Madhya Pradesh: Stand-Up comic Munawar Faruqui released from Indore Central Jail

Centre agrees to give extra chance to UPSC civil service aspirants

<p>The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to give an extra chance as a one-time relaxation to UPSC civil service aspirants, who had appeared in their last attempt in the 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are otherwise not age-barred. “Relaxation, only to the extent of providing one extra […]</p>

Farmer’s Protest: Supreme Court to hear petitions related to tractor rally violence today

<p>The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a bunch of pleas related to tractor rally violence that rocked the national capital on Republic Day, including the one which has sought setting up of a commission headed by a retired apex court judge to inquire into the incident. Notably, the pleas would be taken up for […]</p>

SC to hear plea by ‘Tandav’ actor, makers against FIRs today

<p>A bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, will take up three petitions, filed separately by Zeeshan Ayyub, Amazon Prime creative head Aparna Purohit and another one moved jointly by the producer and director of the OTT series. The Supreme Court will today hear petitions filed by actor Zeeshan Ayyub, Amazon Prime (India) creative head and […]</p>

Supreme Court issues notice to makers of ‘Mirzapur’, Amazon Prime Video

<p>he Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice and sought responses from makers and producers of web series ‘Mirzapur’ and streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on a plea complaining over the portrayal of Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district in bad light. The top court’s notice comes two days after an FIR was registered against the producers […]</p>

Republic Day tractor rally: SC says it won’t pass orders

<p>A three-justice bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday informed the attorney general and solicitor general that it would not pass orders on a plea from the Delhi Police, seeking strictures against a planned tractor rally by protesting farmers on January 26. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta asked if the issue could be considered on January […]</p>

SC gives thumbs up for Central Vista project

<p>A three-justice bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Centre’s exercise of powers under the DDA Act for the Central Vista project was “just and valid”. The bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna had reserved its verdict on the pleas in November last year. The top court heard […]</p>

SC makes CCTVs, audio recording compulsory at all interrogation rooms, jails

<p>The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to install CCTV cameras and recording equipment at the offices of investigating agencies, including the CBI, the ED and National Investigation Agency (NIA), which conduct interrogations and have the power of arrest. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman said that states and Union Territories (UTs) […]</p>

SC asks Centre to use its power against 'fake news'

Arnab Goswami’s bail plea in 2018 suicide case in SC today

<p>Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami’s petition challenging Bombay high court order which refused to grant him interim bail in the 2018 abetment to suicide case will be heard by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. A vacation bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee is likely to hear the case at 10:30 am. The high […]</p>