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The Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh has denied any fresh construction activities at the site of Rs 2,600-crore memorials being constructed for BSP founder Kanshiram and other Dalit leaders in Lucknow. In a fresh counter affidavit filed before the apex court here on Monday, the state government submitted that whatever construction was being carried out was only with regard to certain struc..

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posed a query to the Centre as to what was the "great need" for deemed universities in the country. A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Mukundakam Sharma also asked the Centre whether any of the Indian deemed universities is having its branches in other countries of the world. "We would like to know whether you have this system of deemed universities of..

A Division Bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday accepted Hafiz Saeed’s petitions for quashing the cases registered against him and issued notices to the Punjab provincial government and police officials. The two-judge bench issued notices to the Station House Officers of the two police stations in Faisalabad that registered the cases against the Jamat-ud-dawa chief under the Anti-Terrorism..

In June, when Shanthi (name changed) began feeling weak by the day, she thought her husband was causing her some harm for the sake of her property. The local police told her they would not be able to register a complaint against him. Forensic expert Dr R Selvakumar then suggested she test her hair, nail and blood for toxicity. Two days later, the lab report showed an increased lead content in ..

With Punjab and Haryana High Court calling for details of action taken against chargesheeted officers of building branch of municipal corporation (MC), trouble is brewing for the top brass of the branch that has been enjoying power despite being chargesheeted a number of times. Amar Vivek Singh, counsel of the petitioner, Rajesh Inder Pal Singh and others said the court has told the civic body..

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking disclosure of certain vital documents in connection with the issue of black-money stashed in foreign banks. The apex court sought the response from the government on allegations by eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani and others that authorities were withholding vital documents relating to the case. Meanwhile, Solicitor Ge..

Unable to arrest corruption among government officials despite a special criminal law, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Centre is now planning to take a drastic step -- amend the Act to allow confiscation of properties of tainted babus. The PC Act, which provides for a maximum jail term of seven years for a convicted official, has no provision empowering the government to seize the unac..

Disheartened' by the grave allegations of sexual exploitation of children lodged at a Juvenile Home in the state, the Madras high court has ordered a probe into the whole affairs of the home. Justice TS Sivagnanam, referring to various statutory protections available to juveniles lodged in state-run homes, directed the Social Welfare Department to probe the alleged abuse of children at t..

Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, arrested for allegedly raping his domestic help, was on Saturday shifted to the state-run J J Hospital after he complained of acute back pain due to slip disc. A sessions court on Friday directed the authorities at the Arthur Road Jail, where the actor is lodged since his arrest in June this year, to provide medical treatment and admit him to a hospital if n..

India’s External Debt: A Status Report, 2008-09 Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Fi..

Transfer of Allahabad High Court Judge In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President,..

Transfer of Uttarakhand High Court Judge In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the Presiden..

Former Chief Justices of India (CJIs) appear to be divided over noted jurist Fali S Nariman's radical proposal for an ombudsman to lookcomplaints against judges before their appointment to the High Court or elevation to the Supreme Court. Nari..

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Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, who has been accused of amassing wealth, has opted out of an official judges delegation to Australia led by Chief Justice of India. span style="color: #0000ff"..