Supreme Court
- India
Retired judges defend Election Commission, back SIR amid criticism
New Delhi: A group of 42 retired judges have defended the Election Commission against the opposition onslaught and backed the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, describing it as a lawful…
- Entertainment
Make a movie, entertain people: SC tells Actor Rajpal Yadav
New Delhi: Make a good movie, entertain people again and rebuild your image, the Supreme Court on Wednesday told actor Rajpal Yadav, as it took note of the Rs 1.15 crore payment…
- Telangana
Justice Koshy appointed as acting Chief Justice of Telangana HC
Hyderabad: The Centre on Monday, October 5, appointed Justice P Sam Koshy as the acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, hours after it cleared the elevation of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Probe widens after jail DIG held for prisoner release
Bengaluru: The investigation into the alleged use of a fake Supreme Court order to secure the release of a life convict has taken a significant turn with Parappana Agrahara police arresting Jail…
- India
SC says no approval given for modified Form 6, contradicting EC
New Delhi: While hearing the pleas to prosecute the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, on Monday, October 5, the Supreme Court clarified that it had not approved any modified version of…
- India
Is it easy to remove CEC? Know the constitutional process
Several political parties are demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar; however, it is not an easy task due to the protection provided in the Constitution. Article 324(5) of…
- India
SC to hear pleas seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s suspension on Oct 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, October 5, a batch of pleas seeking suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and challenging the manner in which the…
- Bangalore
KPSC recruitment case: SC puts stay on SIT headed by Alok Kumar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed the Karnataka High Court’s order constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by IPS officer Alok Kumar to investigate alleged irregularities in the KPSC…
- India
Agenda in everything, might as well disband UP Police: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, September 30, severely criticised the Uttar Pradesh Police, saying they might as well disband the Department and let the CBI handle every probe in the…
- India
SC rules out total ban on firecrackers ahead of Diwali
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, September 30, ruled out a complete ban on firecrackers ahead of Diwali, while making it clear that unrestricted bursting of crackers throughout the day would…
- India
NCERT textbook traces modern Indian mottos to ancient texts
New Delhi: The new class 9 social science textbook links mottos of several modern Indian institutions, such as ‘Satyamev Jayate’ and ‘Yato Dharmastato Jayah’, to the Upanishads, the Mahabharata and other texts.…
- India
Delhi HC refuses third bail plea of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in a case under the anti-terror law UAPA on the “larger conspiracy” behind…
- World
US court clears third-country deportations
Washington: The US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own while the justices consider whether the government’s third-country removal policy is lawful. The…
- India
Sambhal Masjid-Temple case hearing deferred to October 16
Sambhal: A court in Chandausi on Tuesday, September 29, postponed the hearing in the Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute to October 16 in the wake of a Supreme Court stay on proceedings.…
- News
‘NSA detention cannot rely on accused’s confession,’ says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, September 29, ruled that the confession statement of an accused cannot be the basis for detaining him under the National Security Act. A bench of…
