Law

Uttarakhand HC grants protection to inter-faith live-in couple; what it means

IANS | July 19, 2024 4:53 PM

Dehradun, July 19 (IANS) In one of the first cases after the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) law, the Uttarakhand High Court has disposed the writ petition of a live-in couple, over a threat to their lives allegedly from family members because of inter-faith relationship, and granted them police protection.

Bengal school job case: CBI grilling staff of OMR sheet producing agency

IANS | July 16, 2024 2:31 PM

Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) CBI officials on Tuesday began interrogation of the employees of S Basu & Company, the outsourced agency responsible for providing and preserving the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets used in the examination for recruitment of teachers in West Bengal government schools in 2017.

Centre clears appointment of two new judges in SC

IANS | July 16, 2024 2:00 PM

New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Acting swiftly on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium, the Centre on Tuesday cleared the appointment of Justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan to the apex court.