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7 non-BJP CMs to jointly move SC seeking to defer NEET, JEE

7 non-BJP CMs to jointly move SC seeking to defer NEET, JEE

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

At a meeting convened by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on a range of issues ahead of Monsoon Session of Parliament, the seven chief ministers unanimously agreed to the need for filing a review petition urging the Supreme Court to reconsider its recent order rejecting the postponement of the competitive exams.

Indian football: Jhingan gets warning from AIFF over sexist remarks

Indian football: Jhingan gets warning from AIFF over sexist remarks

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

Mumbai City FC to make AFC Champions League debut in Riyadh

SC upholds Amazon claim against Future-Reliance deal

SC upholds Amazon claim against Future-Reliance deal

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

The Supreme Court of India on Friday ruled in favour of e-commerce giant Amazon by holding that Singapore's Emergency Arbitrator (EA) award, restraining the Rs 24,731 crore merger deal of Future Retail Ltd (FRL) with Reliance Retail, was valid and enforceable under Indian laws.

Class 12 results: SC approves CBSE, CISCE assessment schemes

Class 12 results: SC approves CBSE, CISCE assessment schemes

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

There is no question of reversing earlier decision to cancel class 12 board exams, the Supreme Court said on Thursday and approved the assessment schemes of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which has adopted 30:30:40 formula for evaluation of marks for students based on results of class 10, 11 and 12 respectively.

Bengal poll: Left-Cong-ISF announce seats for first 2 phases

Bengal poll: Left-Cong-ISF announce seats for first 2 phases

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

Election will be held in 60 out of the total 294 seats in the first two phases of the eight-phased polls which is slated to stretch from March 27 to April 29. The date for the second phase of election is April 1.

Disqualified officials stalling Lodha Reforms: CoA to SC

Disqualified officials stalling Lodha Reforms: CoA to SC

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

In a scathing status report, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has described N Srinivasan and Niranjan Shah as "disqualified office bearers with vested interest", who are trying to stall implementation of Lodha reforms.

Criminal law should not be set in motion without proper probe: SC

Criminal law should not be set in motion without proper probe: SC

Rediff.com31 Oct 2021

'It is the duty and responsibility of the public officer to proceed responsibly and ascertain the true and correct facts. Execution of law without appropriate acquaintance with legal provisions and comprehensive sense of their application may result in an innocent being prosecuted,' the apex court said.

SC order on coal blocks: Rs 2-lakh-crore investments at stake

SC order on coal blocks: Rs 2-lakh-crore investments at stake

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

CEOs fear any change in status of the mines will mean disruption in production, loss of investment and increased production cost for user industries.

Football: West Brom appoint Allardyce as Bilic replacement

Football: West Brom appoint Allardyce as Bilic replacement

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

Bilic took over the reins at West Brom in 2019 and was tasked with gaining promotion from the Championship to the top flight.

US SC rejects Trump's lawsuit to overturn election results

US SC rejects Trump's lawsuit to overturn election results

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

Trump and his campaign team have been making unsubstantiated allegations of massive voter fraud and electoral malpractice. State election officials and mainstream media say they have not found any such evidence.

Making all efforts to extradite Vijay Mallya: Centre to SC

Making all efforts to extradite Vijay Mallya: Centre to SC

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is taking all measures to extradite fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines from United Kingdom, but the process is being delayed due o some legal issues involved in the matter. A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Ashok Bhushan posted the matter for further hearing on March 15, after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought some time to file report on the status of extradition of Mallya. At the outset, Mehta shared a letter of the ministry of external affairs' official Devesh Uttam written to him on the status of extradition of Mallya from the United Kingdom.

TRS to BRS: Will KCR's name-change gamble pay off

TRS to BRS: Will KCR's name-change gamble pay off

Rediff.com5 Oct 2022

In renaming TRS and repositioning it as a 'national' party, KCR is also eyeing a pole position in opposition politics ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

62.54% voter turnout in 4th phase of Jharkhand polls

62.54% voter turnout in 4th phase of Jharkhand polls

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Of the total 81 seats, elections to 50 seats concluded in the first three phases held between November 30 and December 12. The fifth and final phase of polling to 16 seats will be held on December 20 and votes will be counted on December 23.

