Accept verdict, will implement it: Sabarimala temple board
First reactions from the Travancore Devaswom Board president, A Padmakumar, on the Supreme Court allowing the entry of all women in Keralas Sabarimala temple. Padmakumar says the board will go in for a review petition after getting support from...
Rafale issue dominates BJP’s state executive committee meeting in Mumbai
The onslaught by Congress and other opposition parties over the Rafale deal dominated the two-day state executive committee meeting of BJP's Maharshtra unit. On the concluding day, top leaders from the party appealed to party workers to counter...
Women’s entry at Sabarimala Temple? SC to deliver verdict today
The Supreme Court will pronounce today its verdict on a clutch of pleas challenging the ban on entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. A five-judge constitution bench...
Go on offensive on Rafale deal: Nitin Gadkari to BJP functionaries
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday told BJP functionaries to go on the offensive to counter the Opposition's allegations on the Rafale fighter jet deal instead of being defensive. In an unrelenting tirade against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA...
Ashram Founder Held For Raping, Molesting Minors in Maharashtra’s Sangli
Kohlapur: The head of an ashram in Sangli district of Maharashtra was arrested by the police on Thursday for repeatedly raping at least five girl students of a school and molesting another three girls in the last six...
SC Refuses Revisit of Verdict on Mosque, Hearing on Ayodhya Land Dispute to Start From Oct 29
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to refer its 1994 verdict in the Ismail Farooqui case that mosque is not integral to Islam to a five-judge Constitution bench. The matter had emerged during the hearing of Ayodhya land...
Serial rapist of minors in Mumbai arrested
A man wanted in connection with 13 cases of rape and molestation of minor girls in Mumbai and neighbouring areas has been arrested, police said Thursday. Rehan Qureshi, a salesman, was nabbed Wednesday by the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch from...
Adultery not a crime, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared as unconstitutional the penal provision on adultery, saying it was manifestly arbitrary and dents the individuality of women. A five-judge Constitution bench was unanimous in holding Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, dealing with...
Beauty of the Constitution is that it includes I, me and you: CJI
A summarisation of the landmark verdict by the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court today decriminalising and striking down Section 497 of the IPC which deals with adultery. The Supreme Court Thursday declared as unconstitutional the penal provision on adultery, saying...
Modi gets UN’s highest environmental honour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded with the United Nations's highest environmental honour, bestowed upon five other individuals and organisations, for his leadership of the International Solar Alliance and pledge to eliminate single use plastic in India by 2022. Six...
AC, fridge, washing machine to cost more as govt hikes import duty
The government on Wednesday hiked customs duties on as many as 19 items, including jet fuel, ACs and refrigerators, effective midnight as it aims to curb imports of non-essential goods. Total import bill on account of shipment of these items into...
Vadra breaks silence, calls BJP’s charges ‘a wholesale farce’
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Wednesday broke his silence on the charges of corruption levelled against him by the BJP and said the ruling party had been indulging in a "baseless political witch-hunt" against him for the...
Aadhaar as money bill is fraud on Constitution: Justice Chandrachud dissents
New Delhi: Justice DY Chandrachud dissents on Aadhaar Act as money bill. The decision to treat a bill as a money bill is amenable to judicial review, Justice Chandrachud says. Passing of the Aadhaar Act as money bill when it...
SC on Aadhaar security: Robust data protection regime has to be in place
There is no possibility of obtaining a duplicate Aadhaar card. -- There is sufficient defence mechanism for authentication in Aadhaar scheme. -- Robust data protection regime has to be brought in place as early as possible, -- SC says Aadhaar...
Three-storey Building Collapses in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar Phase 3, Nine Rescued
New Delhi: A three-storey building collapsed near Sawan Park in Ashok Vihar Phase 3 in New Delhi on Wednesday. The incident took place close to Satyawati College in North Delhi. At least nine people out of three are...
Aadhaar cannot be mandatory for mobile connections
This is very important: The Court upholds Section 139AA mandating linkage with PAN. The Supreme Court has said that Aadhaar cannot be mandated for opening of bank accounts. Aadhaar cannot be mandatory for mobile connections; DoT notification to that effect unconstitutional....
Banks-Aadhaar link struck down, link to Pan card upheld
Aadhaar verdict: Benefits and services under Section 7 should be of the nature of welfare schemes targeted at a particular deprived community. CBSE, NEET etc cannot mandate Aadhaar. Supreme Court turns down argument on exclusion. Lot of people who will...
Private Firms Can’t Seek Aadhaar Data, Says Top Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has declared that Aadhaar is Constitutionally valid. Justice AK Sikri has authored the judgement on behalf of him, CJI Dipak Misra and Justice Khanwilkar. Justice Chandrachud and Justice A Bhushan have written their individual opinions. "Aadhaar...
No need for SC/ST quota in promotions: Supreme Court
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court has said there is no need for a SC/ST quota in promotions to government employees. The bench also said there is no need for a seven-judge bench to reconsider the court's...
Maharashtra Cabinet approves concessions in travel through MSRTC
MUMBAI: With an eye on the upcoming elections, the Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved a slew of concessions for different groups across the state putting a Rs 1800 crore burden on the already ailing Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)....
SC pulls up Manoj Tiwari, offers to make him a ‘sealing officer’
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Manoj Tiwari saying being an MP does not give him the liberty to take law into own hands and offered to make him a 'sealing officer' over his...
