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Owaisi welcomes SC observation on Vande Mataram, hits out at SG
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, September 22, welcomed the Supreme Court’s observation that individuals cannot face criminal prosecution simply for refusing to recite Vande Mataram if it violates…
- India
Sharjeel Imam gets a breather, granted interim bail for 7 days
New Delhi: A Delhi court granted Sharjeel Imam seven days of interim bail on Tuesday, September 22, to attend his cousin’s wedding. The court granted him interim bail from October 4 to…
- India
Ex-Judge R C Chavan resigns from Maharashtra UCC panel
Mumbai: Former Bombay High Court judge Justice R C Chavan has resigned from the Maharashtra government’s panel to prepare a draft for implementing the Uniform Civil Code, citing serious reservations over its…
- India
Vande Mataram row: SC asks Centre to address religious conscience
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, September 22, told the Centre to keep in mind its 1986 judgment, which protected children from penal actions for not singing the national anthem, as…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s Old City, where footpaths are an afterthought
Hyderabad: In Hyderabad’s Old City, walking on a footpath is an afterthought. People have gotten used to being in a sort of “survival mode” when on the road, walking through speeding traffic, trash…
- Hyderabad
Right to walk on footpaths: Hyderabad isn’t a city for pedestrians
Hyderabad: To walk on a footpath in Hyderabad is like running an obstacle course. You step on a pavement with broken tiles, avoid garbage and public urination on one side, find a…
- Hyderabad
Defection case: SC to hear Danam Nagender’s plea on Sept 23
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, September 21, agreed to hear on Wednesday, September 23, a plea by Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender challenging the Telangana High Court verdict that disqualified him from…
- India
HC directs UP Police to ensure safety of same-sex live-in couple
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to ensure the protection of an inter-faith same-sex couple in a live-in relationship, saying the lack of marital recognition does not…
- Hyderabad
Danam Nagender backtracks, moves SC over his disqualification
Hyderabad: After publicly stating that he is ready to face by-elections, former Khairtabad MLA Danam Nagender has reportedly moved the Supreme Court challenging the Telangana High Court’s order on his disqualification. According…
- India
Mamata Banerjee moves SC against EC party symbol freeze
New Delhi: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission’s decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress’ name and party symbol amid a dispute between…
- Opinions
Constitutional cost of disenfranchisement: Appraising SIR
In constitutional democracies, universal adult suffrage is neither a statutory concession nor an administrative privilege; it is the foundational bedrock of popular sovereignty. When electoral roll sanitisation transitions from an inclusive audit…
- Hate Crime
SC hears plea against woman’s ‘illegal’ detention, deportation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 17, issued notice to the Centre while hearing a plea filed by Sahin Akhtar, who alleged his mother was illegally deported to Bangladesh despite…
- India
CBSE opposes Class 6 exemption from three-language rule
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 17, asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider implementing its policy mandating the study of three languages, including two native Indian…
- India
Delhi SIR: SC to hear plea against electoral roll deletions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 17, agreed to hear on September 21 a plea against deletion of names from the electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise…
- India
Plea in SC challenges MDR on UPI payments above Rs 2,000
New Delhi: A public interest litigation (PIL) matter has been filed in the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre’s decision to impose a merchant discount rate (MDR) on specified UPI person-to-merchant transactions of…