K'taka Cong chief says no differences with Siddaramaiah over MLC candidates

K'taka Cong chief says no differences with Siddaramaiah over MLC candidates

Rediff.com22 May 2022

He said the state unit only sends the recommendation but does not take sides as to who should be given the ticket.

Unemployment, sacrilege cases, drug menace key issues in Punjab polls

Unemployment, sacrilege cases, drug menace key issues in Punjab polls

Rediff.com9 Jan 2022

Unemployment, delivery of justice in desecration cases, illegal sand mining and drug menace are likely to be key issues in the Punjab assembly elections.

SC to hear TMC's contempt plea against Tripura govt on Tuesday

SC to hear TMC's contempt plea against Tripura govt on Tuesday

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

The plea for contempt action has been filed as there are repeated incidents of violence and false cases are being lodged against their members, advocate Amar Dave, appearing for TMC, said.

What Googly Will Modi Bowl in 2024?

What Googly Will Modi Bowl in 2024?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

It is not unlikely that ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP government comes up with more imaginative schemes aimed at constituency-building. The party under Modi's leadership has a more modern thinking in such matters unlike its rivals, which are still steeped only in ideology, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

17 opposition party leaders put up united face at Sonia's lunch

17 opposition party leaders put up united face at Sonia's lunch

Rediff.com26 May 2017

Arch-rivals Left and Trinamool, SP and BSP come together for Sonia's lunch

Nitish keeps home, Tejashwi gets health; JD-U ministers get depts back

Nitish keeps home, Tejashwi gets health; JD-U ministers get depts back

Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

Portfolios were on Tuesday allocated in the new Bihar cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who, predictably, retained the all-important home department which helps him keep direct control on the state police.

SC stays Allahabad HC's 'Ram bharose' order on Covid management in UP

SC stays Allahabad HC's 'Ram bharose' order on Covid management in UP

Rediff.com21 May 2021

A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai said that the directions of high court passed on May 17 shall not be treated as directives but an advice to Uttar Pradesh government.

SC asks Centre to file status report on Mallya extradition in 6 weeks

SC asks Centre to file status report on Mallya extradition in 6 weeks

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

The Centre had on October 5 told the apex court that Mallya cannot be extradited to India until a separate "secret" legal process in the United Kingdom, which is "judicial and confidential in nature is resolved".

Bihar shelter case: Main accused, 18 others convicted

Bihar shelter case: Main accused, 18 others convicted

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Several girls were sexually assaulted in a shelter home run by Thakur in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He was convicted under various sections of IPC, POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice Act.

Chelsea face Real, Liverpool meet Benfica in Champions League quarters

Chelsea face Real, Liverpool meet Benfica in Champions League quarters

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

The three Premier League and three La Liga clubs in the last eight avoided each other, with Manchester City up against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool to face Portuguese side Benfica.

Selling crackers, not nukes: Shopkeepers react to SC order

Selling crackers, not nukes: Shopkeepers react to SC order

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan welcomed the apex court's order and urged people to abide by the SC guidelines and 'give green Diwali and our environment a chance'

Chelsea complete Sterling signing; Raphinha joins Barca

Chelsea complete Sterling signing; Raphinha joins Barca

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

England forward Raheem Sterling joined Chelsea on a five-year contract from Manchester City, the two English Premier League clubs announced on Wednesday.

Trump vows to nominate woman judge for US SC

Trump vows to nominate woman judge for US SC

Rediff.com20 Sep 2020

Ginsburg, a history-making jurist, feminist icon and a champion of women's rights and social justice, died of cancer on Friday. She was 87.

Amazon knocks on SC's doors to block Future-Reliance deal

Amazon knocks on SC's doors to block Future-Reliance deal

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

E-commerce major Amazon has moved the Supreme Court in a bid to block Future group's Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance, according to sources.

