Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on fate of Section 377 on Thursday
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce on September 6 its judgment on the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a colonial era provision which criminalises private consensual sexual acts between same-sex adults.
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to vacate its order placing five activists under house arrest in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, saying there is cogent material to show they are all active members of the banned organisation, Communist Party of India (Maoist), preparing for large scale violence and an “armed rebellion.”
Farmers take out Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh rally in Delhi
Thousands of workers, farmers and agricultural workers turned central Delhi into a sea of red flags on Wednesday as they marched to Parliament Street for a Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh rally organised by unions affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
The CBI on Wednesday conducted simultaneous searches in the residences of Tamil Nadu Health Minister Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar, Director General of Police T.K. Rajendran, former Minister B.V. Ramana and many others in connection with the gutkha scam .
Supreme Court clears Malayalam novel ‘Meesha,’ supports free flow of ideas
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to humour a plea to delete certain portions of Malayalam novel Meesha he perceived to be derogatory to temple-going Hindu women.
Former Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt arrested in 22-year-old narcotics case
Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has been arrested by Gujarat police CID (Crime) in a narcotics case lodged by the Banaskantha police in 1996 when he was the Superintendent of Police (SP) there. The probe is conducted by the CID as per a January last High Court order.
US Open 2018: Nadal survives Thiem test to reach semifinals
Defending champion Rafa Nadal failed to win a single game in the opening set of his U.S. Open quarter-final against Dominic Thiem on Tuesday but fought back to beat the Austrian 0-6 6-4 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(5) in a match that ended after 2 a.m. in New York.
Rafale will revolutionise airpower in our sub-continent: Deputy Chief of IAF
Rafale once inducted into the Indian Air Force would “revolutionise airpower in our sub-continent” but is discussed for the wrong reasons, said Deputy Chief of IAF R. Nambiar on Wednesday. The comments come at a time of claims by the Congress party of financial irregularities in the deal.
Schools cannot deny admission for lack of Aadhaar: UIDAI
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asserted that schools cannot refuse admission to students for lack of Aadhaar, and termed denial on such grounds as “invalid”.
Sensex drops to two-week low as rupee plunges
Falling for the sixth straight session, the BSE Sensex shed about 140 points on Wednesday to close at an over two-week low of 38,018.31 as investor sentiment remained bearish amid a plunging rupee and weak global cues.
