4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (138+ words) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by gangster Abu Salem, who sought release from custody on the grounds that he has completed 25 years in jail in India as mandated under the terms of his extradition from Portugal....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (372+ words) As the race to the midterm elections picks up pace, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday (local time) that he would issue every adult citizen in the United States a USD 5000 dividend if Republicans secure victory in November. He made…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (314+ words) The Supreme Court on Wednesday took strong exception to a Greater Noida Executive Magistrate issuing a notice to a 2nd-year student over his alleged campaign for participation in the proposed Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests, despite the apex court’s earlier…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (493+ words) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government and its education departments not to appoint or absorb teachers in schools and colleges under the provincialisation scheme in the state. Under the statutory scheme for provincialisation of teachers and employees…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (433+ words) In the wake of the September 6 building collapse in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan, the Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae has urged the top court to expand its ongoing inspection exercise to PG accommodations, private hostels, and similar student housing establishments across…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (639+ words) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will await the stand of the central government on a batch of petitions concerning the criminalisation of marital rape before fixing a suitable date for hearing on the issue. Senior advocate Indira Jaising…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (533+ words) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday directed officials to expedite the investigation of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cases to ensure punishment to the guilty at the earliest. The chief minister made it clear that the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (307+ words) Awaz The Voice Bihar govt mandates prior consent for CBI probes into state officials The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will now need to seek prior permission from the Bihar government before conducting any investigation involving officers or employees of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) Declaring that "absolute justice" has been served, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday announced the cancellation of its protest march scheduled for September 5 after the Supreme Court quashed all FIRs against students involved in agitation on the NEET paper…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (514+ words) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a directive to the Centre and others to ensure mandatory and uniform labelling on every dispensing nozzle at fuel pumps, disclosing the exact percentage of ethanol in petrol. A bench of…...