The Madras High Court today issued notice to Election Commission (EC) on a petition challenging the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during elections on a PIL filed by Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President G K Mani.While admitting the PIL, a ..
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has decided to seek a review of the verdict handed down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court two months back on the definition of the Sikh. DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna today authorised Sik ..
In what clearly looks like a distancing act, MoS for external affairs Shashi Tharoor on Thursday downplayed the significance of the controversial India-Pakistan joint statement and said it was a "diplomatic paper" and not a legally bindin ..
In a victory for lakhs of parents who want their children to learn the global language English, Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Karnataka government not to stand in the way of parents’ dreams. Castigating the state governmen ..
There may have been an uproar in India over the treatment meted out to former President APJ Abdul Kalam by the staff of Continental Airlines in April, but US regulatory body Transportation Security Administration (TSA) insists that ..
A landmark bill providing for free and compulsory education as a fundamental right of children in the 6-14 age group - one of the flagship programmes in the 100-day agenda of the UPA government - was passed by Rajya Sabha on Monday ..
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notices to Haryana Home Secretary, state police chief and several others on a petition filed by a Jhajjar family embroiled in a Gotra row with the Kadyan Khap over a controversial marriage.Justice K C Pu ..
The Government has approved, in principle, restructuring of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation(NMDFC). Setting up of a National Wakf Development Agency will be a part of this restructuring. The details of the proposal are to be f ..
The Central Vigilance Commission disposed of 485 cases during June 2009 referred to it for advice. The Commission launched prosecution against 10 officers. Of these, 6 were from CBDT, 2 from Department of Telecommunications and one each from CBEC and ..
As per the information furnished by the Registry of the Supreme Court, the guidelines for entertaining Public Interest Litigations (PIL) have been laid down by the Supreme Court in judicial pronouncements. Administratively, the Registry has generally ..