Centre still not ready with affidavit on places of worship law, SC gives more time

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday asked the Centre to furnish by October 31 its affidavit in response to petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law, which prohibit......

SC issues notice to Centre on pleas against Places of Worship Act

The Supreme Court on Friday said the pleas challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law, which prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its......

SC calls 11 Gujarat riots petitions 'infructuous', closes them

Terming as ”infructuous”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed as many as 11 petitions, including the one filed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), almost 20 years ago......

Past finally catches up with J-K separatist leader Yasin Malik

From a Pakistan-trained militant to one of the prominent separatist faces in Kashmir, life has come a full circle for chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Yasin Malik, who......