Supreme Court Of India: News
06 Jan 2019
Ravi Shankar PrasadSoon, Aadhaar-driving license linking will become mandatory: Details here
On Sunday, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced that the government would soon make it mandatory to link Aadhaar with driving licenses.
05 Jan 2019
Uttar Pradesh22 mentally-ill inmates of Badaun asylum handed over to families
Following the displeasure shown by the Supreme Court over the chaining of mentally-ill persons in a faith-based mental asylum in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, the district administration freed 22 persons today and handed them over to their family members.
04 Jan 2019
AyodhyaDialogue can solve Ayodhya-issue, will lay brick: Farooq Abdullah
Veteran National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said on Friday the Ayodhya dispute can be solved through dialogue while emphasizing Lord Ram doesn't just belong to Hindus.
04 Jan 2019
Ayodhya#AyodhyaCase: SC hearing on January 10 on constitution of bench
On Friday, the Supreme Court fixed January 10 as the date for hearing the Ayodhya dispute.
03 Jan 2019
IndiaSC: Consensual sex not rape if man fails to marry
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that rape charges cannot be invoked in cases of consensual sex between live-in partners after the relationship ends and the man fails to marry the woman due to uncontrollable circumstances.
03 Jan 2019
Meghalaya'Dead or alive, get them out': SC on Meghalaya miners
With more three weeks having elapsed, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, expressed dissatisfaction with the rescue efforts to find and rescue 15 miners who have been trapped in a rat hole coal mine in Meghalaya since December 13.
02 Jan 2019
Uttar PradeshUP: After divorcing their husbands, two women marry each other
Breaking gender barriers, two women from Uttar Pradesh, who were in love with each other for six years, divorced their husbands and got married to each other recently.
02 Jan 2019
Pinarayi Vijayan#SabarimalaRow: Temple reopened after purification; BJP calls for hartal
After a shutdown that lasted a bit over an hour, the Sabarimala temple has been reopened for devotees to visit.
02 Jan 2019
Mumbai#Sabarimala: Women form human-chain in Mumbai to support 'Women's Wall'
Over 1,000 women formed a human chain in Mumbai to express solidarity with the 'Women's Wall' formed in Kerala as part of an initiative to uphold gender equality amid the row over the entry of females of certain ages in the Sabarimala temple.
02 Jan 2019
Rahul Gandhi#RafaleDeal: Former ministers call for review of SC's decision
Half a month after the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the government on the controversial Rafale deal, former ministers Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha, along with activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan, have requested the apex court for a review of its decision.
02 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiTwo women, under 50, enter Sabarimala; temple shut for 'purification'
On Wednesday, Sabarimala Temple was shut down at 10:30 AM and will be opened an hour later, after 'purification' rituals as two women devotees entered it around 3:45 AM.
02 Jan 2019
Aadhaar Card#FinancialBytes: Important financial deadlines to watch out for in 2019
Staying on top of key financial deadlines is essential to avoid penalties and have an organized financial life.
01 Jan 2019
Firecrackers Ban#NewYearsEve: Delhiites burst firecrackers throwing SC-order out of the window
Even as the national capital continued its battle with toxic air, several instances of firecracker bursting, before and after the time limit fixed by the apex court, were observed in Delhi-NCR during New Year celebrations.
31 Dec 2018
India#ThatWas2018: 6 Supreme Court verdicts that changed India in 2018
If 2018 can be summed up for India in a phrase, it would be called the 'year of reforms'.
31 Dec 2018
Delhi High Court1984 anti-Sikh riots: Sajjan Kumar surrenders to authorities
Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was earlier handed a life sentence by the Delhi High Court for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, surrendered on Monday, the last day of the deadline set by the Delhi HC.
31 Dec 2018
IndiaSudhir Bhargava new CIC, government appoints four information commissioners
The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) along with four new Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission.
30 Dec 2018
Karnataka#ThatWas2018: RaGa's hug to Biplab Deb's logic, looking at political-controversies
2018 wasn't devoid of political action. As it nears an end, dynamics in Indian politics have changed.
27 Dec 2018
IndiaStep-by-step guide to delink your Aadhaar from mobile-number, and e-wallets
After the September 26 Supreme Court judgement on Aadhaar authentication, entities like banks, telecom operators, and e-wallet services providers can no longer ask you to provide your Aadhaar information.
26 Dec 2018
NoidaNo namaz in parks: Noida-police says companies won't be liable
In a damage control mode after an earlier order claimed companies would be liable if their employees offered namaz in parks, the Noida police have now retracted the same.
25 Dec 2018
Ravi Shankar PrasadSC must fast track hearing in Ayodhya title suit: Prasad
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has appealed to the Supreme Court to fast-track the hearing in Ayodhya title suit, stressing if it could happen in Sabarimala issue, it can be done to resolve this long-pending matter as well.
