The apex court stayed the Karnataka high court proceedings against several newspapers and journalists.
Leaving behind rivalry over acquisition of shares of liquor company Herbertsons Ltd, the UB group and the Chhabrias on Monday agreed in the Supreme Court
The court ruled that if a government decided to make the state language a compulsory subject in the school syllabi, it cannot be said to be violative of the fundamental right of the minority community to establish and administer schools.
Multinational soft drinks manufactureer Coca-Cola on Wednesday withdrew its petition from the Supreme Court after the latter refused to interfere in the resolution of the controversy pertaining to alleged pesticide content in its products.
It may help do away with the economic loss and inconvenience, but it also curtails the workers' right to air their grievance.
It said government employees under no circumstances have any fundamental legal or moral right to go on strike.
A bench comprising Justice M B Shah and Justice A R Lakshmanan took a compassionate view and asked the state government to respond to its suggestion in three days.
The court upheld the prohibitory orders passed against it by the Calcutta police commissioner in 1987.
The Kerala government has issued a notification claiming authority on 50 per cent of seats offered by private professional colleges.
The Supreme Court held that Pepsi Foods was liable to pay duty to the government from the royalty it collected from bottlers for using the brand name "Lehar" in addition to the excise duty it pays on the income from sale of the beverage concentrate.
The Sensex gained 7,430.37 points, or 27.91 per cent, this year.
The Medical Council of India alleged the Centre gave recognition to certain medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh without consulting it.
The court also asked the CBI to submit the final investigation report by September 11.
A bench comprising Chief Justice V N Khare, Justice S B Sinha and Justice A R Lakshmanan directed the state government to file in a sealed cover a report detailing the status of each of these cases and the witnesses named there in by October 31.
The court has directed the CBI to 'go after the trail of Rs17 crore released for the project and find out where it has gone, how it has been spent and who has benefited'.
It has given the government time till September 18 to inform it about the whereabouts of 11 Pakistani prisoners and on the grounds on which they were detained.
Facing the ire of people over the midday meal tragedy, the Bihar government plans to provide printed instructions to school principals about food quality and safety besides painting the norms on the schools walls.
Reliance Industries raced to 52-week high on better than estimated earnings and announcement of bonus share.
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The Nifty finished the day at 10,265.65, a hefty gain of 98.95 points, or 0.97 per cent, after shuttling between 10,270.85 and 10,195.25.
Quarter-miler Machettira Raju Poovamma and heptathlete Liksy Joseph won a silver each as India added four medals on the second day of the 21st Asian Athletics Championships in Wuhan, China, on Thursday.
China's Su Bingtian held off his opponents with a late burst of speed to win the event in 9.92 seconds.
SBI had a bad day, sliding the most by 5.36%. Others that dragged the key indices down were M&M, Reliance Industries and L&T.
Coal India was the biggest gainer on both Sensex and Nifty
Current woman world athlete of the year Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia clinched gold in her debut race while compatriot Berhanu Legese won the men's event in the Delhi Half Marathon in New Delhi on Sunday.
Six of the eight-member Trinamool Congress delegation left Assam on Friday morning after an overnight detention at Silchar airport, an official said.
A strong set of industrial output numbers for January provided the perfect backdrop to reap more dividends, with the IIP having expanded 2.7 per cent year-on-year.
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam President M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi was on Thursday reelected to Rajya Sabha with Congress support from Tamil Nadu after a contest with actor Vijayakanth's Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam candidate.
Ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's arch rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and main opposition party in the state Assembly Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam are finally set to fight it out to bag the sixth seat in the June 27 biennial elections for the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.
Flood in the rice bowl: Keralites who lost everything stare at uncertainty.
This phase will decide the fate of senior minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav of Janata Dal-United, Rashtriya Janata Dal legislature party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui and RJD chief Lalu Prasad's 'Man Friday' Bhola Yadav among others.
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar passed the order after Rajan, produced before the court via video conferencing, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.
It was a day when India counted the silvers, a total of five, even though there was no gold in the tally.
Tata Motors was the worst performer on the Sensex, plummeting 10.32 per cent to Rs 436.55 after the company reported a steep 96.22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the December quarter.
The world braced up to a post-Bolt era but for India there was no momentous change as the country's athletes did nothing for the global audience to take note of.
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