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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…
- India
Bulldozer verdict gave immense satisfaction as it dealt with human problems: CJI
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai has said his judgement on bulldozer action gave him “immense satisfaction” as it dealt with “human problems”. A Supreme Court bench of Justices…
- India
NOC hurdles stall Ayodhya mosque meant to replace Babri Masjid
Ayodhya: The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has rejected the plan submitted for the construction of a mosque in Dhannipur village here, citing non-receipt of no-objection certificates from government departments. The land was…
- India
Ahmedabad plane crash: PIL in SC seeks independent probe
New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking an independent court-monitored probe into the crash of Air India flight AI171 that killed 265 people, including passengers, crew members…
- India
SC slaps Rs 5 lakh fine on PWD for manual cleaning of sewers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a Rs 5 lakh fine on Delhi government’s Public Works Department for engaging manual sewer cleaners, including a minor, right outside the top court…
- India
SEBI gives Adani clean chit on Hindenburg allegations
New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday cleared billionaire Gautam Adani and his group of stock manipulation allegations made by US short-seller Hindenburg Research, saying it found no evidence that the conglomerate…
- India
SC to hear plea on reservation for Transgender in medical education
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on September 18 a plea over reservation of seats for transpersons in higher medical education institutions. A bench comprising Chief Justice B…
- India
Waqf Amendment Act: Derek O’Brien slams govt after SC stays key provisions
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien has slammed the government after the Supreme Court put on hold some key provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act, saying it was more than just…
