Supreme Court

SC asks Telangana to follow NGT order on sale, bursting of firecrackers

10:40 pm November 13, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday modified a Telangana High Court order imposing complete and immediate ban on sale of firecrackers in the state during Diwali, saying the directions of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on bursting of firecrackers keeping in mind the pollution level be followed. The NGT, on November 9, imposed a total […]

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Democrat Joe Biden wins White House

11:36 pm November 7, 2020

Washington: Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge […]

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Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene

9:19 pm November 7, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there’s one place he wants to determine the outcome of the presidential election: the US Supreme Court. But he may have a difficult time ever getting there. Over the last two days, Trump has leaned into the idea that the high court should get involved in the election as it did in […]

Book examines SC judgements on sex, sexuality, gender

6:26 pm November 7, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has been performing a delicate balancing act between social practices and personal rights since its inception nearly 70 years ago but has woken up to the enormous task ahead of it in relation to issues of sex, sexuality and gender only in the relatively recent past, says a new book. […]

Rising pollution, surge in COVID-19 cases: Hospital beds in Delhi begin to fill up fast

Govt to bring new law to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR

2:37 pm October 27, 2020

New Delhi: With Delhi continuing to grapple with increasing levels of pollution, the Centre has decided to soon bring in a new legislation to curb air pollution in the city and NCR, a top official from the Ministry of Environment said. The new law will be only for Delhi and NCR. It will come out […]