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SC says one mark for each year of practice should be awarded for Sr. Advoc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that while assessing applications for senior advocate designations, the High Courts should allocate one mark each for each year of practice from 10 to 20 years, instead of allocating 10 marks flat for the counsel who has put
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SC denies bail to Dawood's nephew in extortion case
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant bail to the nephew of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in a 2019 case registered against him for alleged threats issued to a builder under the law to curb organized crime - Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Ac
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Oklahoma signs Texas-styled controversial 6-week abortion-ban into law
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Oklahoma [US], May 4 (ANI): Amid the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court to overturn the Roe vs Wade judgment that gave individual abortion rights, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed a controversial bill, modelled after the Texas rule, banning abortion beyond six weeks
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Anti-abortion activist climbs 60-storey tower in San Francisco, detained
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], May 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests in the US after the apparent leak of a US Supreme Court order overturning a ruling on abortion rights, an "anti-abortion" activist on Tuesday (local time) climbed a 60-storey tower in San Francisco, before being rescued and subsequen
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SC asks Centre to decide on plea seeking re-vaccination for people who rec
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry to decide on a representation of a person seeking modification of COVID-19 policy to allow voluntary re-vaccination of persons who have received the Sputnik-V vaccine and are desiro
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SC issues notice to Centre, States on plea for sign language interpreters
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and States on a plea seeking direction to the governments to provide sign language interpreters in all the official press briefings conducted by the government.
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Nancy Pelosi leads condemnation of SC draft overturning abortion rights in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): Following the reports of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that the move will inflict the greatest restriction of rights on Americans in the past 50 years.
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Abortion rights debate revives in US after SC draft overturns Row v. Wade
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): The US Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade verdict that guaranteed the right to abortion for nearly a half-century and allow each state to decide whether to restrict or ban abortion, reported New York Times, citing a leaked draft opin
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BJP leader urges CM Kejriwal to remove loudspeakers from religious places
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Marking the loudspeaker row's presence in the national capital, Bharatiya Janata Party city chief Adesh Gupta on Monday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urging him to remove the loudspeakers from religious and other places as per the guidelines of the S
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Beant Singh killing: SC directs Centre to decide Rajoana's plea for commut
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to decide within two months mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was awarded the death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995.
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SC seeks Centre's reply on plea against removal of meat from midday meal s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and others to file their responses on a plea against the Lakshadweep administration's decision to remove meat from the midday meal scheme of the schools in the islands and close down dairy farms.
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SC extends stay on demolition of shanties in Sarojini Nagar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday extended the stay on the demolition of 'jhuggis' in the Sarojini Nagar area of the national capital till the next date of hearing.
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