5-lakh compensation to man for ‘illegal detention’
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to a man who was arrested and kept in ‘illegal detention’ despite the high…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru Police deny permission for ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ human chain event
Bengaluru : The so-called “Cockroach Janta Party” has been generating significant buzz on social media across the country in recent days. Amid the growing online attention, a viral post claiming that the…
- India
‘Maha aarti’ held at Bhojshala on first Friday after HC verdict
Dhar: Hundreds of Hindu devotees gathered at the Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar for a “maha aarti” on Friday, May 22, exactly a week after the high court declared the site…
- Sports
HC pulls up WFI over decision to declare Vinesh Phogat ineligible
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday, May 22, pulled up the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for its decision to declare celebrated grappler Vinesh Phogat “ineligible” from participation in domestic…
- India
Bhojshala dispute: Petitioners to move SC against HC decision
Indore: The Muslim petitioners on Friday, May 15, said that they will challenge the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision declaring the disputed Bhojshala structure in Dhar district to be a Saraswati temple.…
- India
SC flags ‘egregious error’ in granting bail in dowry death case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to a man accused in a dowry death case from Uttar Pradesh, terming the relief “not sustainable…
- India
Bhojshala case: Structure built from remains of pre-existing temples, claims ASI
Indore: The ASI has told the Madhya Pradesh High Court that a massive structure dating back to the Paramara kings’ rule existed at the disputed Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque complex, and the…
- India
Bhojshala dispute: Site listed as mosque in old MP records, Muslim side tells HC
Indore: The disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex has historically been registered as a ‘mosque’ in revenue records and available sources don’t clearly mention any Saraswati temple established by then-king Raja Bhoj,…