SC issues notices to Centre on PIL seeking ban on employment of children in orchestras, spasThe Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, NCPCR, and NHRC regarding a PIL. The petition seeks a complete ban on employing childre...
25 May, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
China’s Meta backlash renders Manus model ‘officially dead’Beijing's order for Meta to unwind its $2 billion takeover of AI startup Manus signals a new era of regulatory scrutiny for China's tech in...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
Neither wearing skimpy clothes nor dancing in public an offence: Delhi courtA Delhi court ruled that wearing skimpy clothes is not a crime, acquitting seven women accused of obscene dance performances at a bar. The ...
12 Feb, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
Anil Deshmukh gets bail in ED case, may stay jailed as he is in CBI net tooOn Tuesday, Deshmukh’s lawyers Vikram Chaudhari and Aniket Nikam argued for bail claiming that the senior NCP leader had no criminal antece...
04 Oct, 2022, 11.48 PM IST
Remarks against Prophet: Mumbai Police will summon Nupur Sharma to record her statement, says city police chiefThe Mumbai Police registered a case against the then BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on May 28 for allegedly making objectionable remarks aga...
06 Jun, 2022, 07.51 PM IST
Supreme Court okays liquor in dance barsThe court did away with two other clauses that mandated a partition between the dancer and the audience and insisted that those seeking lic...
18 Jan, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
Govt presented weak side on dance bars in SC due to nexus: NCPIt also demanded that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis takes immediate legal steps to ensure that dance bars do not start operating in the ...
17 Jan, 2019, 01.56 PM IST
SC pulls up Maharashtra government for not granting licence to dance barsThe SC on pulled up the Maharashtra government for not granting licence to dance bars and warned it not to overstep its powers by defying t...
25 Apr, 2016, 02.40 PM IST
Maharashtra Assembly passes Dance Bar Bill having stringent actions against violatorsThe new Bill fixes accountability on the owner in case of violation of rules, exploitation of women employees, or in cases of obscenity.
12 Apr, 2016, 07.36 PM IST
Live feed of dance bar performances for cops to check obscenity, insists MaharashtraThe court had said that these new rules were an attempt to circumvent an earlier top court which had upheld the right of these women to pra...
29 Feb, 2016, 07.09 PM IST
Plea in Supreme Court against lifting ban on dance bars in MaharashtraThe plea challenges the decision that had paved the way for reopening of dance bars across Maharashtra.
23 Nov, 2015, 07.53 PM IST
SC stays 2014 amendment banning dance bars in MaharashtraThe Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of Maharashtra Police Act that prohibited dance performances at eating places, beer bars...
15 Oct, 2015, 02.46 PM IST
24-hr restaurants: Bombay High Court queries government about women's safety aspectsHC has asked Maharashtra government whether it has taken a decision to allow restaurants and pubs in the city to remain open 24 hours a day.
06 Mar, 2015, 02.49 PM IST
Government-appointed panel advocates "complete ban" on dance barsWhile recommending a complete ban on bar dance, the committee has noted there was a drop in cases of atrocities against women when the stat...
03 Sep, 2014, 03.29 PM IST
Ban or not, Mumbai’s orchestra 'dance’ bars have long been in business as usualThis dance bar next to a famous restaurant in one of the most expensive suburbs in Mumbai has been functional for a few years now despite t...
21 Jul, 2013, 05.07 AM IST
Ajit Pawar blames Law and Judiciary over SC ruling in dance bar caseNCP leader Ajit Pawar today blamed the Law and Judiciary department for the state's failure to defend ban on dance bars in Mumbai.
18 Jul, 2013, 07.52 PM IST
Mumbai dance bars may not re-open for monthsThe state government has not yet decided whether to file a review petition in the Supreme Court in the dance bar case.
17 Jul, 2013, 04.40 PM IST