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Resolute that people’s voices never go unheard before the highest court of the land, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu has set up a special bench, christened “Social Justice Bench”, to specifically deal with the issues troubling a common man in everyday life. This is the first time the Supreme Court will have a […]

MUMBAI: Two public interest litigation challenging the replacement of the word “Sindh” with “Sindhu” in the national anthem will come up for hearing in the Bombay High Court. Both petitions, filed last year, seek direction to the Maharashtra government to withdraw the text books reflecting the error. The first petition was filed by Mulund resident

INDORE: A BJP MLA on Tuesday allegedly thrashed 15 drug addicts who he claimed were harassing women in a park here, the incident which acquired a political hue after Congress criticized saying it highlights the law and order situation of the state. Eyewitnesses claimed that BJP MLA Sudarshan Gupta beat up 15 miscreants at the

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared four bills that are likely to be introduced in Parliament during the current session, including a comprehensive legislation against highjacking, which provides for death in extreme cases, and amendments to the Companies Act to make life simpler for the corporate sector. In addition, bill to replace the

Anil Kumar Sinha, a Bihar-cadre 1979-batch IPS officer posted as CBI Special Director, was appointed CBI Director on Tuesday, after a panel comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu and leader of the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge met in the evening at 7 Race

CAIRO: An Egyptian court condemned 188 people to death on Tuesday over a deadly attack on police, as the prosecution said it will appeal the acquittal of ex-president Hosni Mubarak over protester deaths. The accused, of whom 143 are behind bars, were found guilty of taking part in an August 14, 2013 attack on a

A Delhi court on Monday quashed the order of a trial court directing the Commissioner of Police to appear before it in person regarding police inaction in connection with a case of forgery involving former BJP MLA Ranjeet Singh. The former MLA has been accused of producing false caste certificate during the 2013 Assembly elections.

CHENNAI: No god wants a fight among its devotees, and if they cannot worship peacefully, then the temple has to remain under lock and key, the Madras high court has said. The court made these observations last week while refusing to order unsealing of a temple in Kancheepuram district. The first bench of Chief Justice

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked cricket board president N Srinivasan to prove that there was no conflict of interest despite him wearing multiple hats as BCCI chief, managing director of India Cements which owned Chennai Super Kings and as chairman of IPL governing council. “We will have to examine the documents to

MUMBAI : Bombay High Court has demanded to see by this evening a circular issued by the Maharashtra government to the police to provide interim protection to witnesses in criminal cases right from the stage of investigation. A division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice A S Gadkari questioned whether the government has issued