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Leaders across parties hail SC's Sabarimala verdict
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court announced its verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in Kerala, politicians across party lines welcomed the historic judgement, saying that the right to pray should not be discriminated ag
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Campaign for Christine Ford raises over $450,000 during testimony
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 28 (ANI): A GoFundMe campaign set up for Christine Ford, the woman who has accused President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, saw a surge in donations as she delivered an emotional testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Com
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Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on Kavanaugh's nomination
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], Sept 28 (ANI): The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to cast their votes as scheduled for Friday on whether to elevate President Donald Trump nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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Dawood Ibrahim's aide Jabir Motiwala denied bail again
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Sep 28 (ANI): Chief Magistrate of Westminster Magistrate Court Judge, Emma Arbuthnot denied bail to Dawood Ibrahim's aide Jabir Motiwala for the second time. His extradition case will be heard on October 19.
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100% sure Kavanaugh assaulted me: Christine Ford
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 27 (ANI): Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her, said that she was 100 per cent certain that the latter did so.
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Adityanath wants Ayodhya matter resolved as soon as possible
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): After the Supreme Court decided against referring the Ayodhya land dispute case to a larger Constitutional Bench, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday termed the judgment as `important` and expressed hope that the matter wo
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Judgement unfortunate, clergy decides essential features of religion: Owai
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday expressed his disillusionment with the Supreme Court's decision on the 1994 Ismail Faruqui verdict and called it "unfortunate" and that "it was upon clergy to d
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Supreme Court declines to refer Ayodhya dispute to larger bench
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to refer the Ayodhya land dispute case to a larger Constitutional bench. The top court said that it will begin hearing on Ayodhya matter from October 29,2018 to decide the suit on merit.
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Supreme Court strikes down adultery law
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): In a majority judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), terming it unconstitutional. The court observed that mere adultery cannot be a crime unless it attracts the scope of
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Aadhaar verdict is a progressive judgment: Amitabh Kant
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Wednesday termed the verdict as a good and progressive judgment.
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Purpose of Aadhaar Act legitimate: UIDAI
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): Calling the Supreme Court's verdict on Aadhaar as "historical and landmark", the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday said the Act withstood the judicial scrutiny and its "purpose is legitimate".
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Aadhaar verdict: Soli Sorabjee supports Justice Chandrachud's dissent
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee has extended support to Justice DY Chandrachud, the lone dissenting judge on Wednesday's majority verdict on Aadhaar. Justice Chandrachud made strong observations against the Aadhaar Act and said that it violate
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