Supreme Court

‘SC takes strong note of delay by Centre in filing appeals

11:50 pm February 4, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday took strong note of delay in filing appeals by the Centre and said its counselling through orders to the government departments to set their house in order appears to be “falling on deaf ears” despite fines being imposed in several such cases. Referring to the delay of 6616 days in filing […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Two sisters claim ownership of land offered for Ayodhya mosque, move court

11:43 pm February 3, 2021

Lucknow: Two Delhi-based sisters moved the Allahabad High Court Wednesday claiming the ownership of five-acre land allotted to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. The petition before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC was filed in the court’s registry and is likely to come up for hearing on February […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Justice Dept drops Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit

11:31 pm February 3, 2021

Washington: The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that had alleged the university was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants. The Justice Department noted in its filing that it was voluntarily dismissing the action, filed in October under the Trump administration. A judge must still sign off on it. Federal prosecutors had argued the university violated civil rights […]

PM Modi’s brother stages dharna at Lucknow airport

10:45 pm February 3, 2021

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi staged a dharna at the Lucknow airport on Wednesday, alleging that police did not let his supporters reach there and took them into custody. Police, however, have denied the charge. According to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport’s Additional General Manager (Operations) Bhupendra Singh, Prahlad Modi arrived at Lucknow by an Indigo flight around 4 pm. He sat on a […]

Mere possession or recovery of currency notes not sufficient to constitute offence under PC Act: SC

10:33 pm February 3, 2021

New Delhi: Mere possession or recovery of currency notes is not sufficient to constitute an offence under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act and to prove the charge of the prosecution against the accused, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The apex court said that to prove the charge against an accused, it has to be proved beyond […]