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Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 Amid intense political campaigning ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday raised the issue of women entering Sabarimala to attack the Kerala government and challenged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to make his stand...

New Delhi, March 17 Observing that adoption is part of the right to reproductive autonomy, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a law that stated a woman would be eligible for maternity leave if she legally adopted a child below the age of three months.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and...

Kochi, March 17 – The issue of women's entry into Sabarimala has once again come to the forefront, with K.C. Venugopal, a general secretary of the Indian National Congress and a Member of Parliament, launching a sharp attack on the state government and challenging Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan...

New Delhi, March 17 V Senthil Balaji, the DMK MLA from Karur, appeared before the CBI on Tuesday for questioning regarding a stampede that occurred during a political rally organized by TVK chief Vijay in the Tamil Nadu town last year, officials said.The CBI took over the case from an SIT...

Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 17:* A nine-judge constitutional bench will hear the contentious issue of defining the word 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.* The Supreme Court will hear a plea related to the detention of climate activist Sonam...

Hyderabad, March 16 A man convicted in the death of Telugu actress Pratyusha in 2002, surrendered before a city court on Monday.His surrender follows a Supreme Court ruling on February 17, dismissing the plea of G Siddhartha Reddy, who was challenging his conviction in the actress's death. The...

New Delhi, March 16 – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain an appeal filed by the West Bengal government challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court that had refused to stay the investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the violence at Beldanga in the...

New Delhi, March 16 AIIMS-Delhi has initiated protocols to implement the Supreme Court ruling allowing passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, a process that will take about two to three weeks, according to insiders.The 31-year-old, who has been in a coma since 2013, was transferred from his home...

New Delhi, March 16 The Supreme Court has ruled that the Air Force Group Insurance Society (AFGIS) is a 'State' under Article 12 of the Constitution, as it performs a public duty by protecting and looking after the welfare of armed forces personnel and their families.Article 12 of the...

New Delhi, March 16 Over three and a half decades after a minor bribery case began, the Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a former Uttarakhand excise constable but reduced his sentence.A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and P B Vrale was hearing the plea of the former constable against...

New Delhi, March 16 There is a need to move away from the mindset that only the national capital needs to have greenery, and that other states are of lesser importance, the Supreme Court said on Monday while hearing a case related to the Delhi Ridge.The Ridge is an extension of the Aravalli...

Indore, March 16: Judges of the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court will personally visit the disputed Bhojshala site before the next hearing in the matter.The division bench made it clear that it intends to conduct a "personal inspection" of the disputed site prior to the next...

New Delhi, March 16 – The Supreme Court on Monday quashed criminal proceedings against Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a political science professor at Ashoka University, after the Haryana government informed the apex court that it had refused to grant sanction for his prosecution over social media posts...

New Delhi, March 16 – The Supreme Court appointed former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit as the sole mediator to resolve the dispute over the execution of a Rs 500 crore money decree issued by the UAE court in favor of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) and against Hyderabad-based...

New Delhi, March 16 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by journalist Ravi Nair challenging a notice issued by the Gujarat Crime Branch in response to a complaint by Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd regarding a purportedly defamatory article in a newspaper.A bench of Justices...

New Delhi, March 16 The Delhi High Court on Monday granted time to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others to respond to the CBI's petition challenging their discharge in the liquor policy case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma listed the CBI's petition...

Ghaziabad, March 16 Meditative chants in the background, a loving hand on his forehead, and the calm words telling him "it's okay"... with that, the family of Harish Rana, who has been in a coma for more than 12 years, prepared for his final journey from their home in Ghaziabad to a Delhi...

New Delhi, March 16 The Delhi High Court on Monday granted time to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others to respond to the CBI's petition challenging their discharge in the liquor policy case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma listed the CBI's petition...

New Delhi, March 16 A member of the Rajya Sabha on Monday urged the government to introduce legislation on end-of-life care for terminally ill patients, pointing out that Parliament has failed to act on the issue despite multiple Law Commission reports and Supreme Court directives spanning two...

New Delhi, March 16 The Haryana government told the Supreme Court on Monday that it had decided to show extraordinary leniency and drop the case against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was booked for social media posts related to Operation Sindoor.Additional Solicitor...