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Andhra, Karnataka in spat over ghee for Tirupati laddus
Rediff.com2 Aug 2023To keep the flames under check, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the supply of Nandini ghee to make Tirupati laddus was suspended one-and-half years ago, during the BJP government's tenure.
Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains critical, on ventilator
Rediff.com31 Jul 2023The veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leader is likely to undergo a few tests later in the day, which will help in ascertaining the severity of the infection in his lungs that landed him in the hospital on Saturday afternoon.
SC asks Centre, Manipur to ensure people's safety; urges to avoid hate speech
Rediff.com11 Jul 2023The top court also took note of the submissions about objectionable public utterances by some groups and individuals.
India-US statement on cross-border terror riles Pakistan
Rediff.com27 Jun 2023Pakistan has formally lodged a protest with the US over its joint statement with India against the country's involvement in cross-border terrorism.
10 Vaishno Devi pilgrims killed, 66 injured as bus falls off bridge in Jammu
Rediff.com30 May 2023The bus was carrying pilgrims from outside Jammu and Kashmir to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. Katra is the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the famous shrine atop Trikuta hills.
'They were dead although they were walking out free'
Rediff.com15 May 2023'We had 110 Adivasis who were languishing in jail for nearly five years because it was claimed they were responsible for some blasts.' 'When the time to give the proof came, they had no proof to show.' 'Then the people are let free, totally exonerated, but their lives are totally shattered.' 'Not only their lives, but the lives of their families.'
Key constituencies to watch in Karnataka vote count
Rediff.com13 May 2023As Karnataka gears up for D-Day, with most exit poll projections predicting a hung assembly while putting the Congress in the lead, the outcome will boil down to how the battle for some key constituencies play out.
SC rejects Sanjiv Bhatt's plea seeking recusal of Justice MR Shah
Rediff.com10 May 2023The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a plea by sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking the recusal of Justice M R Shah from hearing his petition to submit additional evidence to support his appeal in the Gujarat High Court against his conviction in a 1990 custodial death case.
Incomplete probe can't deprive default bail despite chargesheet, rules SC
Rediff.com26 Apr 2023Such a charge sheet, if filed by an investigating authority without first completing the investigation, would not extinguish the right to default bail, it said.
SC closes contempt case against Lalit Modi after he tenders apology
Rediff.com24 Apr 2023The Supreme Court on Monday closed contempt proceedings against ex-IPL commissioner Lalit Modi after he tendered an unconditional apology for his remarks against the judiciary in social media posts.
SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes moments after launch
Rediff.com21 Apr 2023Minutes after taking off from a launch pad in South Texas, the rocket appears to have exploded above the Gulf of Mexico.
SC nixes Prof Saibaba's acquittal, asks HC to hear case by new bench
Rediff.com19 Apr 2023The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Bombay high court order acquitting former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba in a Maoist links case and remanded it back to the high court for fresh consideration on merits within four months.
SC ticks off Lalit Modi for social media posts, orders apology
Rediff.com13 Apr 2023The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on ex-IPL commissioner Lalit Modi over his remarks against the judiciary in a social media post, and directed him to tender an unconditional apology.
Only CJI can pass order assigning cases to benches, rules SC
Rediff.com14 Mar 2023A Supreme Court bench, which was assigned a case by another bench of equal strength, has said orders pertaining to placing a case before benches can only be passed by the Chief Justice of India.
SC tells govt to demolish mosque inside Allahabad HC complex within 3 months
Rediff.com13 Mar 2023The Supreme Court on Monday directed authorities to remove a mosque from the premises of the Allahabad high court within three months, telling the petitioners that opposing the demolition that the structure stood on a terminated lease property and they can't claim it as a matter of right to continue.
Amitabh Bachchan Gets Injured During Shoot
Rediff.com6 Mar 2023The Big B, who is 80, broke his rib cartilage and is currently resting at home in Mumbai.
SC bench verdict links Election Commission to Article 14
Rediff.com3 Mar 2023Rule of law prevents a government, brought to power by the strength of ballots, from betraying the trust of citizens and "lapsing into a government of caprice, nepotism and finally despotism", the Supreme Court said on Thursday.
Those weak-kneed before powerful cannot be EC, says Supreme Court
Rediff.com2 Mar 2023The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Election Commission (EC) is duty bound to act in a fair and legal manner and a person who is weak-kneed before the powers cannot be appointed as an election commissioner.
Mystified by EC Arun Goel's resignation, was he in the know, asks SC
Rediff.com2 Mar 2023The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was mystified as to how bureaucrat Arun Goel applied for voluntary retirement on November 18 last year if he was not aware about the proposal to appoint him as an election commissioner.
