Tag: India

Supreme Court rejects review petition filed by six non-BJP states for postponing NEET, JEE

Source:-india New Delhi: In a major development, the Supreme Court on Friday (September 4, 2020) refused to entertain the review petition filed by ministers of six Opposition-ruled states who were seeking a review of the top court’s August 17 order to conduct NEET-UG and JEE (Mains) examinations. The ministers in their plea had claimed that

Social Media Should Be Regulated, Supreme Court Says as It Asks Centre for Draft Rules Timeline

Source: gadgets.ndtv.com Expressing its concerns over issues like trolling, character assassination, spreading lies and fake news, the Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasised that social media should be regulated. The observation by a bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta came while asking the Centre to file an affidavit within three weeks detailing the timeline when the

India blasts Pakistan’s false narrative over Kashmir, Assam NRC in heated UNHRC session

Source: indiatoday.in Despite its efforts, Pakistan failed to garner enough support at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to even file a request for an “urgent debate” at the world body meeting. Before leaving for Geneva, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had promised his domestic constituency that he would move a “resolution” on

‘Functionality of SC allows it to be a watchdog of Indian democracy’: CJI

Source: hindustantimes.com Even though it is celebrated every year, the Independence Day is also marked with solemnity as India’s independence was not achieved on a platter, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi during his speech at the Independence day function of Supreme Court Bar Association in Delhi on Wednesday. Recognising the contribution of the freedom fighters,

Pakistanis, Bangladeshis face legal action for rallying against India over Kashmir issue

Source: moneycontrol.com Ever Since Home Minister Amit Shah announced the abrogation of Article 370, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, scattered skirmishes have been reported from the Valley. Several Pakistanis have also joined the rhetoric, condemning the Indian government for the way it has been tackling the issue by introducing a lockdown. While

India says illegal immigrants from Bangladesh becoming citizens

Source: news.yahoo.com NEW DELHI, July 19 (Reuters) – India said on Friday thousands of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Muslim-majority Bangladesh had produced false documents to become citizens in the far-eastern Indian state of Assam. The Supreme Court had ordered the citizenship tally for Assam following years of campaigns against immigrants from Bangladesh who ethnic Assamese