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New Delhi/Allahabad, April 10 Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma, who was facing impeachment proceedings due to allegations of corruption after large sums of burnt currency notes were found in his residence in Delhi last year, has resigned.Officials said on Friday that the rare...

Lucknow/Prayagraj (UP), April 10 Rakesh Pande, President of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association, welcomed Justice Yashwant Varma's resignation on Friday, but said he should have taken the step earlier to end the unnecessary controversy."If Justice Yashwant Varma wanted to resign, it would...

New Delhi, April 10 Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma, who is facing impeachment proceedings after stacks of burnt currency notes were found at his residence here, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, sources said on Friday."Your Excellency, While I do not...

New Delhi, April 6 – Three academics, who were restricted from offering their expertise following a controversy over a chapter in an NCERT textbook containing "offensive" content on corruption in the judiciary, approached the Supreme Court on Monday to explain their position, stating that no...

Hyderabad, April 5 Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that all pillars of democracy must work with mutual respect and avoid confrontations.He stated that his government gives the highest respect not only to all court verdicts and judgments, but also to various...

Hyderabad, April 5 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that in a democracy, the three branches—the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary—operate with autonomy, interdependence, and mutual respect.Speaking at an event where Chief Justice of India Surya Kant laid the...

Hyderabad, April 5 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that in a democracy, the three branches—the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary—operate with autonomy, interdependence, and mutual respect.Speaking at an event where Chief Justice of India Surya Kant laid the...

Hyderabad, April 5 – Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, said on Sunday that the upcoming complex of the Telangana High Court here would be the best high court in the country.He noted that courtrooms, administrative buildings, archives, residential infrastructure, and training...

Jaipur, April 3 Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday alleged that democracy was eroding in the country under the BJP rule, which he termed "very dangerous".Speaking to reporters, the former Rajasthan chief minister also said that if democracy did not survive, it would have serious...

New Delhi, April 3 Courts should not determine essential religious practices, as they are matters of faith held to be sacred by the followers of a religion, the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti has told the Supreme Court while seeking to intervene in the upcoming Sabarimala review proceedings.A...

Lucknow, March 30 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused the Samajwadi Party of disrespecting constitutional institutions by making comments about the Election Commission, the judiciary, and the prime minister.He also accused the party of renaming a college in Kannauj...

Mumbai, March 26 Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde has said that his deputy Neelam Gorhe's order to suspend Satara SP will be forwarded to legal and constitutional experts for their opinion, and only then a decision will be made.Shinde made these remarks in the Upper House on...

Islamabad, March 24 – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed concern over the "inhuman treatment" his wife, Bushra Bibi, has been subjected to in prison.Kasim Khan, the jailed former Prime Minister's son, posted on his social media platform X...

Lahore, March 23 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently in prison, accused judges in the country on Monday of "selling their souls for personal gain," saying that he and his wife are not receiving justice from the courts.Khan, 73, has been in prison since August 2023 and...

New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking the removal of a remark against its verdicts from the NCERT's old class 8 Social Science textbook, stating that people have a right to criticize them.Meanwhile, the Centre informed a bench comprising Chief...

New Delhi, March 20 The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it had constituted an expert committee comprising two former apex court judges and a former Attorney General to review the Class 8 NCERT textbook, which includes a chapter on corruption in the judiciary.Solicitor General...

Lucknow, March 19 YouTuber Elvish Yadav expressed happiness on Thursday over the Supreme Court's verdict in the alleged case of using snake venom at a rave party, saying he always had faith in the judiciary.However, he asked who would compensate for the harassment he and his family faced.The...

Dhaka, March 18 – Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed cabinet ministers and senior government officials to launch a nationwide campaign to address rape and violence against women across the country, warning that swift and concrete action is needed to curb the rising...

A National Lok Adalat was held at the Anantnag District Court Complex to resolve pending cases through mutual agreement and promote speedy justice.March 14, Srinagar: A National Lok Adalat was organized at the Anantnag District Court Complex, providing an effective platform for the amicable...

Kolkata, March 13 – CPI(M) leaders on Friday criticized the West Bengal government over its failure to implement the Supreme Court order, which mandated the payment of 25% of the Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears from 2008 to 2019 by March 31.CPI(M) leader and advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya...