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Do not try to dictate it to the CJI: Chief Justice Chandrachud on plea for urgent hearing
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday took exception to submissions by senior advocate Vikas Singh insisting on listing of a case. “As a CJI, whatever I lay down…
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Bhopal gas tragedy: SC says it’s bound by maryada of jurisdiction, Centre can’t reopen settlement after 30 yrs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Centre for pursuing its curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from successor firms of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for giving compensation…
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UP: Woman raped, kids plead for mercy
Shamli: In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man in an abandoned house in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, while her two minor children, aged 2 and 10,…
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Delhi HC Judge recuses from hearing bail plea of UAPA accused
New Delhi: Justice Siddharth Mridul of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday recused from hearing the plea moved by Manzer Imam, a purported Indian Mujahideen operative. Imam is booked under anti-terror law,…
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SC agrees to hear plea on Joshimath sinking; denies urgent listing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea on January 16, seeking its intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national disaster. A bench headed…
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House in Karnataka converted to mosque; BJP, Hindu activists raise objections
Belagavi: BJP leaders and Hindu activists have objected to the conversion of a residential house into a mosque in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The BJP and Hindu activists were alleging that a…
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Rahul to visit Golden Temple before BJY enters Punjab
Ambala: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday before the Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) enters Punjab on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, Jairam Ramesh, the party’s General…
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Is concurrence of IPS officer needed for state posting, SC asks MHA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought clarification from the Ministry of Home Affairs on whether an IPS officer’s concurrence on central deputation is necessary before he is appointed as the…
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Lalan Sheikh death: Calcutta HC seeks video-recording of autopsy process
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought the video- recording of the post-mortem of March 2022 Bogtui carnage prime accused Lalan Sheikh, who died mysteriously in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
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Joshimath sinking: Chief Secy orders immediate evacuation of people
Dehradun: Stressing that every minute is important, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary S.S. Sandhu on Monday directed immediate evacuation of people from the affected zone in Joshimath, which is facing land susidence. Earlier, a…
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Rajasthan MP Rathore demands CBI probe in paper leak case
Jaipur: Rajasthan MP Rajyavardhan Rathore on Monday criticised the state government for patting its own back after razing down a coaching centre being run by teacher paper leak gang. Rathore said: “Today…
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Rahul Gandhi calls RSS 21st century Kauravas
Ambala: Targeting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday called its members the “21st century Kauravas” and alleged they never say “Har Har Mahadev” and “Jai Siya Ram”…
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Kerala CM claims certain religious minorities, women not safe under BJP rule in country
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister country and Vijayan on Monday alleged that women and certain religious minorities were not safe under BJP rule in the country and accused the Sangh Parivar of creating…
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Rajasthan Congress MLA’s son arrested for gang rape, sent to jail
Jaipur: The son of Congress MLA’s Rajgarh (Alwar) MLA Joharilal Meena was arrested by the Dausa police on Monday in a gang rape case. Accused Dilip Meena was presented before the POCSO…
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HC paves way for issuing appointment letters to 7,189 women workers in UP health dept
Lucknow: In a major relief to the Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court on Monday paved the way for issuing appointment letters to as many as 7,189-woman health workers in the…