New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to shut down the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as it has turned into an "extortion department" of the BJP.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Central government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the “union territory is not a permanent feature” after it asked Attorney General (AG) and Solicitor General (SG) to seek instructions from the Centre over the timeframe to restore statehood of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General and Solicitor General to seek instructions from the Central government over the timeframe to restore statehood of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir which was downgraded into two union territories in 2019.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stressed that ‘environment and ecology’ have to be maintained while refusing to pass any urgent directions on the Centre’s application which had sought release of genetically modified (GM) mustard for seed production and testing.
San Francisco, Aug 29 (IANS) In a move that would make caste bias illegal and strengthen social justice, the California State Assembly has passed the anti-caste discrimination bill with an overwhelming 50-3 margin.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has stressed on the importance of remaining gender-neutral while dealing with gender-specific laws, stating that the existence of such laws should not lead to bias against any particular gender.
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Calcutta High Court’s registrar general Chaitali Chattopadhyay has issued a notification cautioning all police stations in the state to be careful about immediate and unnecessary arrest of accused persons under Section 498 (A) of the IPC which is about punishment for domestic violence against women.
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump once again tried to steal the show from the Washington D.C. Federal Courts and Atlanta County hearings on his election subversion and racketeering charges by calling President Joe Biden's federal officials "fascist thugs".
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) US District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan has posted for March 4, 2024, to bring to trial former President Donald Trump on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election even as parallel hearing was being held in Atlanta Monday morning to determine whether his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, can move his election-related indictment from state to a federal court.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A Delhi court has sentenced former Independent member of Delhi Assembly Rambeer Shokeen to four months’ in jail after he was convicted under Section 174-A (non-attendance in obedience to an order from a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
