Tell Chhattisgarh to provide security to agency teams, CBI asks apex court
September 7th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The CBI Friday sought a Supreme Court direction to the Chhattisgarh government for adequate "safety and security arrangements" for its teams undertaking a probe into ... Read more...
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Freedom acquiring new meaning for thinking India
August 14th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Freedom as an idea is no longer what it was 65 years ago when India emerged from the shackles of British domination at the stroke ... Read more...
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Italian ship: SC refuses to alter high court order
July 18th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to alter the order of Kerala High Court's registrar general asking the owner of Italian ship Enrica Lexie to furnish ... Read more...
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SC dismisses plea against Mukherjee
July 11th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a "frivolous" plea challenging the "eligibility and qualification" of Pranab Mukherjee to be nominated as a candidate for the ... Read more...
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SC trashes plea against Pranab, warns petitioner (Second Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the central government to conduct an inquiry against presidential candidate Pranab ... Read more...
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Apex court suspends vote recount in Bellary Lok Sabha poll
June 26th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday suspended the recounting of votes that was directed by the Karnataka High court when it set aside the election of ... Read more...
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Apex court refuses to suspend Jayalalithaa’s trial (Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to suspend the trial of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and her aide Sasikala Natrajan in a disproportionate assets ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notice to IMA over doctors’ strike
June 25th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on a plea by a non-government organisation seeking to declare as illegal the ... Read more...
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Judge recuses herself from hearing plea against doctors strike
June 22nd, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday could not take up a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to declare that the proposed doctors' strike June 25 was illegal ... Read more...
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Website not hacked: Health ministry (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Denying that its website had been hacked, the union health ministry told the Supreme Court Thursday that the allocation of seats for post-graduate (PG) medical ... Read more...
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Apex court grants murder convict parole to marry
June 21st, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday granted four weeks parole to a convict undergoing life imprisonment for murder so that he could tie the knot with his ... Read more...
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SC notice on vacant post-graduate medical seats (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the union health ministry on the plea of a medical student aspiring to get admission into a post-graduate ... Read more...
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SC declines plea on Tamil Nadu government’s secretariat (Lead)
June 20th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday declined a plea for directing the Madras High Court not to hear a petition challenging the shifting of the Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Admission software hacked, medical student tells court (Lead)
June 19th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday was told by a petitioner that the software developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for online counselling and admission to ... Read more...
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Admission software hacked, medical student tells court
June 19th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday was told by a petitioner that the software developed by the National Informatics Centre for online counselling and admission to post-graduate ... Read more...
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SC notice to Haryana government on mosque land
June 18th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Haryana government and directed status quo on a plea challenging allotment to a mosque a land originally ... Read more...
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SC notice on green nod for Maharashtra power project (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the environment and forests ministry on a plea challenging the Bombay High Court order declining to stay the ... Read more...
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SC stays Rajasthan judicial services exam (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday stayed the Rajasthan judicial services competitive examination (main) scheduled for June 30 over a candidate's plea alleging errors in the ... Read more...
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Buddha, Dawood and thrills on bookshelf (IANS Books this Week)
June 16th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The bookcart this week is thought-provoking and colourful. Browse with IANS...1.Book: "Dancing With Life: Buddhist Insight For Finding Meaning and Joy in the Midst of ... Read more...
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Kerala court denies bail to Italian marines (Lead)
May 19th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), May 19 (IANS) A court here Saturday rejected the bail application of two Italian marines accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen, expressing doubts whether their presence could ... Read more...
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Apex court notice on validity of law against dud cheques
May 8th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the central government on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a law which leaves no option to ... Read more...
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Apex court notice to government on SIMI ban (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on two pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, under ... Read more...
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Apex court mocks slow pace of probes against jailed Pakistanis
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Mocking the investigating agencies probing cases involving foreign nationals, particularly Pakistanis, for years together, the Supreme Court Thursday said criminal justice system in India may ... Read more...
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Italian ship’s release difficult unless commitment on marines: Court
May 1st, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said that if the Italian government can't ensure the presence of its four marines presently aboard M.V. Enrica Lexie as and ... Read more...
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Italian government, fishermen kin pact void: Apex court (Second Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday took exception to the Kerala High Court approving an agreement between the Italian government and the kin of two Indian fishermen ... Read more...
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Apex court frowns on Italian ship case developments (Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday took exception to the Kerala High Court affixing its stamp of approval to an agreement between the Italian government and the ... Read more...
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Noida land acquisition row: Apex court notice to UP, Noida (Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition by the farmers of Noida's Visrak and Patwari villages seeking restoration ... Read more...
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SC dismisses plea against Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh (Second Lead)
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next Indian Army chief.Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh will ... Read more...
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SC dismisses plea against Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh (Lead)
April 23rd, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next chief of army staff.Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh ... Read more...
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Italy moves apex court for marines’ custody, government flip-flops (Lead)
April 20th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) As Italy Friday moved the Supreme Court to secure custody of its two marines arrested in Kerala for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen, the government ... Read more...
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Why Pakistanis still in jail if sentence over: Apex court (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its anguish at mentally challenged and deaf-mute foreign nationals, mostly Pakistanis, continuing to languish in Indian jails long after ... Read more...
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Supreme Court notice to Kerala Police on Italian ship (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to Kerala Police and the state's mercantile marine department on a petition by the owners of Italian ship MT ... Read more...
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‘Good for you’, ‘Good for the earth’ initiative to protect environment (With image)
April 5th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) If it's "Good for you", it's "Good for the earth". That's the new initiative launched by a leading beverage packager to increase awareness about environment ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notice on sterilisation (Lead)
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking that sterilizations should only be performed by trained doctors ... Read more...
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SC issues notice on sterilization
April 2nd, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and all state governments on a petition seeking that sterilization should be done only by trained ... Read more...
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