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PM Modi hails judiciary for striking balance between development & environment protection

4:38 pm February 22, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hailed the Indian judiciary for redefining environmental jurisprudence to strike a balance between development and ecological protection. Speaking at the inaugural function of the International Judicial Conference 2020 ‘judiciary and the changing world’ at the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister referred to gender justice and said no country […]

SC upheld right to protest but other citizens also have rights: Interlocutors at Shaheen Bagh

6:36 pm February 19, 2020

New Delhi: The two interlocutors appointed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday visited Shaheen Bagh to initiate talks with the protesters, asserting that the top court has upheld their right to protest but it should not affect the rights of other citizens The two interlocutors are advocate Sadhana Ramachandran and senior advocate Sanjay Hegde. “The […]

SC directs Centre to grant permanent commission to women officers in Army within 3 months

3:00 pm February 17, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to all women officers in the Army within three months and said there will not be any absolute bar on giving them command postings. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud rejected the Centre’s argument of physiological limitations and social […]

Airtel pays Rs 10,000 crore to govt towards AGR dues

2:33 pm February 17, 2020

New Delhi: After Supreme Court rap and the government’s stringent deadline, Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has paid Rs 10,000 crore to the telecom department towards statutory dues. The company said it will make payment of the balance amount after self assessment exercise. “The…total amount of Rs 10,000 crore has been paid on behalf […]

PM rules out rethink on decisions on Art 370, CAA ‘despite pressure’

7:42 pm February 16, 2020

Varanasi (UP): Ruling out any rethink on decisions on CAA and Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that his government remains and will remain firm on the steps despite pressure from all sides. “Be it the scrapping of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir or the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the country […]