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SC notice to Centre on population control plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government on a petition seeking direction to the Centre to frame rules, regulations and guidelines to effectively mitigate the problem…
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Kashmiri Pandits’ killing: SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a plea seeking SIT probe into the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir in 1990, which led to their exodus…
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Bring proof, not averments: SC on plea alleging temples misregulation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the PIL alleging mismanagement of temples regulated under the state administration or misappropriation of funds collected over there, should bring some concrete proof on…
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SC asks MHA to seek reports on plea alleging attacks on Christians
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union Ministry of of Home Affairs to seek verification reports from Bihar, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on…
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Taj Mahal’s name change game falls flat in corporation session
Agra: Another attempt to force change the name of the Taj Mahal to “Tejo Mahal” fell flat, after noisy scenes and frayed tempers in a special session of the Agra Municipal Corporation…
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Minority status for Hindus: Centre gets six weeks for consultations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted six more weeks’ time to the Central government to hold consultations with various State governments on the issue of granting minority status to Hindus…
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Karnataka HC allows Ganesh Puja at Hubballi’s Idgah Maidan
Karnataka High Court on Tuesday night refused to interfere with authorities’ decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi to be celebrated at the Hubbali’s Idgah Maidan in Karnataka. At 10 p.m., Justice Ashok S…
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SC to hear plea on mechanism to probe sexual harassment complaints against judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on November 15 a petition seeking a mechanism to probe complaints of sexual harassment against judicial officers, and sitting and retired…
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Reservation benefit issue: SC grants three-week to Centre to place on record current stand
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three weeks to the Centre to clarify its stand on the pleas including those raising issue of Scheduled Castes (SC) reservation benefits to Dalits…
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SC closes 11 pleas related to 2002 Gujarat riots, terms them ‘infructuous’
New Delhi: Terming as infructuous, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed as many as 11 petitions, including the one filed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), almost 20 years ago seeking…
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SC to hear bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad on Sep 1
New Delhi: The Supreme Court deferred to Thursday the hearing on the bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad, arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to frame “innocent people” in the 2002 Gujarat riots…
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Babri Masjid demolition: SC closes contempt proceedings
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings, arising out of the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1992, against the state of Uttar Pradesh and others. A…
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SC to begin hearing on pleas against polygamy, nikah halala in October
New Delhi: A Supreme Court Constitution bench on Tuesday issued notice on a batch of pleas for striking down practice of polygamy and nikah halala in Muslims and scheduled the hearing on…
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Strong case against Teesta Setalvad, Gujarat govt tells SC
New Delhi: The Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that there is a strong case made out against activist Teesta Setalvad, arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame high-ranking officials including…
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NCPCR approaches SC against order letting 16-yr-old Muslim girl enter valid marriage
New Delhi: The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has approached the Supreme Court against a recent verdict by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, allowing a 16-year-old Muslim…
