Nepal floods: Madras High Court seeks status reports from Centre, Tamil Nadu on efforts to trace 85 missing pilgrims

The Madras High Court has directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to place on record detailed status reports on the measures being undertaken to locate 85 people from…

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Prof Upendra Baxi: University of Sydney confers Honorary Doctorate for legal scholarship, social justice work on scholar

Professor Upendra Baxi, one of India’s most distinguished legal scholars and a leading voice on human rights and social justice, has been conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of…

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NCERT textbook row: Supreme Court clarifies remarks on academicians, recalls earlier adverse observations, closes suo motu case

The Supreme Court has closed its suo motu proceedings concerning a controversial passage in a now-recalled Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and…

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Allahabad High Court: DRDA employees cannot claim regularisation under UP’s 2016 rules

The Allahabad High Court has held that employees engaged by District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs) cannot claim regularisation under the Uttar Pradesh Regularisation of Persons Working on Daily Wages or…

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Supreme Court to hear pleas by 4 States to quash 116 FIRs linked to CJP protests ahead of Delhi march

The Supreme Court is set to consider applications filed by Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Assam seeking quashing of 116 FIRs registered in connection with protests linked to the CJP.…

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 Supreme Court questions Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre over assault on doctors

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre regarding the assault on doctors at Shastrinagar Hospital in Kalyan, emphasizing that attacks on medical professionals in hospitals…

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