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Over 1.47L kids orphaned due to Covid since April 2020: NCPCR
New Delhi: Since April 1, 2020, 1,47,492 children have lost their parents due to Covid-19 or other reason, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) data showed. After including 10,094 orphans…
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Get data on starvation deaths, frame model scheme for community kitchens: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre for not reporting any starvation death. The court said if it can be understood that there is no starvation death in the…
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SC considers hearing plea seeking disclosure of criminal background of candidates
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would consider listing for hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to ensure that political parties publish details regarding criminal…
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Petition in SC to ensure political parties publish details of candidates with criminal background
New Delhi: A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to ensure that all political parties publish details regarding criminal cases of candidates along…
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SC adjourns hearing on West Bengal’s suit against CBI probe in post-poll violence cases
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government which alleged that the CBI is going ahead with the investigation in post-poll violence…
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No person can be forced to get vaccinated: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that COVID-19 inoculation guidelines issued by the Union health ministry do not envisage forcible vaccination without obtaining the consent of an individual. On…
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Pleas seek transfer of cases on Uniform Civil Code from Delhi HC to SC
New Delhi: Three petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking transfer to it the pleas on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) issue pending in the Delhi High Court to avoid…
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Declining claim for reason that deceased was engaged as helper, not cleaner wholly unjustified: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Rajasthan High Court denying the insurance cover to a man employed as “helper” terming the order as wholly unjustified. A…
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Taking daughter-in-law’s jewellery in custody can’t constitute cruelty: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that taking a daughter-in-law’s jewellery in custody for safety cannot be termed as cruelty under the Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A…
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PM security breach: Ex-SC judge Indu Malhotra to head probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said retired top court judge Justice Indu Malhotra will head the committee to investigate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Punjab last week. A…
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Haridwar hate speeches: SC issues notice to central govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition seeking a direction to ensure investigation and action against those who allegedly made hate speeches…
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Haridwar hate speeches: SC to hear plea on Wednesday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a petition seeking a direction to ensure investigation and action against those who allegedly made hate speeches during two events held…
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SC sentences 80-yr-old woman to 3 months jail for cruelty to daughter-in-law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that a woman meting out cruelty on another woman becomes a more serious offence, as it upheld the conviction of the (now) 80-year-old mother-in-law…
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SC restrains cops from acting against journalist’s tweet on Tripura violence
The Supreme Court on Monday passed an order restraining the Tripura police from taking any action against activist-journalist Samiullah Shabbir Khan’s tweets about violence in Tripura. In the notice issued by the…
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PM security breach: SC to form panel to probe lapse in Punjab
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to set up a panel, headed by a former apex court judge, to probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi security breach in Punjab last week.…
