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- India
AAP govt, LG office should now work with coordination to serve people, say bureaucrats
New Delhi: With the Supreme Court clarifying the Constitutional position on the control over services matter in Delhi, the elected AAP government and the office of Lt Governor should now work with…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Supreme Court terms Imran’s arrest as illegal
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday termed former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case as illegal, media reports said. The Supreme…
- Delhi
Delhi govt Vs LG: A long history of disputes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court order granting the AAP-led Delhi government legislative and executive powers over services has come after years of intense fighting between the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation and the Lieutenant…
- India
‘Delhi govt has powers over Center on services except…’: SC order on tussle
New Delhi: In a major win for the AAP government, the Supreme Court on Thursday in a unanimous verdict ruled that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over services except…
- India
lGBTQIA marriage issues : NCPCR says welfare of child is paramount
New Delhi: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the entire architecture of laws is from the perspective of the welfare of the child…
- India
Rajasthan, AP, Assam oppose same-sex marriage; UP, Maha, Sikkim seek time
New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that seven states have responded on the issue of same-sex marriage and Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Assam have opposed the petitioners’…
- India
Supreme Court Bar Association expresses concern over Manipur violence
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) expressed concern on Wednesday over the recent ethnic violence that rocked Manipur, leaving at least 60 people dead. The executive committee of the SCBA,…
- India
Rajasthan, AP & Assam opposing legal validation for same-sex marriage: Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court it has received responses from seven states on the issue of same-sex marriage and the governments of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Assam have…
- India
Wrestlers demand lie detector test on Brij Bhushan under SC oversight
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday demanded lie-detector Narco Test on Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh under Supreme Court supervision after he claimed innocence to allegations…
- India
‘Affecting nature of Hinduism..’: RSS body writes to SC on same sex marriage
New Delhi: Legalising same-sex marriage will defeat the very objective of the Hindu Marriage Act and depict how liberal thoughts of other religions and western countries are “overpowering” India and affecting the…
- India
‘The Kerala Story’: SC agrees to hear producers’ plea against ban by West Bengal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine on Friday a plea by the makers of ‘The Kerala Story’ against the West Bengal government’s order against the screening of the…
- India
‘Dangerous proposition’: Jamiat on stand that SC rule on same-sex marriages
New Delhi: The Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that arguments made by petitioners’ counsel that the top court should make a declaration about legal validation for same-sex marriage as Parliament…