New Delhi, March 16 – Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Delhi High Court Chief Justice, who had declined his request to transfer the hearing of the CBI's plea in the Delhi excise policy case from the bench of Justice...
Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Monday, March 16* The Supreme Court will hear a suo motu case concerning the rising incidents of digital fraud, particularly digital arrests, across the country.* The Supreme Court will hear a petition filed by Ashoka University professor Ali...
bhopal gas tragedy
case law
court proceedings
criminal petition
digital fraud
electoral rolls
haryana police
indrani mukherjea
legal petition
operation sindoor
pfi
sambhal mosque committee
social media posts
supremecourt
tamil nadu
Kolkata, March 15 With the Election Commission announcing the assembly poll schedule on Sunday, stating that elections in West Bengal will be held on April 23 and 29, the fate of over 60 lakh "under adjudication" electors, whose voting eligibility is currently under judicial scrutiny, hangs in...
Kathmandu, March 15 The Supreme Court on Sunday rejected an interim order against the Election Commission's decision to disqualify RSP leader Kishori Sah from contesting the recently concluded general elections in Nepal.The court's refusal to issue the interim order also means that Nepali...
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election
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general elections
house of representatives
kishori sah
lower house
matrika yadav
nepal
nepali communist party
proportional representation
rastriya swatantra party
supremecourt
Kolkata, March 15 – With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing a two-phase polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Sunday, political observers believe the polls could pose the toughest challenge for the ruling Trinamool Congress since it came to power in 2011...
New Delhi, March 15 Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal and senior leader Manish Sisodia have approached the Supreme Court after the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court rejected their request to transfer the CBI's plea against their discharge in the excise policy case from Justice Swarana...
New Delhi, March 15 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal and senior leader Manish Sisodia have approached the Supreme Court following the rejection of their request to transfer the CBI plea against their discharge in the excise policy case to another Delhi High Court judge, their party...
Mumbai, March 15 The BMC said on Sunday that it had removed red and blue flashing lights from the official vehicle of Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde amid a controversy over the alleged illegality and accusations of promoting “VIP culture”.In a statement, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)...
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central motor vehicles rules
citizen's rights
devendra fadnavis
flashing lights
maharashtra government
motor vehicle rules
mumbai mayor
municipal vehicles
red beacons
ritu tawde
shiv sena (ubt)
supremecourt
traffic regulations
vip culture
New Delhi, March 15 The Supreme Court has given the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority one last and final opportunity to comply with its directions concerning stalled real estate projects linked to the Noida Sports City development.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh...
board meeting
construction projects
developer revival
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lotus green constructions
master plan
noida authority
noida sports city
occupancy certificate
project ban
real estate development
regulatory action
sector 150
supremecourt
uttar pradesh
New Delhi, March 15 The CBI questioned actor and TVK chief Vijay for over seven hours at its headquarters here on Sunday regarding the stampede that occurred during his rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, last year, which claimed 41 lives, officials said.The actor left the agency headquarters after...
ajay rastogi
assembly elections
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cbi director
central investigating agency
criminal justice system
dmk
incident investigation
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karur stampede
senthil balaji
stampede investigation
supremecourt
tamil nadu
vijay
Kolkata, March 15 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Sunday that the state government would pay arrears in Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees from 2008, as directed by the Supreme Court.The announcement was made through a statement posted by the Chief Minister on...
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dearness allowance
education
employee compensation
financial arrears
government employees
india
local bodies
mamata banerjee
pensioners
ropa 2009
social media
state government
supremecourt
west bengal
Samalakha (Hr), March 15 Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) called for peace in the world on Sunday and emphasized that the Union government was taking all necessary steps in the supreme interest of the nation.RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale...
Kolkata, March 15 With the election season in West Bengal officially underway, several issues are expected to dominate the political campaigns in the coming weeks.SIR/Citizenship concerns: The publication of post-SIR electoral rolls has triggered a significant pre-election development in the...
amit shah
bangladeshis
bjp (bharatiya janata party)
communal politics
corruption (school jobs)
law and order
migration (illegal)
narendra modi
religious polarization
rohingyas
sir (subscriber identification register)
supremecourt
tmc (trinamool congress)
voter rolls
west bengal elections
women's safety
Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Sunday that her government will clear the DA arrears of its employees and pensioners, including teachers, non-teaching staff, and workers of grant-in-aid institutions, starting from March this year.The announcement came...
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financial arrears
government employees
grant-in-aid institutions
mamata banerjee
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panchayat staff
pensioners
revision of pay and allowances (ropa)
state assembly elections
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 The Congress vehemently criticised the Left government in Kerala on Sunday for its "unchanging" stance on women's entry into Sabarimala and dismissed the claim of Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan in this regard as a "blatant lie".The ruling party also urged the...
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devaswom minister
hindu temples
kerala
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ldf government
lord ayyappa
pinarayi vijayan
ramesh chennithala
religious issues
sabarimala
supremecourt
v n vasavan
women's entry into temples
New Delhi, March 15 The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to submit a comprehensive report on illegal constructions along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga river and inform about the steps taken to remove encroachments.A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan asked...
court proceedings
encroachments
environmental protection
floodplains
freshwater dolphins
ganga river
government report
illegal construction
india
national mission for clean ganga
new delhi
ngt (national green tribunal)
river management
riverbanks
supremecourt
New Delhi, March 15 The Union Ministry of Environment has told the Supreme Court that it has no objection to the Central Empowered Committee's proposed 10-member high-powered expert committee, which has been tasked with coming up with a uniform definition for the Aravalli hills and ranges.In...
aravalli hills
ecological restoration
environmental protection
forest policy
forest survey of india
forestry education
geological survey of india
high-powered expert committee
indian forest service
kanchan devi
madhya pradesh
mining activities
ministry of environment
supremecourt
survey of india
New Delhi, March 15 The CBI questioned actor and TVK chief Vijay at its headquarters here on Sunday in connection with the Karur stampede case, officials said.This was the third round of questioning for Vijay. He had been questioned twice in January, they said.The actor had initially been...
cbi
central bureau of investigation
chennai
dmk
investigation
karur stampede
political elections
rastogi, ajay
senthil balaji
stampede
supremecourt
tamil nadu
vijay
New Delhi/Jodhpur/Leh, March 14 Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained for nearly six months, was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday afternoon, hours after the Centre announced the revocation of his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) to facilitate dialogue, a move...
dialogue
india
jodhpur
jodhpur central jail
kargil democratic alliance (kda)
ladakh
leh
leh apex body (lab)
ministry of home affairs
national security act
nityanand rai
political detainees
sixth schedule
sonam wangchuk
statehood for ladakh
supremecourt
New Delhi, March 14 The CPI(M) on Saturday opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, alleging that the proposed changes undermine the principle of self-determination of gender identity and violate the constitutional rights of such people.The party also...
constitutional rights
cpi(m)
dignity
district magistrate
gender equality
gender identity
labour law
medical certification
menstrual leave
personal autonomy
privacy
self-determination
stakeholder consultation
supremecourt
transgender persons (protection of rights) amendment bill