SC grants compensation to UP rail accident victims
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday awarded compensation of Rs five lakh each to the families of the 15 people who were killed in February 2011 in a train accident in…
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Cabinet approves introduction of bill for renaming High Courts
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Union Cabinet at its meeting here on Tuesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the chair approved the introduction of a bill to rename High Courts named after cities…
Kejriwal’s principal secretary sent to five days CBI custody
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A court on Tuesday sent Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accused of misusing his official position and facilitating tenders worth Rs 9.5 crore, to five…
Kejriwal aide sent to five days CBI custody
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sent Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accused of misusing his official position and facilitating tenders worth Rs 9.5 crore to…
Hearing on Delhi government’s plea again deferred
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The hearing on the Delhi government’s plea that its row with the centre on issues of governance can only be decided by the apex court was deferred on Tuesday as…
Bihar toppers scam: Rubi Rai shifted from jail to remand home
Patna, July 5 (IANS) Having been ruled a minor by a court here, Bihar’s toppers scam accused Rubi Rai was shifted on Tuesday from Beur jail to a remand home, police said. “Rubi Rai was…
Hit-and-run case: SC admits plea against Salman Khan’s acquittal
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan during the trailer launch of film Sultan, in Mumbai, on May 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted a plea by the Maharashtra…
Salman wanted hit-and-run case to be heard on merit: Lawyer
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan at Mehboob studio in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan wanted the Supreme Court to hear the 2002 hit-and-run case against him on merit, his…
SC admits plea challenging Salman’s acquittal in hit and run case
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted a plea by the Maharashtra government challenging the acquittal of Hindi film star Salman Khan in a 2002 hit-and-run case. A bench of Justice…
Hearing on Delhi government’s plea again deferred
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The hearing on the Delhi government’s plea that its row with the Centre on issues of governance can only be decided by the apex court was deferred on Tuesday as…
SC grants compensation to rail accident victims
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday awarded compensation of Rs five lakh each to the families of the 18 people who were killed in February 2011 in a train accident at…
Cuba confirms arrest of volleyball players in Finland
Havana, July 5 (IANS) The Cuban volleyball federation on Monday night confirmed the arrest of six players of the men’s national team in Finland for participating in an alleged rape case. In a statement, the…
SC to examine issue of lawmakers’ stakes in firms doing business with government
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will examine whether a lawmaker could have stakes in an entity that has business transactions with the government. Telling the petitioner, retired…
SC to hear Delhi government’s plea on Tuesday
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear a Delhi government plea that its row with the central government on interference in the administration of the capital can only be decided…
SC reserves order on big diesel cars ban
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on pleas for lifting its ban on registration of diesel cars with engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above in the NCR…
Delhi court awards Rs 22 lakh to accident victim
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has told an insurance firm to pay Rs 22.10 lakh to an electrician whose right hand was crushed under the wheels of a rashly…
Mahanta seeks central policy on Bangladeshi Hindus
Guwahati, July 4 (IANS) Former Assam Chief Minister and senior Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta has urged the central government to formulate a policy for rehabilitation of the Bangladesh Hindus who are…
Telangana lawyers continue strike despite appeals by CJI, governor
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) Ignoring the appeals of Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur, lawyers in Telangana on Monday decided to continue their strike till their demands including bifurcation of the…
SC reserves order on big diesel cars ban
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on pleas for lifting its ban on registration of diesel cars with engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above in the NCR…
Ice-cream parlour sex case: SC dismisses Achuthanandan’s plea for CBI probe
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan’s petition demanding a CBI probe into the Kozhikode ice-cream parlour sex case. The alleged sex racket in the…