157 govt bungalows in UP including those occupied by ex-CMs vacated: SC told
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government today told the Supreme Court that it has got vacated 157 government bungalows including those allotted to former chief ministers. UP government today told the Supreme Court More...
Can affluent among SC/STs be denied quota in promotions: SC asks Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre whether those affluent among the SC/ST communities should be excluded from getting quota benefits of promotions in government jobs to allow those backward among More...
Creamy layer cannot be applied to deny benefits of quota in promotions: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the creamy layer concept cannot be applied to deny benefits of quota in promotions to government employees of SC/ST community as the stigma of caste and backwardness More...
B K Bansal suicide: SC seeks detailed reply from Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Union of India after hearing a petition seeking an independent investigation into the controversial suicide case of senior bureaucrat Bal Kishan Bansal, More...
Shelter home scandal: Prime accused’s son released after CBI grilling
Muzaffarpur (Bihar): The CBI today released from its custody Rahul Anand, son of prime accused in shelter home sex scandal Brajesh Thakur. CBI today released from its custody Rahul Anand (center), son of prime accused More...
Bill to reduce NHRC chief’s term; appointment of any SC judge as chairperson introduced in Par
New Delhi: A bill to reduce the tenure of the NHRC chairperson from five years to three and to appoint any retired judge of the Supreme Court, instead of the Chief Justice of India, as chairman of the statutory More...
Plea in SC against WhatsApp payments service
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to restrain WhatsApp from proceeding with its payments systems unless it fully complies with provisions of the RBI. Supreme More...
Supreme Court examines verdict on SC/ST quota in govt jobs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday examined its earlier verdict of providing reservations to Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (SCs/STs) in government jobs promotions. Supreme Court on Friday examined its More...
Aircel-Maxis case: SC refuses to interfere with Delhi HC order on Karti
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the anticipatory bail granted to Karti Chidambaram by the Delhi High Court in the Aircel-Maxis case. Supreme Court today refused to interfere with More...
Union Cabinet approves bill to overturn Supreme Court order on SC/ST Act
New Delhi: Ahead of a nationwide bandh called by the Dalit groups, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday agreed to table the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) bill during the ongoing monsoon More...
