Supreme Court
- India
SC says Bihar’s special voter roll revision ‘voter-friendly’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 13, said the 11 documents required to be submitted by an elector for Bihar’s special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, as opposed…
- Telangana
Supreme Court overturns Telangana HC order in child custody case
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has set aside a Telangana High Court order that directed children who were raised by caregivers without formal legal adoption to be separated from them and handed over…
- India
Release prisoners who have completed sentence: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over prisoners languishing in jail even after completing their sentence and directed all states and union territories to immediately release any such convict…
- India
Tejashwi alleges Election Commission lacks transparency
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission of India was not functioning transparently and has removed the names of a large number of voters in…
- India
Maneka Gandhi slams SC order on stray dogs
New Delhi: Animal rights activist and former Union minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday strongly criticised the Supreme Court’s order on stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, calling the directive “impractical”, “financially unviable” and “potentially…
- India
SC orders removal of stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 11, directed authorities to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR localities and place them in shelters, stating that the canines would not be allowed…
- India
SC upholds Medha Patkar’s conviction in defamation case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the conviction of activist Medha Patkar in the 2001 criminal defamation case filed against her by V.K. Saxena — the now…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan bail case: Pakistan SC resumes hearing on August 12
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court will resume on Tuesday the hearing of appeals filed by jailed former premier Imran Khan against the denial of bail in cases related to May 9 violence, according…
- Entertainment
Breather for Saif Ali Khan as SC stays HC order on royal estate dispute
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted an interim stay on a Madhya Pradesh High Court order remanding a decades-old property dispute involving the royal estate of Bhopal’s last Nawab, Hamidullah…
- India
SC deletes observation against Allahabad HC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deleted its observation in which it criticised Allahabad High Court judge Prashant Kumar for allowing criminal proceedings in a civil dispute case, making it clear…
- India
SC to hear plea seeking restoration of J&K statehood on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking directions to the Central Government to restore statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The plea was mentioned…
- India
20-year-old dies in police custody in Bihar, family alleges abuse
Faiz Anwar, a 20-year-old, reportedly died under police custody in Siwan district of Bihar on August 2, just two days after his arrest on July 31 for an old theft case. His…
- India
Dharmasthala case: SC to hear plea against Karnataka HC order lifting media gag
New Delhi: The Supreme Court would hear on Friday a plea challenging a recent order of the Karnataka High Court quashing a media gag on reportage surrounding the controversial Dharmasthala mass burial…
- Telangana
SC reserves verdict on Telangana’s 4‑year domicile rule for medical seats
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on pleas including one of the Telangana government against an order that struck down its domicile rule for admissions in medical colleges…
- India
INDIA bloc backs Rahul Gandhi after Supreme Court’s criticism
New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday termed “unwarranted” the Supreme Court observations against Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remarks on the Army, and asserted it was the responsibility of political parties…
