- Friday
31 March 2023
Supreme Court
Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging BBC documentary ban next week
The Supreme Court of India hear requests challenging the use of emergency powers to block the controversial BBC documentary on Prime...
In a 4:1 majority, SC upholds Centre’s demonetisation move
The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Central government taken in 2016 to demonetise the currency notes of INR 500 and INR 1000...
Justice DY Chandrachud takes oath as Chief Justice of India
Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India today by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony in...
Supreme Court asks lawyers to close hijab row
News: The Supreme Court last week asked the counsel appearing for the petitioners in the Karnataka hijab ban controversy to wrap up their...
Noida twin towers demolished with controlled implosion
Supertech's Apex and Ceyane towers in Noida, Uttar Pradesh were razed in pursuance of a Supreme Court order and were demolished twin towers...
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray resigns ahead of floor test
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned today after the Supreme Court allowed a no-trust vote to be held tomorrow in the...
Jailed Sidhu taken for medical test after special diet plea
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, lodged in Patiala central prison in connection with 1988 road rage death case, was taken for a medical...
Supreme Court of India to hear plea against bail to Lakhimpur violence accused
The Supreme Court of India will hear next Tuesday a plea challenging the bail granted to Ashish Mishra by the Allahabad high court last...
Indian Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to scrap offline exams
The India Supreme Court plea had sought directions to the CBSE and other education boards, which have proposed to hold board examinations in...
Mediapart's revelations trigger political slugfest between BJP, Congress
After French investigative portal Mediapart alleged that the Rafale jets maker paid EUR 7.5 million to a middleman during the UPA's regime,...
Yuvraj Singh detained, questioned by cops over casteist social media post; out on bail
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was arrested yesterday in Haryana’s Hisar district over a controversy about his alleged casteist...
UK court declares fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya bankrupt
United Kingdom court declared Indian businessman Vijay Mallya bankrupt. This will pave the way for a consortium of State Bank of India (SBI)...
Chief Justices of India, Singapore feature in virtual mediation summit
The inaugural India – Singapore Mediation Summit (ISMS2021) featured the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of Singapore, among...
India challenges Vodafone arbitration verdict in Singapore High Court
India has challenged an international arbitration tribunal’s verdict that overturned its demand for SGD 4.03 billion (INR 22,100 crore) in...
Vijay Mallya can't be extradited until UK legal matter resolved, Indian Supreme Court told
Vijay Mallya is wanted back in India under charges of financial fraud. He defaulted on repayment of loans taken by the now-defunct...
UK says it is trying to resolve Vijay Mallya's extradition issue
The United Kingdom yesterday said it was trying to resolve Vijay Mallya’s “confidential” legal matter as early as possible so that...
US court asks ISRO's commercial arm to pay USD 1.2 bn to Bengaluru startup
A United States court has asked Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), to pay compensation...
Democratic candidate for the post of US Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court...
INR 3,600 crore recovered from Mallya so far, SBI-led banks' consortium tells Supreme Court of India
The State Bank of India (SBI)-led consortium of banks has told the Supreme Court of India that around INR 3,600 crore had been recovered...
Harris attacks Trump, Republicans in opening statement during Barrett nomination hearings
Democrat Vice-Presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris called on the Senate to hold off on confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme...
Kamala Harris among senators to watch US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett hearings
Indian-origin United States Senator Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's running mate in the presidential election, will again be in the spotlight as...
Indian-American Amul Thapar in the running to become next US Supreme Court judge
Indian-American federal judge Amul Thapar is on the shortlist being considered by US President Donald Trump to replace Justice Ruth Bader...
Supreme Court ruling sets stage for adoption of Bitcoin economy in India
The idea of making transactions with various types of cryptocurrencies has taken the world by storm. However, it presents its own set of...
Nirav Modi's extradition trial begins in London court
Fugitive Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi's extradition case related to the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money...
Indian Supreme Court directs Vijay Mallya to appear before it on October 5
The Indian Supreme Court has directed embattled businessman Vijay Mallya, who has been ordered to be extradited from the United Kingdom, to...