New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members, and others in the alleged land-for-job scam. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said Yadav used the railway ministry as his personal fiefdom to carry out a criminal enterprise where public employment was…
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a petition seeking a direction to the CBFC to grant censor certificate under the ‘UA 16+’ category to top star, TVK chief Vijay starrer film “Jana Nayagan.” Justice P T Asha reserved orders on a petition filed by KVN Productions LLP, which has produced…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party to remove within 24 hours social media posts linking BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam to the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case. In an interim order passed on a defamation lawsuit by Gautam, Justice Mini Pushkarna also restrained the two political…
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld a single judge’s order permitting the lighting of Karthigai Deepam at a stone pillar—identified as a Deepathoon—on the lower of the twin peaks atop the Thiruparankundram hillock, which houses both the Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple and the Sikkandar Badhusha Dargah. A Division Bench comprising Justices G. Jayachandran…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the ground of delay in trial would not operate as a trump card for an automatic grant of bail for offences punishable under the stringent Unlawful (Activities) Prevention Act (UAPA). The top court’s observation came while refusing bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected bail for Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots case. Delivering the verdict, Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria said that the material against the two accused shows planning and that their conduct prima facie constitutes a terrorist act. The court, however, granted bail to…
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court, while hearing a PIL expressing concern over debris formed due to the construction work related to the Kund bypass in Rudraprayag district, directed the district magistrate and the agency involved in the construction work to file their replies within a week. The petition expresses concern over landslides and debris from…
Hyderabad: In a significant development that could have far-reaching implications for the governance of cricket in Telangana, the Hon’ble High Court of Telangana on Monday heard detailed arguments in Writ Petition No. 3987 of 2025, involving the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA), the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance the directions in its November 20 verdict that had accepted a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges. A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices J K Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih proposed to constitute a high-powered committee comprising domain experts…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court’s order suspending the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, and Justices J K Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih also issued notice to Sengar seeking his response…
