Android mobile device case:P SC to hear pleas of Google, CCI on Oct 10 related to fine on tech giant

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on October 10 the cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging the verdict of an appellate tribunal in a case related to Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices in the android mobile device case. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud […]

G20 countries should join hands to meet cyber security challenges: Amit Shah

G20 countries should join hands to meet cyber security challenges: Amit Shah

Gurugram: Warning the global community about security challenges which have evolved from “dynamite to metaverse” and “hawala to crypto currency”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked G20 member countries to rise above conventional boundaries and share information on real time to check all crimes in the cyber space. Speaking at the ‘G20 Conference […]

Yamuna water level in Delhi stabilises, will start receding soon, says CWC

Yamuna water level in Delhi stabilises, will start receding soon, says CWC

New Delhi: The water level of the Yamuna river in Delhi has stabilised and will start receding tonight, a senior Central Water Commission official said on Thursday. According to the CWC flood-monitoring portal, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge rose to 208.62 metres at 1 pm and remained stable till 4 pm. “The […]

CJI to administer oath to Justices Bhuyan, Bhatti as SC judges today

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud will administer the oath of office to two judges designate of the Supreme Court justices Ujjal Bhuyan and S Venkatanarayana Bhatti on Friday. According to the apex court website, the swearing-in ceremony will be held at 10 AM in the newly built auditorium in the […]

UCC: Stalin opposes one-size-fits-all approach, writes to Law Commission

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday expressed his state’s “strong” opposition to the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), arguing against a “one-size-fits-all approach,” and flagged his concerns in a detailed letter to the Chairperson of the Law Commission of India. In the letter, he said “UCC poses a serious threat and […]

India home to second largest population of Muslims in world: President Murmu

India home to second largest population of Muslims in world: President Murmu

New Delhi: India, as a multi-cultural and multi-religious society, celebrates unity in diversity and its over 200 million Muslims make the country the second largest population of the community in the world, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday. Welcoming Muslim World League Secretary General Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, who had called on the president at […]

‘Modi’ surname remark: BJP MLA files caveat in Rahul Gandhi defamation case

‘Modi’ surname remark: BJP MLA files caveat in Rahul Gandhi defamation case

New Delhi: BJP MLA Purnesh Modi, the complainant in the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi, has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court seeking that he be heard if the Congress leader moves a plea challenging the high court verdict refusing to stay his conviction in the Modi surname remark case. A single judge bench […]

Raging Yamuna swells to record level in Delhi

New Delhi: The Yamuna in Delhi swelled to 207.55 metres on Wednesday, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metres set in 1978, government agencies said on Wednesday. According to the Central Water Commission’s (CWC) flood-monitoring portal, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge crossed the 207-metre mark at 4 am, the first time since […]

Umar Khalid’s plea for bail in UAPA case to be heard on July 24

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear on July 24 a plea by former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020. The Delhi Police sought time to respond to the petition during the hearing before a […]

SC grants time to Centre to file reply on pleas challenging law on Places of Worship

SC grants time to Centre to file reply on pleas challenging law on Places of Worship

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted time till October 31 to the Centre to file its response to a batch of pleas challenging certain provisions of a 1991 law that prohibits filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August […]