Sedition law be retained, guidelines may be laid to prevent misuse: Attorney General to Supreme CourtThe top court was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the colonial era penal law on sedition and would decide whether ...
05 May, 2022, 08.14 PM IST
Former Union minister Arun Shourie moves Supreme Court against sedition lawSignificantly, the petition was filed on the day when a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana expressed concern over “enormous misuse” o...
15 Jul, 2021, 09.39 PM IST
Govt criticism not sedition, rules SCNo sedition case can be filed unless the spirit of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code is prime facie met, a bench comprising Justices Ud...
04 Jun, 2021, 07.39 AM IST
One bogie of Dehradun-bound Shatabdi catches fire, no casualtyThe train's bogie caught fire near Kasro railway station when it was coming from Delhi, Uttarakhand police chief Ashok Kumar said, adding n...
13 Mar, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
More men, machines to monitor Ganga waterUnder the initiative, water quality stations to be doubled to 74; there are also plans to hire consultants to validate data.
23 May, 2018, 11.40 PM IST
Mere criticism of govt or policies not sedition: Supreme CourtThe SC clarified in its 1962 verdict that a "citizen has a right to say or write whatever he likes about the government, or its measures, b...
06 Sep, 2016, 10.44 AM IST
Sedition,defamation charges cannot be invoked for criticism: Supreme CourtThe observation came as Advocate Prashant Bhushan said sedition was a serious offence and the law on it was being grossly misused for stifl...
05 Sep, 2016, 05.14 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee to pay two-day visit to Jharkhand from January 9Mukherjee will inaugurate an art gallery, lay the foundation stone of a technical university and address Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of BI...
07 Jan, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
NCP wants V K Singh sacked for remarks against authors, Congress demands apology"Singh should be sacked forthwith from the Ministry for his indecent and objectionable remarks against writers and authors."
15 Sep, 2015, 10.33 PM IST
Dams on Himalayan rivers causing natural disasters: RSSRSS Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said the nature was taking revenge for developmental policies driven by greed of consumptio...
17 Jun, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections 2014 result: Ruling SDF surges ahead of its rivals in SikkimSDF's Somnath Poudyal won Khamdong-Singtam seat by 296 votes defeating his nearest rival Mani Kumar Sharma of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM...
16 May, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
BJP, Congress, CPI win 2 seats each in Bihar Legislative CouncilThe BJP, Congress and the CPI emerged victorious in two seats each in the elections conducted for eight Bihar Legislative Council seats res...
27 Mar, 2014, 09.18 PM IST
Congress dominates Chhattisgarh's worst-hit Naxal areaThe wife of slain Karma, Devati, won from Dantewada Assembly seat defeating his BJP rival Bhimaram Mandavi by a margin of 5,987 votes.
08 Dec, 2013, 11.12 PM IST
- Castor seed prices trade lower on dull China demand
Castor seed futures too are weak with an expectation of higher supplies to spot markets in March and April.
26 Dec, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
Slumdog becomes millionaire despite giving wrong answerSlumdog Millionaire was not entitled to be a millionaire. Jamal is shown winning Rs 250K in film despite giving wrong answer.
15 Feb, 2009, 01.50 PM IST
- Nagershwar Rao appointed Rajarshi Tandan Open University VC
Prof Nageshwar Rao of Vikram University was today appointed Vice Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University for a period o...
29 Jul, 2008, 10.18 PM IST
- SC to hear Singur land matter Tuesday
The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear a petition challenging the Calcutta High Court's decision that held as legal, the acquisition of lan...
14 Apr, 2008, 05.06 PM IST