Isha doing ‘pious work’: SC urges mediation to resolve gas crematorium dispute India News
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard a special petition (SLP) filed by an individual challenging the establishment of a modern gas-fired crematorium at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore, a case that was earlier dismissed by the Madras High Court.During…
‘We have great respect for the judiciary’: Education minister vows action over NCERT books dispute | India News
Dharmendra Pradhan (Photo/PTI) New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan “We have the utmost respect for the care of the judiciary” and action will be taken against those responsible for drafting the controversial chapter on…
Supreme Court: ‘Yadav Ji ki…’ did not defame community India News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to ban or change the title of the upcoming film “Yadav Ji ki Love Story”, saying the title did not have a negative impact on the Yadav community.A bench comprising Justices BV…
NCERT textbook on ‘Judicial Corruption’ withdrawn after CJI condemnation: Report | India News
CJI Surya Kant; Supreme Court New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has pulled its new class 8 social science textbook from the shelves as it contains a chapter on “judicial corruption”, sources told ANI…
‘NCERT teaching on judicial corruption’: CJI launches new book; Somotu found guilty of defamation | India News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday made a serious exception to the NCERT test manual for Class 8 which contains content on judicial corruption.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant acknowledged the matter and said he would not…
SC tells Haldwani station squatters to apply for PMAY Housing India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked illegal occupants of over 30 hectares of railway/state land in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, to apply for Prime Minister Awas Joyna’s (PMAY) house and dismissed their plea for in-situ rehabilitation on the…
Mechanism needed to compel voting: Supreme Court | India News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that some mechanism, not necessarily punitive, needs to be devised to compel voting to strengthen democracy by attracting more eligible people to participate in elections and make the Nota option redundant.…
Final hearing to challenge CAA in SC from May 5 | India News
NEW DELHI: More than six years after its enactment sparked riots in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday scheduled a four-day final hearing from May 5 on 243 petitions challenging the validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which provides a path to…
Development not at the cost of health, environment, SC says | India News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that development is not an absolute goal and the right to a clean environment is part of the right to life and cannot be at the cost of economic gain. The land variation application for a cement plant near farms and…
SC halts recovery proceedings as Rajasthan govt fails to refund contractor India News
New Delhi: The Rajasthan government, which is stuck in an embarrassing recovery process over failure to refund money to contractors and has attached some movable properties, including furniture and vehicles, on Monday got relief from the Supreme Court.…