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Justice U U Lalit appointed 49th CJI, to take oath on Aug 27
New Delhi: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India with President Droupadi Murmu signing his warrant of appointment. He will assume charge on August…
- India
EC welcomes SC suggestion of expert panel on freebies
New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it welcomed the suggestion of setting up an expert panel to brainstorm the issue of freebies announced during elections, but it…
- India
Prophet remark row: SC transfers all FIRs against Nupur Sharma to Delhi Police
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday directed clubbing and transfer of all present and future FIRs lodged across the country against suspended BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma to Delhi Police in connection with…
- India
Bhima Koregaon case: SC grants Varavara Rao bail on medical grounds
The Supreme Court of India granted bail to the Bhima Koregaon case accused, 84-year-old activist P Varavara Rao on medical grounds on Wednesday. Although Rao had appealed for permanent bail on medical…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt planning construction of dams on Mahadayi river: Goa Congress
Panaji: The Congress on Tuesday met Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai seeking his intervention in what it claimed were the plans of neighbouring Karnataka to construct dams on the Mahadayi river…
- India
SC notice to Centre on plea for law to control ‘population explosion’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking a central law to control the “population explosion” in the country. Seeking the government’s response, a…
- India
Can’t declare minorities in districts: HC on plea seeking minority status for Hindus
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday reiterated that religious and linguistic minority status has to be decided state-wise, and orally observed that it is difficult to entertain a prayer to identify…
- India
10 days left in office for CJI Ramana, 5 important cases await decision
New Delhi: With just 10 days left in office, Chief Justice N.V. Ramana’s decision is awaited on five key matters — Maharashtra political scenario, a report by Pegasus panel, PMs security lapse…
- India
Prophet row: SC grants Navika Kumar interim protection from arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday granted interim protection from arrest to Navika Kumar in connection with FIRs lodged against her over controversial remarks made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on…
- Pakistan
Legislation to ease return of Nawaz Sharif
Lahore: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government is considering relevant legislation to ease the return of its supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, who is in a self-imposed exile in London on medical grounds,…
- India
Ayodhya Development Authority list of illegal colonisers includes BJP leaders
Ayodhya: The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has released a list of 40 illegal colonisers that includes the names of local BJP MLA Ved Prakash Gupta, former party MLA Gorakhnath and Mayor Rishikesh…
- India
Legal system distorted as only poor languish in jail without trial: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday alleged that the legal system in the country is distorted and only the poor languish in jail without trial or bail. He cited…
- India
Unfortunate that people are ‘blindly aping’ glamourised way of life: CJI Ramana
Hyderabad: Driven by the winds of globalisation, people are moving towards a global culture which is emerging as a threat to local cultural symbols and identities, even as social media, television and…
- India
Child adoption process in India “very tedious”, needs to be streamlined: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said child adoption process in India is “very tedious” and that there is an urgent need for the procedures to be “streamlined”. A bench of…
- India
Rahul Gandhi doctored video: SC grants Zee News Editor protection from arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted protection from arrest to Zee News Editor Rajnish Ahuja in FIRs registered against him for broadcasting a doctored video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…