Centre Opposes Pleas Seeking Refund Of Royalty On Minerals To States Retrospectively

Centre said any such order asking to pay dues with retrospective effect will have a "multi-polar" impact. The Centre today opposed in the Supreme Court a plea of the mineral-rich states seeking refund of the royalty levied by it on mines and mineral-bearing land since 1989, saying any such order …...Read More

State Bar Councils Can't Charge Exorbitant Fee To Enroll Law Graduates: Supreme Court

State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling law graduates as lawyers. The Supreme Court today ruled that state bar councils cannot charge more than Rs 650 and Rs 125 for enrolling law graduates from general and SC-ST categories, respectively, as lawyers. The top court held that the Bar …...Read More

Petition Seeks To Stop "Demolition" Of Supreme Court Building For New One

PIL filed seeking directions to Centre and top court registry to not "demolish" Supreme Court building A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Union government and top court registry to not "demolish" the Supreme Court building and instead make a new building in another …...Read More

BJP Leader CT Ravi Arrested For Making Derogatory Remarks Against Woman Minister

CT Ravi was taken into custody by the police while he was staging a protest. (File) In a major development, the police in Karnataka took Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC CT Ravi into custody on Thursday evening from the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here for allegedly making derogatory remarks against a …...Read More

Notice To Centre, RBI For Alternate Digital KYC Method For Acid Attack Survivors

Supreme Court sent a notice to Centre, RBI over alternate method of digital KYC for acid attack survivors The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India and others on a plea seeking an alternate digital KYC (Know Your Customer) process for acid attack …...Read More

Can't Terminate 27-Week Pregnancy, Foetus Has Fundamental Right To Live: Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejected the plea seeking termination of an over 27-week pregnancy. The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her over 27-week pregnancy, saying the foetus in the womb also has a fundamental right to live. A bench headed by …...Read More

Supreme Court Rejects Petition To Ban PM Modi From Elections For 6 Years

Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking to bar PM Narendra Modi from elections The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking to bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi from elections for allegedly making "hate speeches" and violating the Model Code of Conduct during campaigning. A bench …...Read More

Madhya Pradesh's Education Paradox? More Money, Fewer Students

The Madhya Pradesh budget was presented on Wednesday and the allocation for education got a boost, with a hike of 4% and now representing 11.26% of the total budget. On paper, this looks like a step forward and yet, on the ground, classrooms are becoming emptier and the student count …...Read More

India's Elections And Atom Bombs Share Umbilical Technological Connect

Nearly 5.5 million EVM's are being deployed for the 2024 general elections India's elections and atom bombs have an umbilical connect. The same facilities that make electronic voting machines (EVMs) also helped made the bombs in Pokhran. India celebrates National Technology Day on May 11. On this day 26 years …...Read More

Supreme Court Slams Centre Over Failure To Implement Disability Act Provisions

Supreme Court ordered appointment of a 100% visually impaired candidate who cleared CSE in 2009 The Supreme Court has ordered appointment of a 100 per cent visually impaired candidate, who cleared the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in 2009, within three months while slamming the Centre for failing to implement provisions …...Read More