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Opposition members raise slogans and walk out of the Lok Sabha; Rajya Sabha adjourned amidst the ruckus The Rajya Sabha witnessed its first adjournment on Tuesday in the inaugural session of the second term of Narendra Modi government over the Karnataka political crisis. The issue rocked the Lok Sabha also, …

Human rights activists urge New Delhi not to reject findings entirely While India has rejected the ‘Update’ of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report on Jammu and Kashmir, human rights activists have pointed out that it includes several unprecedented references to rights violations and …

Indicating that the court would fix liability on civic bodies in case of mishaps owing to bad roads or potholes, the High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed BBMP to submit the latest data on the condition of roads and assessment of the number of potholes. The bench was hearing …

Centre’s question came on petition by two Rohingya men who face deportation The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a “substantial question” from the Union government on whether illegal immigrants can even be considered for ‘refugee’ status. A Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, was hearing …

MLAs wanting to quit can send them again: Ramesh Kumar In another twist to the political crisis in Karnataka, Speaker K. Ramesh Kumar said on Tuesday that the resignation letters of only five of the 13 legislators from the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular), were in order. “These five [letters] …

Plea claims film contains casteist elements and is a concocted story portrayed as a true event SC dismisses plea against Bollywood movie The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea against Bollywood movie Article 15 , saying the petitioner should instead approach the appropriate authority. “Why don’t you approach the …

Let a Muslim woman challenge it: CJI The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by the State president of the Kerala unit of the Akhil Bharatha Hindu Mahasabha to allow Muslim women to enter mosques for offering prayers and to shed the “purdah” system. A Bench led by Chief …

Petition filed by a law student The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre, the States and the Union Territories on the prolonged delay for over quarter of a decade to establish exclusive human rights courts in each district and appointing special public prosecutors in them. A …

Though NRC centre has offered him hope, Mamud Ali feels slighted A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan in Assam has been served notice as a ‘D’, or doubtful, voter less than two months after retired soldier Mohammed Sanaullah was declared a foreigner. The tag relegated Mamud Ali, 47, to …

New Delhi, Islamabad not doing enough to resolve Kashmir situation, says human rights body The UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) on Monday said India and Pakistan had failed to improve the situation in Kashmir and not taken any concrete steps to address the numerous concerns raised in its earlier …