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UP likely to announce decision on Kanwar Yatra by today evening: State Hea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh on Friday said that the state government will look into the directions issued by the Supreme Court regarding the Kanwar Yatra and is likely to announce its decision by the evening today.
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SC disapproves of UP's 'symbolic Kanwar Yatra', asks it to reconsider deci
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted one last opportunity to the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision of holding "symbolic Kanwar Yatra" amid the COVID-19 pandemic while stressing that the health of the citizens of India and the right to lif
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Sedition law archaic, has outlived its purpose, says Mukul Rohatgi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The archaic sedition law has outlived its purpose and there is no use for it anymore, said former Attorney General of India and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi on Friday, expressing his agreement with the Supreme Court's observation on the law's Constitutio
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Arun Shourie moves SC against constitutional validity of Sedition Law
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Former Union Minister Arun Shourie has knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 124-A (Sedition Law) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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SC reserves verdict on petition filed by Kerala govt over Assembly vandali
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the verdict on a petition filed by the Kerala government seeking direction to withdraw cases against prominent CPI(M) leaders for alleged vandalism in the Kerala Assembly in 2015 when the current ruling party in the State w
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Rahul Gandhi welcomes SC observation on sedition law
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's observation concerning sedition law on a plea challenging its constitutional validity.
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Prakash Karat welcomes SC observations on sedition law, hopes it will be s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Prakash Karat on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's observation concerning sedition law on a plea challenging its constitutional validity and hoped that the apex court will give a judgment to scrap
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Govt should give due regard to the SC observation on Sedition law: Former
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Former Union Law Minister and Senior Congress leader Dr Ashwani Kumar welcomed the Supreme Court observation on the Sedition law on Thursday that it is a colonial law which was used by the British to suppress freedom. "It was used against Mahatma Gandhi a
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IMA thanks Supreme Court for taking UP's Kanwar Yatra issue proactively
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday said that currently any kind of gathering will act as fuel for the spread of coronavirus and thanked the Supreme Court for taking cognizance and acting proactively to reports that Uttar Pradesh government h
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SC asks 5-year-old rape victim's mother to place on record orders passed b
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked a petitioner, the mother of a 5-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped, raped and killed, to place on record tomorrow, the two orders passed by the Odisha High Court before it, to ensure the Supreme Court for perusal an
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Why is sedition law still required 75 years after independence? SC asks Ce
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Central government over the requirement of a sedition law even after 75 years of the country's independence, observing that it was a "colonial law used against freedom fighters".
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147 more Indian Army women officers granted Permanent Commission
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): A total of 147 more Indian Army women officers have been granted the permanent commission as per directions of the Supreme Court in March this year.
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