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Did Punjab bureaucrats mislead High Court on nazool land meant for poor?
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Some bureaucrats while posted as Deputy Commissioners (DCs) heading the administration of districts in Punjab, apparently misled the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding...
Supremacist Islamist outfit Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind moves SC against anti-conversion laws of 5 states
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The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of conversion laws in five states - Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh,...
SC refuses stay on HC order against key provision of MP anti-conversion law to combat grooming jihad
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice on the Madhya Pradesh's government plea against a high court order restraining it from prosecuting interfaith...
Despite killing Diwali, Delhi’s air quality remains in ‘Very Poor’ category
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Keeping in view the poor air quality scenario in Delhi and adjoining areas, authorities on Monday decided that the ongoing actions implemented under Stage...
Finally, Bar Council of Delhi allows female law interns to wear Bharatiya attire
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The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has said that female law interns will now be allowed to wear black and white salwar kameez, and...
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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Allahabad High Court order, which convicted former UP lawmaker Mukhtar Ansari and and sentenced him to seven...
Pejawar seer Vishwaprasanna Theertha Swamiji's demands for more stringent laws on religious conversion and cow slaughter have stirred a debate in Karnataka.
The state's...
‘Consultation between RBI, Centre for 6 months’, SC affirms 2016 DeMo decision
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The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of Centre's November 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, saying that...
The Haldwani administration began clearing illegal encroachments on railway land following High court orders. Encroachers took to the streets on December 28 demanding the...
Malappuram POCSO court sentences Noufal to 80 years
A 38-year-old man from Malappuram who raped an 11-year-old minor girl was sentenced to 80 years in prison. A Protection of Children from Sexual...