New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) A three-judge bench led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday began hearing over 90 petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which came into effect on April 8. Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, Rajeev Dhavan, AM Singhvi, and CU Singh are appearing for the petitioners, while Solicitor…
New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) In a notable decision reinforcing India’s linguistic plurality, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the use of Urdu on municipal signboards in Maharashtra, dismissing a petition that had objected to its inclusion alongside Marathi and English. A Bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the…
New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) The Congress on Wednesday held a protest here against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for filing chargesheets against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders in connection with the alleged money laundering case related to the National Herald. Talking to reporters, party general secretary Sachin Pilot said that there was…
New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking to make Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (now Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) gender neutral, stating that isolated instances of misuse cannot justify changes to a law enacted to safeguard women from cruelty in matrimonial…
New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) Justice (Retired) Dinesh Maheshwari, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission of India. The Commission, which advises the government on legal reforms, officially took charge on Tuesday. Joining him on the panel are Advocate Hitesh Jain and Professor…
Washington/New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) A US federal judge has barred the Trump administration from deporting an Indian undergraduate student whose student visa was cancelled on April 4, just weeks before he was set to graduate. In a ruling on Tuesday in the Madison court, US District Judge William Conley ruled that Krish Lal Isserdasani,…
Abuja, Apr 16 (UNI) The toll of the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 127. In all 674 confirmed cases have been recorded from 4,025 suspected cases reported since the onset of the outbreak in January, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said in a statement. Eighteen out of the…
Bhopal: Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said that telemedicine services should be effectively used at sub health centers and community health centers to provide expert consultation facilities to citizens living in rural and remote areas at their nearest health center. So that the facility of expert consultation can be made available in remote areas. Shukla…
Calls it a constitutional right Bhopal: Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar has once again stirred the debate on transparency in governance by demanding the live broadcast of Madhya Pradesh Assembly proceedings. Taking to social media, Singhar questioned why the state assembly continues to function behind closed doors when the Lok Sabha and several other state…
Former MP CS Anthony de Sa’s “Tamarind” Captures Global Acclaim Bhopal – The quiet corners of rural Madhya Pradesh have found a powerful voice in Anthony de Sa, former Chief Secretary, whose short story “Tamarind” has landed him on the prestigious shortlist for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2025. This remarkable feat, achieved under the…
