The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 4) observed that the RBI should allow any person with a good enough reason to deposit his or her old currency notes and exchange them for new ones, even if the offic...
Above: Achal Kumar Joti was recently appointed chief election commissioner by the NDA government. He will take charge from Nasim Zaidi who retires on July 6
As the current Chief Election Commission...
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Following jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, another animal sport has been taken out of the ambit of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. With the promulgation of the P...
Above: A muharram procession in New Delhi (file picture). Photo: Anil Shakya
Muharram, the Shia religious event – mourning the death of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad – is known fo...
Above: Members of Rastriya Dalit Panchayat at a Maharally for reservation in promotion and other demands at Parliament Street in New Delhi (file picture). Photo:UNI
The Delhi High Court on Monday ...
In the matter pertaining to the rehabilitation of people rendered homeless due to the demolition of the Nizamuddin night shelter, the Delhi High Court bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Jus...
Above: The new Rs 2,000 notes which were released after demonetisation. Photo: UNI
Yogesh Mittal, a close associate of advocate Rohit Tandon (who is behind bars, associated with a demonetisation sc...
Above: Under the paper-ballot system, voters could check the accuracy of the ballot paper, candidate’s name and symbol. Under the electronic voting system, they cannot. Photo: UNI
Advanced democrac...
The Supreme Court on Monday provided Booker Prize winning author and activist Arundhati Roy a breather when it stayed the criminal contempt proceedings against her, initiated in 2015 by the Bombay Hig...
Above: A representative picture of an operation for abortion. Photo: abortionuae.com
Kolkata’s Sarmishtha Chakraborty finally got the okay from the Supreme Court to terminate her 26-week pregnancy....