NEW DELHI: The Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh government is set to challenge the Centre’s recently notified agriculture legislations in the Supreme Court on the grounds that they infringe on a state subject. Speaking to ET, Chhattisgarh agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey said, “The Chhattisgarh government will challenge the agriculture legislation in the Supreme Court. This would be done … Read more
For the layperson who enjoys Basmati rice as part of a traditional Indian meal, this issue may be a little difficult to decode from a legal standpoint. GI tag for Basmati rice: ‘Basmati’ and Madhya Pradesh’s basmati farmers are now in the legal spotlight! On Monday, the Supreme Court has issued a notice on a … Read more
New Delhi: The UP government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to direct a CBI probe into the alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Hathras, saying it will ensure that no vested interests is able to create a fake and false narrative with “oblique motives”. In an affidavit filed in response to … Read more
In case the title of this article has left you scratching your head, let me disabuse you of the notion that a blooper has occurred on this page.It merely reflects my fervent wish that when it comes to the apex court’s decision to take up or not the matter of levy of interest on interest … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Oct 04, 2020) HATHRAS: In their first comments to the media after being cut off by the UP administration from speaking out for days, the family of the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras said on Saturday that they will not immerse the ashes of the dead teenager as they … Read more
Money cascaded into presidential nominee Joe Biden‘s campaign and his Democratic Party on the heels of his rancorous debate with President Donald Trump, potentially widening Biden’s financial edge as the White House race enters its final month. The Biden campaign had its best single hour of fundraising ever during Tuesday’s debate, pulling in $3.8 million, … Read more
A day after Haryana and Punjab witnessed massive protests against the new farm laws and SAD left NDA, I&B minister Prakash Javadekar said some political parties were misleading farmers and politicising the reform move. In an interview with Vasudha Venugopal, he accused the opposition of resorting to “undemocratic methods” to register their protest in Parliament … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a plea by Ajit Mohan, the India head of social media giant Facebook, challenging a notice sent to him by the Delhi Assembly. The petition is listed before a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari. On Sunday, the Delhi Assembly panel … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that it would lay down the law to balance a citizen’s right to protest with another’s right to free movement. Dealing with a petition filed against the Shaheen Bagh protests, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari said that the right to protest … Read more
Sept. 18, 2020 — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazing jurist and the second woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, died Friday. She was 87. The cause of death was metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from the court. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice … Read more