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Kolkata/New Delhi, April 11 An Enforcement Directorate team conducted a five-hour raid at the residence of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday, in connection with the school jobs scam, ED officials said.The agency team searched his home ahead of the assembly...

New Delhi, April 11 The combined voter list of nine states and three Union territories has been reduced by 10.2 per cent following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission, with over 60 lakh deceased voters removed, according to data shared by the poll...

Haveri, April 11 – Karnataka Deputy Speaker in the Legislative Assembly, Rudrappa Lamani, broke down in tears during a district council review meeting held near Devagiri village in Haveri district on Saturday, highlighting the plight of villagers allegedly being evicted from forest land...

Kolkata, April 11 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his final of three campaign rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, amidst the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in the state next month, appealed to the people of the state to change the Trinamool Congress regime, which he said had been ruling...

New Delhi, April 11 – The Supreme Court has reiterated that the right to vote and the right to contest an election are not fundamental rights but statutory rights created by law, and can therefore be regulated or restricted through legal provisions.While upholding the eligibility conditions...

New Delhi, April 11 Supreme Court Judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna said on Saturday that arbitration and mediation are integral components of a modern and responsive justice system and should not be viewed merely as alternatives to traditional litigation.Speaking at the International Conference...

New Delhi, April 11 – In a significant administrative reshuffle within India's higher education sector, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to relieve its Secretary, Professor Manish R. Joshi, from his duties.The decision, approved by the competent authority, will take effect on...

New Delhi/Panaji, April 10 The impeachment proceedings initiated by the Lok Sabha against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma have become "fruitless" following his resignation, senior officials said on Friday.To prevent removal by Parliament, popularly known as 'impeachment', resignation...

New Delhi, April 10 The concentration of institutional, legal, and commercial activity gives Delhi a natural advantage in becoming a center for arbitration and legal services, Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu said on Friday.Addressing the International Conference on "Arbitration in the era of...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday held that the State cannot differentiate between serving employees and pensioners when enhancing allowances meant to counter inflation.In a significant judgment upholding the right to equality for retirees, a bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday said that the parameters governing the suspension of sentence after conviction are qualitatively different from those applicable at the stage of pre-trial bail.This observation came from a bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan...

Mumbai, April 10 Political circles in Maharashtra were abuzz on Friday with speculation about Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs defecting to the party led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, but both the Sena factions denied such a possibility.The Shiv Sena has secretly launched 'Operation...

New Delhi, April 10 – Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court has withdrawn from the ongoing inquiry proceedings against him, citing serious procedural irregularities, denial of a fair opportunity to defend himself, and a complete lack of evidence linking him to the alleged discovery...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday criticized Ghaziabad police's "insensitive approach" in investigating the rape and murder case of a four-year-old girl and summoned senior officials, including the police commissioner, on April 13 with case records.The top court observed that a...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the bail plea of suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested by the CBI in October last year in connection with a corruption case.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and...

New Delhi, April 10 The impeachment proceedings initiated by the Lok Sabha against Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma have become "fruitless" following his resignation, senior officials said on Friday.To prevent removal by Parliament, popularly known as 'impeachment', resignation was...

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a directive to the Centre to halt the caste census. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, dismissed the petition, which also sought a directive for the Centre to formulate policies to...

New Delhi, April 10 Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, who was facing scrutiny after large quantities of burnt currency notes were recovered from his residence here last year, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, rendering the impeachment proceedings against him...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea challenging the denial of parole granted to convicted Santosh Kumar Singh in the 1996 Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Prashant Kumar Mishra noted that the main matter related to...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday told an advocate, who has filed 25 separate public interest litigations (PILs) on a range of issues, that he should approach the authorities instead of rushing to the court.As soon as the matter was called up for hearing, advocate Sachin Gupta...