U.S. employers told to lay off foreign workers who are about to lose temporary protected status
.The Department of Homeland Security requires U.S. employers to lay off foreign employees who lose their temporary protected status. The Department of Homeland Security is asking U.S. employers to lay off all foreign workers who have now lost their…
Melania Trump urges US to back transgender athlete ban, also supports LGBTQ+ rights, ‘respects everyone…’
Melania Trump Posted on X on Tuesday 30 June in support of the ban transgender athletes Playing a sport in a category different from your sex at birth. However, she also expressed her support for LGBTQ rights. Her post came in the wake of the Supreme…
Which Supreme Court justices voted to protect birthright citizenship? 6-3 score explanation
this United States Supreme Court President Donald Trump’s push to restrict birthright citizenship was rejected on Tuesday, handing the White House one of the biggest legal defeats of the year. Court rules 6-3 that Trump’s executive order…
‘Wife’s career choice is not cruelty or abandonment’: Supreme Court slams lower courts’ ‘feudal’ thinking
New Delhi: In a major ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said a qualified woman’s decision to pursue her career and create a stable environment for her children cannot be considered “cruelty” or “abandonment” in marriage,…
SC says extramarital affair does not constitute abetment to suicide charge
NEW DELHI: A spouse in an extra-marital relationship cannot be a ground to prosecute the partner if the spouse commits suicide due to tension in the relationship, the SC said on Thursday, adding that abetment of suicide requires active abetment.A bench…
Sabarimala temple case: Center backs restrictions on women’s entry, says 2018 judgment presumed ‘male superiority’
The review request was heard by the nine-judge Constitutional Court. (Press Trust photo) New Delhi: Center on Thursday backed restrictions on entry of menstruating women into Kerala Sabarimala Templeargued before the Supreme Court that the 2018 decision…
SC: Vague allegations have no basis in dowry case
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that criminal proceedings cannot be initiated based solely on vague and unsubstantiated allegations, quashing the dowry harassment and abuse case filed by the daughter-in-law against a septuagenarian couple in…
Supreme Court: Converts to religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism do not enjoy scheduled caste status
New Delhi: People who practice religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism cannot be recognized as members of scheduled castes, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The Supreme Court observed that conversion to any other religion would result in…
Mystery alphabet ball rolling on layer of cream
NEW DELHI: A “clarification letter” issued by the Center in 2004 brought discriminatory standards for determination of milk fat layer into reality, but surprisingly, its roots are yet to be identified.While settling the dispute and ruling…
Income cannot be sole determinant of OBC cream layer: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that the income of parents cannot be the only criterion for excluding candidates from the OBC quota on the grounds of “creamy layer” and stressed that the employment status and category of the parents…