SC to examine constitutional validity of 10 percent quota for EWS
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would first examine the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to grant 10 per cent reservation to EWS in admissions and jobs before hearing appeals against a high court verdict which had set aside a local law granting quota to Muslims. A five-judge Constitution bench comprising […]
Talaq-E-Hasan: SC says its primary focus is to provide relief to petitioner women
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said its primary focus is to provide relief to two women, who claimed to be victims of Talaq-E-Hasan, before deciding the constitutional validity of this form of divorce. ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’ is a form of divorce in Muslims by which a man can divorce his wife by pronouncing talaq once […]
Lifetime domestic help, chauffeur for CJIs, SC judges after retirement
New Delhi: A chief justice of India will now get a domestic help, a chauffeur and a secretarial assistant for lifetime from the day he or she demits office, according to the latest post-retirement benefits notified by the government. In a fresh notification issued on Friday, the Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry […]
CWC meets today, will approve schedule for election of Congress president
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet on Sunday to approve the schedule of dates for the election of the next party president. This comes in the backdrop of party veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad’s shock resignation Friday. Sources said besides giving approval to the polls schedule, the members of the CWC, the party’s […]
Child adoption- Process in India needs to be streamlined: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the child adoption process in India needs to be streamlined as there are three-to-four years waiting period under the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to adopt a single child while there are “lakhs and lakhs of orphan children waiting to be adopted”. The top court had […]
No discussion with DTC on resumption of Delhi-Lahore bus service: RTI reply
New Delhi: There has so far been no discussion on the resumption of the Delhi-Lahore bus service which was stopped on August 12, 2020, according to an RTI reply. The Delhi-Lahore bus service has remained suspended for more than two years as the Delhi Transport Corporation cancelled its international service following Pakistan’s decision to discontinue […]
Procedural vote on Ukraine: India for the first time votes against Russia in UNSC
Washington: India for the first time on Wednesday voted against Russia during a procedural vote at the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine, as the 15-member powerful UN body invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address a meeting through a video tele-conference. This is for the first time that India has voted against Russia on […]
Issue of freebies serious, why can’t Centre call for all-party meeting: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there must be a “debate” on the “serious” issue relating to the practice of political parties promising freebies and asked why cannot the Centre call for an all-party meeting on it. The apex court said until and unless there is a unanimous decision among political parties that […]
Adani group set to acquire NDTV
New Delhi: Richest Indian Gautam Adani’s group on Tuesday said it will buy a majority stake in New Delhi Television Ltd, one of the nation’s most popular news channels, as it looks to boost media investments as part of an ambitious expansion plan. An Adani Group firm first acquired a company that in the past […]
