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I don't think Kavanaugh lied in his testimony: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Oct 02 (ANI): Defending the United States Supreme Court Judge Nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, US President Donald Trump said that "he doesn't think that Kavanaugh lied in his testimony.
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Amid strong criticism from colleagues, CJI Misra delivered historic judgem
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, slated to retire on October 2, will be remembered for pronouncing some of the historical judgements that have been pending for a long time. Justice Misra was the 45th CJI. Justice Ranjan Gogoi will succeed him, and
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John Legend criticises Senate for behaviour towards sexual assault victims
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sept 30 (ANI): Singer-songwriter John Legend at New York City's Global Citizen festival lambasted the Senate in regards to the events surrounding US Supreme Court Judge nominee Brett Kavanaugh and professor Christine Blasey Ford, who accused the former of assaulting her.
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FBI reaches out to Kavanaugh's second victim
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Sep 30 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has contacted the second victim, Deborah Ramirez who has accused Supreme Court Judge Nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
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Manipur fake encounters: SC reserves order on recusal of judges
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday reserved the order on pleas by former and serving Army officers seeking recusal of the Bench from hearing the alleged fake encounter cases in Manipur.
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'Religious practices cannot be tested solely on Right to Equality'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 28 (ANI): As the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court pronounced the Sabarimala verdict by a 4:1 majority, Justice Indu Malhotra, the lone woman judge in the Bench, opposed the majority view in the judgment.
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Leaders across parties hail SC's Sabarimala verdict
Updated : 7 years, 6 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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Dawood Ibrahim's aide Jabir Motiwala denied bail again
Updated : 7 years, 6 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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Judgement unfortunate, clergy decides essential features of religion: Owai
Updated : 7 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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: Soli Sorabjee supports Justice Chandrachud's dissent
Updated : 7 years, 6 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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