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- India
Attack on CJI amounts to assault on democracy’s soul: Jharkhand CM
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday condemned the attack on Chief Justice of India B R Gavai in his courtroom a day ago and termed the incident as an “assault…
- India
SIR in Bihar: Supreme Court to hear final arguments on October 7
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India will hear final arguments on Tuesday concerning a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls, which…
- Telangana
Telangana local body polls: SC dismisses plea against 42 pc BC reservation
Hyderabad: In a major boost to the Telangana government’s 42 percent Backward Classes reservation for the local body elections the Supreme Court on Monday, October 6, dismissed a petition seeking a stay…
- India
Lawyer tries to hurl shoe towards CJI BR Gavai in courtroom
New Delhi: In a shocking security breach, a 71-year-old lawyer allegedly attempted to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai in his courtroom in the Supreme Court on…
- Telangana
BC reservations: Telangana prepares to put forth strong arguments in SC
Hyderabad: With the Telangana government’s decision to enhance reservation for Backward Classes to 42 per cent challenged in the Supreme Court, the state government has initiated steps to put forth strong arguments.…
- Opinions
Ayodhya Verdict: Justice Chandrachud’s Remarks Sparked Debate Over Law, Faith, and National Ethos
Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, widely seen as author of the Ayodhya Judgment on November 9, 2019, on Ranjan Gogoi Bench of the Supreme Court, had once famously said…
- Telangana
Telangana’s BC reservations challenged in Supreme court
Hyderabad: A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Telangana government’s order enhancing the Backward Classes (BC) reservations to 42 percent in local bodies. The petition is likely…
- Kashmir
Custodial torture case: J-K court rejects bail plea of eight police personnel
Srinagar: A court here has rejected the bail pleas of eight police personnel arrested by the CBI for allegedly inflicting custodial torture on a police constable two years ago. The bail applications…
- India
SC to hear wife’s plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo challenging the climate activist’s detention under the National Security Act, and…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk’s wife moves SC challenging the activist’s detention
New Delhi: Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of Sonam Wangchuk, has moved a writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the detention of the Leh-based climate activist. “I have sought relief from the…
- India
SC revises compensation to over Rs 60 lakh to accident victim kin
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has enhanced the compensation in a two-decade-old motor accident case by awarding over Rs 60 lakh to the family of a 20-year-old youth who was left completely…
- India
SC dismisses plea seeking ban on Salman Rushdie’s book
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to ban Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel “The Satanic Verses”. The plea came up for hearing before a…
- Hyderabad
Supreme Court stays execution of 2013 Dilsukhnagar blast convict
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 25, stayed the execution of Asadullah Akhtar, a convict in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin bomb blasts case in Hyderabad. The blasts had killed 18 people…
- India
SIR disruptive, may trigger mass disenfranchisement: Dipankar Bhattacharya
Kolkata: CPI(ML) Liberation, a constituent of the Grand Alliance in Bihar, described the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of voters’ lists as a “complete departure” from India’s electoral traditions, and claimed that…
- India
Climate crisis: SC seeks Himachal’s stand on environment policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Himachal Pradesh government to answer whether it had a “climate change policy” aside from explaining its disaster management plans in view of the…
