Supreme Court Of India: News
Highly-qualified girl from MP seeks euthanasia from PM
Laxmi Yadav, a specially-abled girl from Madhya Pradesh, wrote to PM Modi seeking euthanasia after being rejected for employment across the state.
Should convicted politicians be banned : SC asks government, EC
The Supreme Court has officially sought the viewpoints of the Modi government and the Election Commission regarding the lifetime ban on "convicted politicians after a quick trial which should end in a year."
SC to hear petition to stop funding J&K separatists
The Supreme Court agreed to listen to a petition seeking a legal injunction to the government to discontinue funding the security and other expenses of separatists in J&K.
DLF exits the cinema business
India's largest real estate firm, DLF has been offloading its cinema business in tranches.
Supreme Court strikes down Left's Singur land deal
In a major set-back to Tata Motors, SC cancelled the CPI(M) government's 2006 land acquisition made for Tata Nano factory in Singur and asked the West Bengal Government to reclaim and distribute it to farmers within 12 weeks.
Chancellor of SRM University arrested
Chancellor of SRM University, TR Pachamuthu (TRP), was arrested by the Crime Branch, Chennai Police.
Army Chief, Dalbir Singh, makes stunning revelation
India's current Army Chief, attacked his predecessor VK Singh, for deliberately tarnishing his service record to stall his promotion.
Gold worth 186 crore missing from Kerala temple
A report by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Vinod Rai, revealed that due to financial irregularities and corruption in the temple administration, 769 pots of gold have gone missing.
NGT seeks report on waste management at Vaishno Devi
National Green Tribunal (NGT) sought a report on solid waste management from the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.
Drop-outs across IIT & IIMs fall sharply
Academic year 2015-2016 saw 256 and 198 students drop out from IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur respectively; the remaining students dropped out from the 21 other IITs.
Iran executes nuclear scientist on the charge of treason
Government sources confirmed on Sunday that Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri was hanged for treason for providing "vital information" to the US.
Gujarat Govt to appeal against HC's EBC order
Gujarat High Court (HC) quashed a 10% quota for Economically Backward Classes (EBC) announced by the Gujarat Government.
Life Imprisonment for Milk Adulteration finds backing by SC
On 5th August, 2016, the Supreme Court heard a PIL stressing on the sale of adulterated and synthetic milk found across the country.
MHA to SC: Hate speech law necessary
Responding to a petition filed by BJP-leader Subramanian Swamy, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told SC that hate speech should be treated as a criminal offence.