Supreme Court

For how many generations reservations will continue, says SC

10:38 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: For how many generations would reservations in jobs and education continue, the Supreme Court sought to know during the Maratha quota case hearing on Friday and raised concerns over “resultant inequality” in case the overall 50 per cent limit was to be removed. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan was vehemently told by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Maharashtra, […]

Top Shia body appeals to SC to dismiss Rizvi’s PIL

11:42 pm March 18, 2021

Lucknow: The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) appealed to the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition filed by former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chairperson Wasim Rizvi to remove 26 verses of the Quran. The emergency meeting of the board’s executive was held in Lucknow on Thursday and it demanded from the government […]

Two lakh jobs added in IT sector since 2019: Prasad

8:01 pm March 18, 2021

New Delhi: The IT sector has contributed 8 per cent to the country’s GDP and two lakh new jobs have been added in the sector since 2019, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He said the government also intends to lay BharatNet in villages all over India and the […]

P C Thomas-led Kerala Congress quits NDA, merges with Joseph faction

11:14 pm March 17, 2021

Kochi: Ahead of the April 6 Assembly polls, the Kerala Congress headed by former Union Minister P C Thomas on Wednesday quit the BJP-led NDA and merged with another Kerala Congress faction headed by P J Joseph, which is a constituent of the Congress-led UDF. Thomas, who helped the NDA register its first electoral victory in Kerala by winning the 2004 Lok Sabha polls from then Muvattupuzha seat, quit the […]

SC launches web-based e-copying software

8:33 pm March 16, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has launched a web-based e-copying software to facilitate doorstep and contactless’ delivery of certified copies of its judgments and proceedings. A press note issued by the apex court said that now, it will not be necessary for stakeholders to physically come at the counter of the Registry to apply and […]