The petitioner submitted that the Reserve Bank of India cannot withdraw from circulation or discontinue banknotes and only the Central Government is vested with such powers. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cannot withdraw from circulation or discontinue banknotes and only the Central Government is vested with such powers, the … Read more
Then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, talking to the villagers of Maliana in Meerut on May 31, 1987. | Photo Credit: Hindu Archives The story so far: Almost 36 years after the Maliana massacre in which 72 people lost their lives in May 1987, the Meerut court of additional district judge Lakhvinder Singh Sood, after more … Read more
M.G. Ramachandran had to suffer a drubbing in the 1980 Lok Sabha elections, months after he strongly advocated the concept of ‘creamy layer’ among the backward classes. MGR casting his vote on July 12, 1982. | Photo Credit: By Special Arrangement Political parties in Tamil Nadu reacted largely on expected lines to the Supreme Court … Read more
It would open up new doors of opportunities for the economically weaker sections, says Pradhan It would open up new doors of opportunities for the economically weaker sections, says Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and Ministers on Monday lauded the Supreme Court verdict upholding the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment providing 10% reservation to … Read more
Petitions have challenged validity of 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation to economically weaker sections of society Petitions have challenged validity of 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation to economically weaker sections of society A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit is scheduled to pronounce … Read more
April 22, 2021 — On Tuesday, April 20, the country braced for the impact of the verdict in the murder trial of George Floyd. If we are completely honest, the country — and particularly the African-American community — had significant doubts the jury would render a guilty verdict, despite overwhelming evidence presented by prosecutors. … Read more
AAP MLA Somnath Bharti Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and two-year sentence for assaulting AIIMS security staff. Bharti was taken into custody and sent to prison on Tuesday after the pronouncement of the verdict by a trial court here. In his plea before the high court, he has sought that the … Read more