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80th Independence Day to feature Vande Mataram

India, Aug. 8 -- Vande Mataram will echo at the Red Fort ramparts for the first time on the 80th Independence Day, and all six stanzas of the national song will be played before the National Anthem at... Read More


SC reserves verdict on TN quota for Muslim converts

India, Aug. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its decision on a plea of the Tamil Nadu Government challenging a Madras High Court verdict which held that a person converting to Islam was not e... Read More


Why should city be put to ransom: Delhi HC questions protests at Jantar Mantar

India, Aug. 8 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned keeping Jantar Mantar the designated site for protests and agitation, saying, why should an entire city be "put to ransom" due to demonstrati... Read More


Delhi HC asks ECI to respond to Congress petition on electoral rolls

India, Aug. 8 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s stand on a petition by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Devender Yadav concerning the S... Read More


Calcutta HC denies urgent hearing to Abhishek' aide Sumit Roy to quash 4 FIRs

India, Aug. 8 -- The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing to Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with four FIRs registered against him in differ... Read More


SC asks two hospitals to pay Rs 12 lakh to father of deceased 4 year-old rape victim

India, Aug. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Friday asked two Ghaziabad-based hospitals to pay Rs 10 lakh and Rs 2 lakh, respectively, to the family of a four-year-old rape victim who died of injuries after ... Read More


SC refuses to entertain plea for FIR, probe against former HC judge Yashwant Varma

India, Aug. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking registration of an FIR and court-monitored probe into the purported discovery of a huge stash of cash following a fire ... Read More


SC refuses to interfere in election plea against Baghel

India, Aug. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Friday declined to interfere with a Chhattisgarh High Court order refusing to dismiss, at the threshold, a petition challenging former Chhattisgarh chief minister... Read More


'No peace since 2019': Rights forum's grim J&K report to Farooq

India, Aug. 8 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir interlocutor Radha Kumar on Friday said there has been no peace process, or even an attempt to have one, with the people of Jammu and Kashmir or between vario... Read More


NHRC notice to MP Govt over kids crossing check dam to reach school

India, Aug. 8 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh Government over reports that schoolchildren in Vidisha district are risking their lives by hoppin... Read More