Supreme Court

Whole Shaheen Bagh protest scripted by BJP: AAP

SC to hear pleas against protest at Shaheen Bagh after Delhi polls

3:13 pm February 7, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court said it would hear the pleas against anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh next week as it did not want to “influence” the Delhi assembly elections by hearing the matter on Friday. Polls in the national capital will be held on Saturday and the matter will now be heard on Monday. […]

Sabarimala triggers heated debate on election day in Kerala

Will abide by SC order over possession of Lord Ayyappa’s ornaments: Kerala govt

3:05 pm February 6, 2020

Kochi: The Kerala government on Thursday said it will comply with the Supreme Court order over the possession of sacred ornaments of Lord Ayyappa, but said it was already under police security at the Pandalam palace. Devaswom Minister Kadakamaplly Surendran said the government was ready to strengthen the security further, if the Apex Court wanted […]

Seattle City Council passes resolution against CAA, NRC

2:00 pm February 4, 2020

Washington: The Seattle City Council, one of the most powerful city councils in the US, on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning India’s recently-enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC). The new citizenship law passed by Parliament in December 2019 offers citizenship to non-Muslim persecuted religious minorities from Pakistan, […]

BSP member takes oath in LS

4:33 pm January 31, 2020

New Delhi: Atul Rai of the Bahujan Samaj Party took oath as member of Lok Sabha on Friday after he was granted parole by the Allahabad High Court for the purpose. He took oath soon after the House met after the President’s Address to joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on day one of […]

Nirbhaya case: 4 convicts hanged at 5:30 am after nightlong court hearings

SC dismisses curative plea of Nirbhaya case convict

3:05 pm January 30, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed the curative petition of one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. A bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Arun Mishra, R F Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan also rejected convict Akshay Kumar Singh’s plea seeking stay of his execution. […]