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Women wearing hijab must be looked at with dignity, not as caricatures: Petitioners to SC
New Delhi: Counsel representing petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court judgment on hijab on Monday told the Supreme Court that women who wear hijab must not be looked upon as caricatures, and…
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SC adjourns hearing of petitions challenging CAA to September 19
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and posted the matter for further hearing on September 19. A…
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SC to hear over 200 PILs against CAA today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions today challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat…
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Journalist Siddique Kappan to be released next week: UP official
Lucknow: Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan will be released from the Lucknow jail next week, an official said on Friday, hours after he was granted bail by the Supreme Court. “Siddique Kappan is…
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Supreme Court stays PIL in Calcutta HC on assets of Trinamool Congress leaders
Kolkata: As a Supreme Court division bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit, on Friday stayed the hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) at the Calcutta High Court on the assets of…
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SC gives Centre two weeks to file affidavit on plea against Places of Worship Act
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday undertook before the Supreme Court that it will respond within two weeks on petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special…
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Bilkis Bano case: File records forming basis of release of 11 accused, SC tells Guj
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Gujarat government two weeks’ time to file response on pleas challenging the release of 11 men convicted for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano…
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Goa: Restaurant demolition linked to Sonali Phogat’s death stopped by SC
Panaji: Hours after the authorities began demolishing the North Goa-based restaurant linked to the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat for violation of norms on Friday, the process was stopped midway after…
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SC denies to entertain plea seeking Nupur Sharma’s arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the authorities to act and arrest former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her alleged hate statement against…
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‘Court found him innocent’, Siddique Kappan’s wife lauds SC verdict
Thiruvananthapuram: Soon after the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala journalist Sidhique Kappan, who along with others were arrested on October 5, 2020 by the Uttar Pradesh Police under the…
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Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: RSS leader withdraws appeal in SC
New Delhi: RSS leader Rajesh Kunte on Thursday withdrew his appeal filed in the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High Court order, which declined to entertain his plea seeking a transcript of…
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Don’t compare turbans, kirpan with hijab: SC Judge tells petitioners
The Supreme Court told the petitioners in the case challenging the hijab ban in Karnataka government educational institutions on Thursday that comparisons with turbans worn by Sikhs would be ‘inappropriate’. “The Supreme…
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‘Wearing orange shawl is belligerent display of religion’, Muslim student in SC on hijab row
New Delhi: A counsel for one of the Muslim students, who has challenged the hijab ban in government educational institutions in Karnataka, on Thursday contended before the Supreme Court that Article 25…
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SC to hear pleas challenging CAA on September 12
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 on September 12. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and…
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SC fixes on issues for adjudication on pleas challenging Centre’s 10% EWS quota
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed three broad issues for adjudication arising from the pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to grant 10 per cent reservation to EWS in admissions and…