New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till January 2 the hearing on a contempt plea seeking action against the Chief Secretary of Punjab for not complying with its earlier orders, where the Punjab government was directed to hospitalise farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Justice V. Ramasubramanian on Monday took charge as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Apart from Justice Ramasubramanian, Justice (Dr.) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi also took charge as the member of the NHRC.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) As 2024 nears its end, here are the key verdicts of the Supreme Court granting bail to influential politicians who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on corruption or money laundering charges.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) As many as 28,818 applications for initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), having an underlying default of Rs. 10.22 lakh crore, were resolved before their admission till March 2024 due to the behavioural change in debtor-creditor relationship effectuated by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), according to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' year-end review
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) From striking down the electoral bonds scheme to ruling on quotas within quotas and criminal prosecution of lawmakers, here are the landmark verdicts delivered by the Supreme Court in 2024.
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced strict and swift action in the gruesome crime involving a 13-year-old girl in Kalyan, saying that senior advocate Ujjwal Nikam will represent the rape-murder case in court.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) In a special sitting on Saturday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Punjab government over its failure to hospitalise farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast unto death.
Kochi, Dec 28 (IANS) A CBI court here on Saturday convicted 14 CPI-M workers, including a former party legislator, in the Periya twin murder case. The court exonerated 10 of the 24 accused initially charged by the CBI. The sentencing is scheduled for January 3.
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned BRS working president and former minister, K.T. Rama Rao, senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar and former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) chief engineer B.L.N. Reddy in connection with the case related to the alleged financial irregularities in conducting the Formula-E race when the BRS was in power.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has asked the ruling AAP in the city and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by January 5, 2025 for implementing Ayushman Bharat scheme in the national capital.
