New Delhi: The National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) is set to disburse loans under the newly-launched “Visvas” scheme from next month, with an aim to help 15 lakh people belonging to the SC, OBC, and safai karamchari communities, a senior official said on Friday. The Vanchit Ikai Samooh aur Vargon ki Aarthik … Read more
The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to January 22 the hearing on a plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena against the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s order declaring the Sena bloc led by CM Eknath Shinde as “real political party” after its split in June 2022. The plea, which was filed on Monday by … Read more
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday recommended to the government the appointment of three new Chief Justices to the High Courts of Uttarakhand, Orissa, and Meghalaya. The Collegium has largely followed the norms of merit, seniority, and integrity of the judges in its recommendations. It has recommended … Read more
File photo of the Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Months before violence broke out during Ram Navami celebrations, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition highlighting how religious processions are being “weaponised” with participants brandishing arms in public and often unleashing mayhem. In December 2022, a petition by NGO Citizens for … Read more
The BJP will launch a massive fortnight-long campaign on May 30 to reach out to all sections of society, with particular emphasis on minorities and scheduled castes and tribes, to mark the 8th anniversary of the Modi government. Elected representatives of the party, including MPs and MLAs, will actively participate in the public outreach programmes … Read more
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday upped the ante on the issue of headcount of Other Backward Classes by declaring that he will “not allow any census in Bihar” unless the Centre acceded to the demand for coming out with the numbers of OBCs, besides the SCs and the STs. Yadav also lambasted the BJP … Read more
The Supreme Court Tuesday turned down a plea filed by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan seeking interim bail for campaigning in the UP assembly polls. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai, however, granted liberty to Khan to approach the concerned court and request for expeditious disposal of bail pleas. How … Read more
The Supreme Court Monday sought response from the West Bengal government and others on a plea filed by BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Jisnu Basu, and Pradeep Joshi in a case of alleged assault on a woman and criminal intimidation. A bench of Justices M R Shah and A S Bopanna issued notice to the state … Read more
The central government and several state governments on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to clear the air over reservations in promotion, blaming multiple rulings by the High Courts for creating confusion on the issue. A special bench, led by Justice L Nageswara Rao, said that it would hear the issue at length on October 5. … Read more
MUMBAI: In the billionaire brawl over the fate of Kishore Biyani’s Future Retail, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos managed to land the first blow and sank Mukesh Ambani’s into the red territory. The Supreme Court’s verdict of upholding the emergency arbitration order given by a Singapore Court that halts the sale of Future Retail to Reliance Industries … Read more