Ballot is more potent than most powerful gun: SC
Rediff.com2 Mar 2023A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph said the concepts of liberty, equality and fraternity must not be "strange bedfellows" to the ruling class.
SC's big order: LoP, CJI to have a role in CEC appointment
Rediff.com2 Mar 2023In a far-reaching verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and the election commissioners will be done by the President on the recommendation of a committee, comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the CJI, to maintain the "purity" of the electoral process.
SC verdict on pleas for collegium-like system for ECs, CECs on Thursday
Rediff.com2 Mar 2023A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph is likely to give its verdict.
SC to decide if mere membership of banned group makes one a criminal
Rediff.com9 Feb 2023The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas, including those seeking review of some verdicts of 2011 which had held that mere membership of a banned organisation will not make a person criminal unless he resorts to violence or incites people to violence.
Will hear plea at the earliest: SC to Bilkis Bano
Rediff.com7 Feb 2023A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala assured Bano, represented through her lawyer Shobha Gupta, that the new bench will be formed at the earliest.
Publicise undertaking given to govt in 2021: SC to WhatsApp on privacy policy
Rediff.com1 Feb 2023A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked the mobile messaging app to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking given to the government.
SP leader's wife, mother killed in Lucknow building collapse
Rediff.com25 Jan 2023A coordinated multi-agency search operation is underway to locate the two, even as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered setting up a three-member committee to probe the incident and submit a report in a week.
Chargesheet not a public document, can't be put in public domain: SC
Rediff.com20 Jan 2023The apex court orally observed that if FIRs are given to those unrelated to the case like busybodies and NGOs, they might be misused.
Conversion a serious issue, should not politicise it: SC
Rediff.com9 Jan 2023The court had warned a "very difficult situation" will emerge if proselytisation through deception, allurement and intimidation is not stopped.
Rishabh Pant will continue treatment in Dehradun: DDCA
Rediff.com31 Dec 2022Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) director Shyam Sharma on Saturday met Rishabh Pant at Max Hospital in Dehradun and expressed satisfaction at the treatment being given to the cricketer.
Rishabh Pant's brain, spinal cord scan results 'normal'
Rediff.com31 Dec 2022Rishabh Pant suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway on Friday.
Meet the man who saved Rishabh Pant's life
Rediff.com30 Dec 2022Police said the wicketkeeper-batsman, who was alone in the car when it crashed in the northern state of Uttarakhand, had lost control of the vehicle when he "dozed off".
Modi's mother Hiraben recovering, says hospital
Rediff.com29 Dec 2022Modi's elder brother Somabhai Modi said their mother's condition was gradually improving and she had liquid food in the morning.
Modi's brother, family members injured in accident near Mysuru
Rediff.com27 Dec 2022According to sources, other than the driver, Prahlad, his son, daughter-in-law and a child were in the car.
Here's some good news for air travellers in India
Rediff.com21 Dec 2022Aviation security watchdog BCAS has recommended installation of scanners based on computer tomography technology at airports whereby passengers will not be required to take out electronic devices from their hand baggage before going through the scanner. Currently, the scanners used at airports provide a two-dimensional view of the objects inside a hand baggage. Jaideep Prasad, Joint Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), on Wednesday said the regulator has proposed installing scanners based on computer tomography technology at airports that will provide a three-dimensional view of the objects in hand baggage.
Follow quota law for admission in research, recruitment at IITs: SC
Rediff.com19 Dec 2022The Act provides for quotas in teaching positions in central institutions for persons from Scheduled Castes/Tribes, socially and educationally backward classes, and those from economically weaker sections.
Delhi teacher throws girl from 1st floor of school, arrested
Rediff.com16 Dec 2022The class teacher, identified as Geeta Deshwal, first hit the girl with a small scissor and then threw her off from the first floor of the building.
Collegium can't be put in public domain or disclosed under RTI: SC
Rediff.com9 Dec 2022The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to disclose the details of a collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018, under the Right to Information Act.
Collegium doesn't work on basis of 'some busybody': SC
Rediff.com2 Dec 2022Let the existing collegium system which is functioning not get derailed, the SC observed.
Freedom of religion does not include right to convert others, govt tells SC
Rediff.com28 Nov 2022The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that religious freedom does not include a fundamental right to convert other people to a particular religion and that it certainly does not embrace the right to convert an individual through fraud, deception, coercion or allurement.
SC asks Kerala HC to reconsider pre-arrest bail pleas in ISRO case
Rediff.com28 Nov 2022The Supreme Court said on Monday it will ask the Kerala high court to consider afresh the anticipatory bail pleas of four people, including a former director general of police (DGP), in a case of alleged frame-up of scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994 ISRO espionage matter.