Portugal tightens immigration laws with far-right supportThe Portuguese government on Tuesday adopted stricter immigration laws that make it harder to enter the country, pushed through with the su...
01 Oct, 2025, 10.51 AM IST
Portuguese government presents re-worked immigration billThe Portuguese government presented on Wednesday a new version of a bill designed to curb immigration following objections from the constit...
25 Sep, 2025, 09.43 AM IST
Courts worldwide increasingly recognise climate action as a human rightCourts globally, including India's Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights, are recognizing climate action as a fundamental hu...
21 Apr, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
UCC panel submits voluminous report to Uttarakhand CM, Dhami says 'long-awaited moment has arrived'The draft was handed over to Dhami by the five-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. After receivin...
03 Feb, 2024, 12.25 AM IST
Uttarakhand Cabinet decides to form committee on implementation of Uniform Civil Code: CM DhamiDhami said after the meeting that his government will set up a high-powered committee which will prepare "a draft of the Uniform Civil Code...
24 Mar, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
No steps taken in 63 yrs on uniform civil code, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Friday frowned on the failure of governments to heed Article 44 of the Constitution to promulgate a UCC for the entire...
14 Sep, 2019, 11.30 AM IST
No attempt to enact uniform civil code despite repeated court appeals: Supreme CourtGoa’s uniform civil code is largely a Portuguese legacy and continues to operate as Indian law with some parts repealed or modified.
14 Sep, 2019, 07.49 AM IST
Centre moves SC for early hearing in Goa mining caseThe SC has agreed to hear the matter shortly where Goa Mining People's Front (GMPF) had also filed an IA in February 2019.
14 Mar, 2019, 10.37 PM IST
Goa cabinet advisory committee to seek review of SC bar on miningCAC, consisting three of Parrikar’s ministers, would recommended mining be allowed to continue until a long term solution is found.
15 Mar, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
Goa may seek review of SC order but not before mining comes to a haltThe CAC, consisting of three of Parrikar’s ministers, recommended that mining be allowed to continue until a long term solution is found.
14 Mar, 2018, 09.37 PM IST
Freedom from triple talaq: Goa shows the wayIf a referendum with secret voting is held among Muslim women, they will surely opt to abolish triple talaq and polygamy . But they are not...
03 Apr, 2016, 10.26 AM IST
Salem not "superhuman", not to be handcuffed, court saysSalem last month filed an application before the court, taking exception to the handcuffing.
05 Mar, 2014, 10.09 PM IST
TADA court to resume trial against Salem in 1993 blasts caseSpecial court judge G A Sanap yesterday issued summons to Salem and accordingly he was produced before the court today.
07 Aug, 2013, 11.12 PM IST
Abu Salem moves TADA court seeking shift to Portuguese embassyGangster Abu Salem today moved the special TADA court seeking directions to the jail authorities for shifting him to Portugal Embassy in Go...
29 Jul, 2013, 08.21 PM IST
- EC to take call on plea against Goa BJP MLA: Governor
Goa Governor B V Wanchoo told media persons today that the petition submitted to him has been forwarded to the Election Commission of India...
25 Jan, 2013, 04.39 PM IST
- Portugal SC scraps Abu Salem's extradition
Portugal Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld lower court's decision that extradition treaty with India was violated in Abu Salem's case.
17 Jan, 2012, 02.48 PM IST
- Double jeopardy applies to same offence, not same facts: SC
The doctrine of double jeopardy protects a person from being tried and punished twice for the same offence but not from different offences ...
11 Nov, 2010, 03.24 PM IST