New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court today heard pleas challenging the Uttar Pradesh government’s ban on halal-certified products. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta raised concerns about the impact of halal certification, arguing that it makes products costlier, compelling people across the country to buy higher-priced halal-certified items due to the demand of a few….
New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court witnessed a heated debate on Monday during the hearing of a plea involving the denial of burial rights to a Christian man from a Scheduled Tribe (ST) community in his native village. Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, representing the State of Chhattisgarh, and Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves,…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) Defence Minster Rajnath Singh on Monday exhorted NCC cadets to strive hard to realise the government’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, describing them as the assets of India. Addressing the cadets during his visit to the NCC Republic Day Camp at Delhi Cantt here, the Minister said that the…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) Taking suo motu cognisance of the reported sexual abuse of a girl by several individuals in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police of the state. The Commission has called for a detailed report…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote to Union Health Minister JP Nadda and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi stating that condition of patients and their families outside AIIMS, Delhi was “distressing” and urged their “prompt intervention on this pressing humanitarian issue”. In his letter, Gandhi urged…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Superintendent of Police, Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh), to conduct a fact-finding inquiry into allegations that Ashish Mishra attempted to influence witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri killings case. The SP has been instructed to submit a report within four weeks. A bench comprising Justice Surya…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to install functional video-conferencing facilities in the Jammu Court immediately. The Court’s directions were made to facilitate the ongoing trial of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik and others accused in the 1989 assassination of four…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the trial court proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed against Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The case stemmed from Gandhi’s alleged remarks labelling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members as “liars” and “drunk with power” and referring to Union Home Minister…
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who is in Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the USA, said she is pleased with the invitation extended to Quad Foreign Ministers by the incoming Trump administration. In a chat with newspersons in Washington, Wong said she met…
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the USA, met with two of his Quad colleagues – Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Amid reports of a meeting to be held of…
