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- Delhi
HC refuses to entertain PIL to remove grave of Afzal Guru from Tihar Jail premises
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to remove the graves of terrorists Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt from Tihar Jail premises…
- India
HC quashes NHAI notification on recruiting lawyers based on CLAT-PG score
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a notification of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) making scores of CLAT-PG a basis for the recruitment of lawyers. A…
- India
SC to hear on Sept 23 suo motu matter concerning contamination in Jojari river
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on September 23 a suo motu matter concerning contamination in Jojari river in Rajasthan. The top court had on September 16 taken a…
- India
Asaram’s son Narayan Sai gets 5-day temporary bail from Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday granted temporary bail of five days to rape convict Narayan Sai to meet his ailing mother. Narayan Sai, son of jailed “godman” Asaram, sought relief…
- India
UP court sentences ex-Army jawan to 5 years in jail for attacking labourers
Ballia: A court here has sentenced a retired Army jawan to five years in jail for attacking labourers with a rod in 2020, a police officer said on Tuesday. According to the…
- India
SC takes suo motu cognisance of discharge of industrial waste in Jojari river
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the discharge of industrial waste in Jojari river in Rajasthan. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said…
- Bangalore
ED arrests Karnataka Cong MLA Sail in money laundering case
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Karnataka Congress MLA Satish Krishna Sail in an alleged illegal iron ore export linked money laundering case, official sources said on Wednesday. The legislator from the…
- India
Court acquits man accused of violating COVID-19 lockdown orders in 2020
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a man charged with obstructing a public servant and violating lockdown orders during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, noting the complainant’s sole testimony was insufficient to…
- India
HC grants bail to 32 people convicted in caste violence case in Agra
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to 32 people convicted in a 35-year-old caste violence case in Agra. In an order passed on August 28, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav granted…
- India
HC raises serious concerns over male gym trainers imparting training to women
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has raised serious concerns over the safety and dignity of women being trained by male trainers in gyms without adequate safeguards. Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav made the…
- Hyderabad
Classroom horror: Hyderabad school teacher thrashes 6-year-old student
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a 6-year-old student was allegedly thrashed by a teacher in the classroom of a school in Hyderabad. The alleged incident which took place at The Model City…
- India
Court sets August 28 to hear Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute case
Sambhal: A court in Chandausi on Thursday fixed August 28 to hear the ongoing Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute. The matter was listed for hearing before civil judge (senior division) Aditya Singh.…
- India
HC rebukes Rajasthan govt over delay in panchayat polls
Jaipur: In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court delivered a stern rebuke to the state government for delaying Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) elections under the pretext of delimitation and has directed…
- India
Bihar draft roll: No voter name deletion without notice, reasoned order, says EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that there would be no deletion of any voter’s name from the draft electoral roll in Bihar without issuance of prior notice,…
- India
Jiribam killings case: Manipur HC directs NIA to file charge sheet
Imphal: The Manipur High Court directed the NIA to file within one month the charge sheet in the killing of three women and three children in Jiribam in November last year. A…
