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- India
Akhilesh demands probe supervised by SC judge into ‘doubtful’ cases
Lucknow: Raising a question mark on the law-and-order situation in Uttar Pradesh after the death of mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtan Ansari following a cardiac arrest in Banda, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav…
- India
‘No evidence of wrongdoing’: CBI closes UPA-era Air India aircraft leasing
New Delhi: The CBI has filed a closure report in its probe into the alleged irregularities in the leasing of aircraft by NACIL, a company formed by the merger of Air India…
- India
Over 600 lawyers write to CJI against ‘vested interest group’ trying to defame courts
New Delhi: More than 600 lawyers, including senior advocate Harish Salve and Bar Council chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, have written to the Chief Justice of India, alleging that a “vested interest group” is…
- India
SC appoints expert committee to look into preservation of Great Indian Bustard
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has recently appointed an expert committee to look into the preservation of the Great Indian Bustard which is “non-negotiable” and “need for sustainable development in the context…
- Politics
SC has allowed us to use ‘clock’ symbol: Ajit Pawar
Mumbai: Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Sunday released advertisements in newspapers saying that the Supreme Court has allowed it to use the ‘clock’ symbol, allotted by the Election Commission, as the…
- India
Karnataka files writ petition in SC against Centre on drought relief
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday, March 23, that the state government has filed a writ petition against the Union government for not releasing drought relief to the southern state.…
- Kerala
Kerala govt moves SC against President withholding assent to its bills
New Delhi: In an unusual move, the Kerala government has petitioned the Supreme Court against President Droupadi Murmu withholding assent to four bills passed by the state assembly. It has requested that…
- Telangana
SC warns Telangana govt, police on use of preventive detention
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court pulled up the Telangana government and police for their repeated use of preventive detention on habitual offenders without considering the fundamental rights guaranteed under the constitution, on Thursday,…
- India
Interfering with appointment of ECs would lead to chaos: SC
New Delhi: “Suspension of legislation pending consideration is an exception and not the rule,” the Supreme Court observed on Friday while dismissing pleas challenging the appointment of election commissioners under a 2023…
- India
SC dismisses Centre’s plea against mandating ED to furnish grounds of arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed the Centre’s petition seeking review of its verdict which said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is required to furnish the grounds of arrest to an accused…
- India
SC sets aside trial court order directing Bloomberg to take down ‘defamatory’ article
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a trial court’s order directing international media group Bloomberg to take down an allegedly defamatory news article against Zee Entertainment. The top court…
- India
Shashi Tharoor calls upon SC to take suo moto cognizance of Kejriwal’s arrest
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor condemned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the…
- India
SC bench set to hear Kejriwal’s plea against arrest
New Delhi: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will on Friday hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy-linked money laundering…
- Delhi
Kejriwal moves SC against HC order denying him protection from coercive action
New Delhi: Hours after the high court denied him relief, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday evening rushed to the Supreme Court seeking protection from any coercive action by the Enforcement…