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New Delhi, March 24 Harish Rana, the first person in India to be allowed passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS-Delhi after more than 13 years in a coma, sources said.The 31-year-old, who has been in a coma since 2013, was transferred from his home in Ghaziabad to the palliative...

Kolkata, March 24 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Tuesday that the first supplementary list of voters referred for judicial adjudication would not have been published unless she had approached the Supreme Court in the matter.At the same time, Banerjee also launched a...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to include the Denotified Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) as a distinct category in the upcoming national census.Observing that such classifications fall within the domain of government...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, stating that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practice the faith cannot claim the status of a Scheduled Caste.A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra...

New Delhi, March 24 In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force, who were denied Permanent Commission due to arbitrary assessment, are entitled to full pensionary benefits.A bench comprising...

New Delhi, March 24 – Ahead of the commencement of hearings before a nine-judge Constitution Bench in the Sabarimala review matter, written submissions filed on behalf of the Travancore Devaswom Board have urged the Supreme Court to adopt a “community-centric and subjective” understanding of...

Kolkata, March 24 – The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the "logical discrepancy category" was published exactly at midnight after a day-long wait.The list was first published online on the main website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at...

Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 24:* The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the validity of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025.* The Supreme Court will hear a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the West Bengal government and others...

New Delhi, March 23 – In a new affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, industrialist Anil D. Ambani has proposed the formation of a lenders' committee to determine the actual outstanding debts owed by Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its group entities, along with a detailed plan for...

New Delhi, March 23 AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed on Monday that he was booked by the police for organizing a candle march in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.However, a police source said that no FIR has been registered against him in the last few days.Despite this, the...

New Delhi, March 23 AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed on Monday that he was booked by the police for organizing a candlelight march in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.The president of the Delhi Aam Aadmi Party said that the case against Wangchuk had been closed, yet he was still...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court has emphasized the need to improve transportation access for persons with disabilities (PwDs) and has suggested that taxis should be equipped to accommodate wheelchairs and other assistive devices.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said that...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Supreme Court on Monday stressed the need for a coordinated, fair, and time-bound investigation into alleged large-scale bank fraud linked to Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications (RCom) and its group entities.A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a significant constitutional challenge involving gender discrimination within religious personal laws, questioning whether a Parsi woman can be deprived of her religious identity following inter-faith marriage.The top court...

Chandigarh, March 23 – Leader of the Opposition in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa, said on Monday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been forced to abandon its high-handed approach and arrest its former minister, Laljit Singh Bhullar, following sustained pressure from the Opposition.Bajwa...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, who challenged the detention of her husband and Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), after noting that the preventive detention order...

Lahore, March 23 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently in prison, underwent a third eye procedure on Monday for a condition affecting his right eye, according to hospital authorities.According to a report submitted to the Supreme Court in January, 73-year-old Khan was...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Supreme Court on Monday criticized the West Bengal government over delays in the construction of the Kolkata Metro project, observing that the authorities' conduct reflected an "obstinate attitude" in hindering a public infrastructure project.A bench headed by Chief...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the installation of the national emblem on the dome of the apex court's building, stating that the matter falls within its administrative jurisdiction.A bench comprising Chief...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday criticized the West Bengal government for "creating obstacles" in the ongoing construction of a corridor for the Kolkata Metro rail project and asked it not to politicize a developmental issue that benefits the common people.A bench of Chief...