New Delhi : A new five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court has been formed to hear from July 10 pleas for scrapping a law that makes homosexuality a crime. Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and newly-appointed judge Justice Indu Malhotra will now be part of the bench along with Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. […]
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Modi government’s MSP move like applying band-aid to haemorrhage: Rahul
New Delhi : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Modi government’s announcement of a hike in the MSP of 14 crops to the tune of Rs 15,000 crore was like applying a band-aid to a massive haemorrhage and cited the example of Karnataka which has waived off farm loans to the tune of […]
Can religious events be held on government land? SC to decide
New Delhi : Can religious activities be allowed on government land in secular India? The Supreme Court on Friday referred this question to a larger bench to decide. A bench of Justice R.F. Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra raised the query while hearing a plea filed by Jyoti Jagran Mandal, an organisation, challenging the refusal […]
Kejriwal orders a cabinet meeting on CCTV cameras
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday the work of installing CCTV cameras would be put on the fast track at a cabinet meeting on July 10. He has “directed the Public Works Department (PWD) secretary to place the proposal for CCTV cameras in next cabinet meeting” on July 10, Kejriwal […]
Fuel prices have receded for a month, but at half the rate of surge
New Delhi : Although petrol and diesel prices receded in the past one month, the rate of decline in fuel prices was half the pace of the surge witnessed during May 14-29. Both petrol and diesel prices were on a decline during the May 30-June 26 period before remaining stable between June 27 to July […]
Why has Daati Maharaj not been arrested, asks HC
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the police for not arresting self-styled godman Daati Maharaj, who has been accused of sexual assault by a woman. “It has been over a month. Why has the accused not been arrested yet,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. […]
Centre refuses to accept SC ruling on Delhi: Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that the central government led by the BJP had defied the Supreme Court ruling on Delhi’s administrative control and governance. “This is for the first time in the history of India that the central government has openly refused to accept a Supreme Court ruling. […]
Asiya Andrabi remanded to 10 days NIA custody
New Delhi : Asiya Andrabi, chief of the Kashmiri women’s separatist group “Dukhtaran-e-Milat” (Daughters of Faith), and two of her associates were remanded to 10-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody on Friday. She was presented before a special NIA court here in connection with a sedition case filed against them by the agency. The […]
Fuel prices again rise, petrol at Rs 75.85 in Delhi
New Delhi : Fuel prices across the four metro cities rose for the second straight day on Friday after declining for over a month. Petrol prices in Delhi rose by 14 paise to Rs 75.85 per litre, from Rs 75.71 on Thursday, data on the Indian Oil Corp’s website showed. In the other major cities […]
Delhi CM okays doorstep ration delivery, orders implementation
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday approved the much debated doorstep ration delivery system and directed the Food Department to implement it immediately. “Approved Doorstep Delivery of Rations. Overruled all objections to the proposal…Directed… to keep me informed of daily progress,” Kejriwal tweeted. Doorstep ration delivery has been one of the […]