Supreme Court

Dhoni linked firm tells SC all payments made to cricketer genuine, as per contract

8:56 pm January 13, 2020

New Delhi: Rhiti Sports Management Pvt Ltd, a firm that manages leading cricketers including former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, told the Supreme Court on Monday that it has paid the cricketer Rs 37 crore for endorsing the brand of now defunct Amrapali Group. It said Dhoni endorsed several brands including Amrapali Group […]

Kochi: A day after demolition of flats, local residents complain about dust

Kochi: A day after demolition of flats, locals complain about dust

3:24 pm January 13, 2020

Kochi: A day after the demolition of four illegal waterfront apartment complexes was completed here, local residents on Monday staged protests at the municipality headquarters alleging that they could not go back to their houses as dust caused by the drive was causing health issues. Demanding frequent spraying of water in the area to control […]

Internet shut down in J-K cannot be indefinite, says SC

9:22 pm January 10, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said complete suspension of telecom and internet services indefinitely is impermissible and directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review “forthwith” all the orders suspending them. Restrictions contemplated under Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Service) Rules, 2017 are temporary in nature and any order suspending internet […]

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

Nirbhaya case: Death row convict Vinay Kumar Sharma moves curative plea in SC

5:40 pm January 9, 2020

New Delhi: In a last ditch effort to escape the noose, Vinay Kumar Sharma, one of the four men sentenced to death in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court on Thursday. A curative petition is the last legal remedy available to a convict. On Tuesday, a […]

Anti-national forces misguiding youth, farmers: Goa CM

Goa ratifies bill to extend SC/ST quota in legislatures

6:23 pm January 7, 2020

Panaji: Goa Assembly on Tuesday ratified the constitutional amendment bill that extends reservations to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies by another 10 years. Speaker Rajesh Patnekar disallowed the adjournment notice submitted by the opposition parties on the Mahadayi water diversion issue, saying one-day session of the Assembly was called by […]