New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a recent University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation after various pleas were filed contending that the Commission adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination and excluded certain categories from institutional protection. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre and…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the CBI on Congress MP Karti Chidambaram’s petition challenging the framing of charges of corruption and conspiracy against him in the alleged Chinese visa scam case. Justice Manoj Jain, however, refused to stay the trial court proceedings at this stage and issued notice…
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday acquitted social activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi L-G V K Saxena, saying the prosecution failed to prove that she made the alleged defamatory statements during a television programme in 2006. The complaint was filed by Saxena, then president of the National Council…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued fresh notices to Anil Ambani and the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into alleged massive banking and corporate fraud involving the firm and its group companies. The top court asked the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate, represented by Solicitor General…
New Delhi: In a relief to Arvind Kejriwal, a Delhi court on Thursday acquitted the former chief minister in two separate cases lodged against him for not appearing before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in pursuance of the summonses asking him to join the probe in the alleged excise policy scam. Observing that the accused was…
Davos: Aiming to set up a USD 100 million fund to help one lakh women-owned small businesses across India, former union minister Smriti Irani has garnered USD 2 million in just two days here. Speaking to PTI at the always-buzzing WeLead Lounge, which many here refer to as ‘Tulsi Lounge’ after her famous screen avatar,…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to inciting violence in the Janakpuri area in the national capital during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh underlined that though the court…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has allowed Hindu prayers from sunrise to sunset on Basant Panchami on Friday at the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, while permitting Muslims to offer namaz from 1 pm to 3 pm on the day. The top court on Thursday also directed that a list of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission (EC) on Monday to display the names of those on the “logical discrepancies” list at gram panchayat bhavans, block offices of talukas, and ward offices in West Bengal. The court noted that 1.25 crore voters in the state figure on the “logical discrepancies” list. Logical discrepancies…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to suspend the 10-year sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the case of the death of the Unnao rape survivor’s father while in custody. “No grounds are made out for grant relief. The application seeking suspension of sentence is dismissed,” said Justice…