AIFF elections: Valanka Alemao's nomination rejected

AIFF elections: Valanka Alemao's nomination rejected

Rediff.com21 Aug 2022

AIFF elections returning officer rejects nomination papers of two presidential candidates

WB violence: SC seeks govt's response for imposing President Rule

WB violence: SC seeks govt's response for imposing President Rule

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

A bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari issued notice to the Centre, West Bengal and Election Commission of India on the plea, which also sought to central and state governments to award compensation to the victims and their family members after ascertaining the nature of loss sustained by them in post-poll violence in the state.

Toolkit: SC junks C'garh plea against relief to Raman Singh, Patra

Toolkit: SC junks C'garh plea against relief to Raman Singh, Patra

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

The Chhattisgarh high court on June 11 had passed two separate orders and granted interim reliefs in the same FIR lodged against Singh and Patra while noting that averments in the FIR reflected that 'by the tweets, Congressmen are aggravated which clearly indicates that no public peace or tranquillity is being adversely affected and it is purely political rivalry between two political parties'.

SC privacy verdict blow to 'fascist forces': Congress

SC privacy verdict blow to 'fascist forces': Congress

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

Verdict one of the most important since advent of Constitution, says Chidambaram.

Trump to announce SC pick by this week

Trump to announce SC pick by this week

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

This would be Trump's third Supreme Court nominee in his first term. Unlike India where Supreme Court judges have a retirement age, judges to the US Supreme Court are appointed for life. The president has already said that he will nominate a woman for the position.

Top seeds advance; Tsonga to retire after Roland Garros

Top seeds advance; Tsonga to retire after Roland Garros

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Paula Badosa of Spain, earned second-round wins

SC verdict on Amazon's pleas against FRL-Reliance deal on Friday

SC verdict on Amazon's pleas against FRL-Reliance deal on Friday

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Friday the verdict on e-commerce giant Amazon's pleas against the merger of Future Retail Ltd (FRL) with Reliance Retail and is likely to decide whether Singapore's Emergency Arbitrator (EA) award, restraining the Rs 24,731 crore deal, was valid under Indian law and can be enforced. As per apex court website, the verdict would be pronounced at 10.30 AM by a bench of Justices R F Nariman and B R Gavai which had reserved it on July 29 after hearing battery of lawyers including senior advocates Harish Salve and Gopal Subramanium, appearing for FRL and Amazon respectively. The verdict is keenly awaited as it is likely to deal with the legality and enforceability of an award by an Emergency Arbitrator (EA) of the foreign country here in view of the fact that the term EA is not used in the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act.

Savitri Phule, Raj Babbar, Priya Dutt in Cong's 2nd list

Savitri Phule, Raj Babbar, Priya Dutt in Cong's 2nd list

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

The second list has named 16 candidates from Uttar Pradesh and five from Maharashtra.

Cabinet nod to ordinance to restore 200-point roster in varsities

Cabinet nod to ordinance to restore 200-point roster in varsities

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

The new system will consider the university or college as one unit, instead of treating department or subject as one unit.

No proposal to increase retirement age of SC judges: Govt

No proposal to increase retirement age of SC judges: Govt

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

There is no proposal to increase the retirement age of Supreme Court judges and a Constitutional Amendment Bill introduced by the previous regime to increase the retirement age of high court judges has lapsed, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

UP Congress chief Raj Babbar to contest from Fatehpur Sikri

UP Congress chief Raj Babbar to contest from Fatehpur Sikri

Rediff.com23 Mar 2019

Babbar was elected from Agra as its Lok Sabha MP twice -- in 1999 and 2004. However, following delimitation in 2008, the Lok Sabha seat became reserved for the scheduled castes.

Former captain Bhutia files nomination for AIFF president's post

Former captain Bhutia files nomination for AIFF president's post

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

The legendary Bhaichung Bhutia on Friday filed his nomination for the president's post in the upcoming AIFF elections but getting through won't be easy for the former footballer as several candidates with political affiliations have also thrown their hats in the ring.

Reading down UAPA has nationwide ramifications: SC in students case

Reading down UAPA has nationwide ramifications: SC in students case

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

The high court judgments will "not to be treated as precedent by any court" to give similar reliefs, the apex court said while hearing Delhi police's appeal against the bail granted to 3 Delhi students.