24 Dec 2018
IndiaSC to hear PIL questioning #AyodhyaVerdict delay on 4 January
The Supreme Court on Monday has reportedly agreed to hear on 4 January a PIL questioning the delay in judgment on the Ayodhya Ram Mandir issue.
24 Dec 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Petition filed in SC seeking quashing of Center's 'snooping order'
On Monday, a public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality and legality of the Center's December 20 order that granted sweeping surveillance powers to 10 Central agencies.
24 Dec 2018
Subramanian Swamy#SabarimalaStandoff: Two women of menstrual age stopped 1km from shrine
A day after 11 women of menstrual age from a women's rights group were barred from making the climb to the Sabarimala temple, two more women had to turn back after violent protests from Ayyappa devotees.
23 Dec 2018
Subramanian Swamy#SabarimalaStandoff: Despite police deployment, women couldn't enter Ayyappa shrine
In yet another failed attempt, 11 women who were on their way to Sabarimala Temple in Kerala returned without paying respects to Lord Ayyappa.
23 Dec 2018
Pakistan NewsNawaz Sharif corruption cases: Pakistan court to deliver judgment tomorrow
An anti-corruption court in Pakistan will deliver its judgment tomorrow in two remaining corruption cases against ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
22 Dec 2018
Chennai12 women headed to Sabarimala: Will they make history?
Since the Supreme Court, on September 28, struck down the ban on the entry of women aged 10-50 years to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, not a single woman of the age group has been able to enter the temple.
22 Dec 2018
Delhi High Court1984 anti-Sikh riots: Sajjan Kumar moves Supreme Court against life-sentence
Less than a week after the Delhi High Court handed him a life sentence for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has moved the Supreme Court challenging his conviction and life term.
21 Dec 2018
Delhi High Court1995 'tandoor' murder case: Killer Sushil Sharma released
On Friday, the Delhi High Court ordered the immediate release of former Congress youth leader Sushil Kumar Sharma, who had been convicted of murdering his wife Naina Sahni in 1995, in what came to be known as the 'tandoor' murder case.
20 Dec 2018
ChhattisgarhBJP, Congress workers clash over Rafale deal issue in Uttarakhand
The BJP and Congress workers clashed over the Rafale deal issue at Congress Bhawan in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, yesterday.
18 Dec 2018
IndiaWon't let PM sleep until all agricultural loans waived: RaGa
Addressing India's distressed farmers directly from Parliament, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today he will not let PM Narendra Modi sleep until all farm loans have been waived.
17 Dec 2018
Tamil NaduRS adjourned for the day after ruckus over Rafale, Cauvery
The proceedings in Rajya Sabha were disrupted for the fifth consecutive day today over the Rafale jet deal and Cauvery issues, leading to adjournment of the House for the day.
16 Dec 2018
Tamil NaduVedanta welcomes NGT order; says workers will get back livelihood
Mining company Vedanta Ltd yesterday welcomed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to resume operations at the company's facility in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu and said those affected by the plant's closure will get back their source of livelihood.
15 Dec 2018
Aadhaar Card#FinancialBytes: Important financial deadlines to watch out for in 2019
Staying on top of key financial deadlines is essential to avoid penalties and have an organized financial life.
15 Dec 2018
Narendra Modi#RafaleDeal: Clean chit backfires; Opposition says Centre lied to SC
The Supreme Court, on Friday, had given the Centre a clean chit, dismissing a batch of petitions calling for a court-monitored probe into the Rafale deal.
15 Dec 2018
Tamil NaduNGT clears way for reopening of Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi
The Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi has come a step closer to reopening.
14 Dec 2018
IndiaWhat happened after what in Rafale deal case: Brief chronology
The Supreme Court today dismissed all the petitions seeking a probe in the decision-making process of controversial Rafale deal and gave the Modi government a clean chit on the procurement of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets.
14 Dec 2018
Narendra ModiWeek won, weekend lost, but Congress thinks Rafale-verdict isn't setback
Despite the Supreme Court saying on Friday that it doesn't find any reason to launch a probe into the Rafale deal, the Congress didn't see it as a setback.
14 Dec 2018
FranceCan't see how Rafale remains election issue after SC-verdict: Omar
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said he did not see the Rafale deal remaining an election issue, in view of the verdict given by the Supreme court.
14 Dec 2018
Rahul Gandhi#RafaleVerdict: 'Rahul maafi maango', demand BJP-leaders, Parliament adjourned after ruckus
Three days after the winter session of Parliament started, the Lok Sabha was adjourned on Friday owing to ruckus after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking an investigation into the multi-crore Rafale deal.
14 Dec 2018
India#RafaleDeal: Satisfied with Centre's process, SC dismisses petition seeking probe
The Supreme Court of India, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, dismissed the petition which demanded a probe in the multi-crore Rafale deal, on Friday.
