Abbas Ansari (File photo/IANS) The Supreme Court granted bail to MLA Abbas Ansari on Friday in a money laundering case. Ansari, the son of the late gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, received the relief from a bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and Pankaj Mithal.SC had sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on an appeal…
Police team visited the Isha Foundation on Oct 1 for an inquiry. CHENNAI: The two women, Geetha, 42, and Latha, 39, were not illegally confined in Isha Ashram in Coimbatore, according to the written submission by the women monks, who were christened as Maa Mathi and Maayu. The police team, led by assistant Superintendent of…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a death row convict who spent 12 years in jail out of which eight years were under the shadow of death for allegedly killing his wife, mother and two-year-old daughter in 2012 in Pune. It found that there was no conclusive evidence to prove his guilt and directed…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants who came to Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the Assam Accord was a political solution to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it will consider listing a plea calling for a time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, representing the applicants, urged a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, along with Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday awarded 20-year jail term without remission to a man for strangulating his nine-month pregnant daughter to death for marrying a lower caste person against his wish in 2013 and commuted the death sentence given by trial court and Bombay HC, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.A bench of Justices Gavai, Aravind…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) on a petition challenging the practice of political parties promising freebies during election campaigns. A bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, along with Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, issued notices to the government and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that students with speech and language disabilities exceeding 40% should not be denied admission to medical colleges. The court said that the current rule, which bars students with disabilities above this threshold from pursuing a medical education, requires a broader interpretation to ensure inclusivity.The ruling came in…
The maximum temperature was recorded at 34.4 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal, while the minimum temperature dropped to 18.6 degrees C, one notch below normal. NEW DELHI : The 27 measures announced under Grap Stage I to combat the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR are preventive actions, directing govt agencies to intensify measures to…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the power of LG of J&K to nominate five members to assembly of J&K and asked the petitioner to approach HC to raise the issue.“We are not inclined to entertain the present petition under Article 32 of the Constitution and give liberty to the…
