Supreme Court Of India: News

15 Dec 2016

Delhi

The court is in session, in Delhi!

Power tussle between the LG and Delhi government is marching towards an interesting showdown.

15 Dec 2016

Indian Air Force

SC: IAF personnel cant grow beards on religious grounds

A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur held that personnel working in the Indian Air Force cannot sport a beard based on religious grounds.

14 Dec 2016

Rajasthan High Court

SC provides IT relief to former rulers

The Supreme Court has ruled on a nearly 4 decade old dispute between legal heirs of Maharao Bhim Singh of Kota and the Income Tax department.

09 Dec 2016

Uttar Pradesh

Designate malpractices as specific crimes: CEC Nadim Zaidi

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi requested the Centre to take "urgent measures", apprehending the use of money power and paid news in the upcoming state elections.

05 Dec 2016

Iran

Iran's Supreme Court confirms tycoon Babak Zanjani's death sentence

The Supreme Court of Iran has confirmed well-known billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani's death sentence, according to the country's state media.

28 Nov 2016

Delhi

Colors float as rules flouted in Delhi

Delhiites painted the city in rainbow colors when hundreds of people participated in the queer pride parade on Sunday.

27 Nov 2016

Narendra Modi

No probe against PM Modi for graft

The Supreme Court has refused to initiate a probe into graft allegations against PM Modi.

25 Nov 2016

Delhi

SC bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi, NCR

The Supreme Court has imposed a blanket ban on the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the NCR area; the move is seen as a response to the capital's growing pollution woes.

22 Nov 2016

Delhi High Court

What happened in Delhi today?

As parking collections take a hit in Delhi, Gurugram's auto-market revives business with the help of digital payments.

19 Nov 2016

Delhi

So, what happened in and around Delhi on 19th Nov?

Delhiites will run the half marathon on Sunday as SC refused to postpone the event.

18 Nov 2016

Delhi

What's up with Delhi on 18th Nov?

A defamation suit has been filed against Arvind Kejriwal for making "fabricated" allegations against Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra.

18 Nov 2016

India

Sluggish Indian Judiciary: Over 27 million court cases pending

Over 27 million backlog of court cases, mostly involving poor litigants, reportedly lies at India's District and Subordinate Courts.

16 Nov 2016

Zakir Naik

What did Mumbaikars do on 16th Nov?

A significant number of people do not report crimes as they do not have time, as has been revealed in a survey.

12 Nov 2016

Pinarayi Vijayan

Markandey Katju faces Contempt of Court charges

On Friday, former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju was charged with 'Contempt of Court' due to his opinion of the judgment in the 2011 Soumya rape and murder case.

IPL 10 to start from 5 April 2017

The tenth edition of the Indian Premier League will kick off from 5 April 2017; the finals will be played on 21 May. Both the matches will be played in Hyderabad.

07 Nov 2016

India

SBI: Vindhyavasini Group's default payments cross Rs.1,000 crore

India's largest public-sector bank, SBI, revealed that Mumbai-based Vindhyavasini Group has defaulted in payments of over Rs.1,000 crore to the bank.

04 Nov 2016

India

Aniruddha Rajput elected as member of UN International Law Commission

India's Aniruddha Rajput was elected as the member of UN's top body of legal experts, the International Law Commission (ILC).

01 Nov 2016

Delhi High Court

Arvind Kejriwal alleges tapping of judges' phones

Amidst the golden jubilee celebrations of the High Court, Arvind Kejriwal claimed to have "overheard" judges' apprehensions about their phones being "tapped."

26 Oct 2016

Arundhati Roy

Paul Beatty wins the 2016 Man Booker Prize

The 2016 Man Booker Prize was awarded to the American author Paul Beatty for his novel "The Sellout".

Possibility of former cricketers to take charge of BCCI?

In the eventuality where the Supreme Court of India rules in favour of removing the BCCI's top brass, former cricket players could possibly be asked to step in to take charge, as was evident in previous instances.

13 Oct 2016

India

Delhi High Court: Denying sex is grounds for divorce

The Delhi HC overruled a trial-court decision and stated that denying sex to the husband was "mental-cruelty" and valid grounds for divorce.

Sex worker can't claim 'rape' if not paid

The Supreme Court (SC) ruled today that a sex worker cannot claim rape or sexual assault if customers refused to pay.

10 Oct 2016

South Korea

What made news last week?

New Delhi has been on alert after reports of two terrorists at large in the city began to surface; the government has been on alert ever since the LoC surgical strikes.