The court was hearing the plea filed against the arrest of the rights activists -- Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha -- in the case.
After going through Yusuf's medical report placed before it by the Central Bureau of Investigation, a bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan directed that he be released on bail till July 14. Appearing for Yusuf, senior advocate Harish Salve contended that the medical report confirmed that his client was suffering from schizophrenia and needed a supportive environment, which could not be provided in jail.
After a lull of more than a year, the Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced the hearing to examine the constitutional validity of the controversial amendment to the law on Office of Profit with those against it accusing the government of "starting a dangerous trend".
The Lok Sabha was brought to an abrupt halt on Tuesday afternoon when some Bharatiya Janata Party Members of Parliament waved bundles of currency, claiming the Samajwadi Party had tried to bribe them to vote in favour of the United Progressive Alliance government.A political observer, who did not wish to be named, said, "Why do I get the feeling that the BJP is preparing for a walkout. By walking out, the government will sail through the trust vote.
Customised, personalised products -- objects that are quirky, fun and completely unique -- are the current rage in gifting.
Senior advocates Harish Salve and Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the 92-year-old painter, submitted that six criminal cases were pending against him in various courts across the country and it would be appropriate that a general order be passed that, in future, any complaint against his artistic work will be transferred to Delhi.
In a new twist, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu has refused to participate in a three-member panel for selecting two eminent persons in the six-member National Judicial Appointments Commission on whose validity a constitution bench began hearings on Monday.
Robin Uthappa scored a blazing 94 and all-rounder Irfan Pathan a quickfire 43 as India Blue posted 235 for 9 against India Red in the opening match of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy tournament at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack on Thursday.
Shakespeare was actually a Jewish woman who had disguised to get her work published in Elizabethan London, where original literature from women was not acceptable, an expert has contended.
Former India batsman and selector V B Chandrasekhar on the functioning of the selection committee.
Former India cricketers Sandeep Patil and Sanjay Manjrekar said Rahul Dravid got a raw deal from the selectors and demanded that BCCI chief Sharad Pawar intervene in the matter.
The spotlight will be on the fringe players, who get another chance to impress the selectors before announcement of the squad for the home series against Pakistan.
The three teams -- India Red, India Green and India Blue -- will be captained by Mohammad Kaif, Parthiv Patel and Virender Sehwag respectively.
India's top cricketers including Tendulkar, Ganguly and Dravid will not take part in the upcoming NKP Salve Challenger Trophy with the selectors deciding to rest them in view of the busy calendar ahead.
Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Industries will lose around $1 billion (Rs 4,300 crore) a year if it sells gas to the Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources at the agreed price of $2.34 per million British thermal unit
The apex court has already issued notices on the petition challenging the order issued by Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh and the government in its counter has justified caste-based reservation.
The Ruias are contemplating approaching the Ministry of Company Affairs for its views on the Right of First Refusal (RoFR) clause in their shareholders' agreement with Hutchison Telecom International Ltd (HTIL).
On the last date of hearing, the Maharashtra police had produced additional letters to establish Moist links of the arrested accused even as the petitioners described it as cooked-up evidence.
A brilliant unbeaten century by Dinesh Karthik helped India Blue win the N K P Salve Challenger Trophy after a six-wicket victory over India Red.
The pacer argued with match referee B Raghunath after he was not allowed to have a look at the wicket before the start of the Challenger Trophy match.
The once dynamic batsman, playing for India Blue against India Red, fell for 9 after struggling to survive at the crease for 31 minutes.
However, most of the fringe players taking part are aware that they do not stand a fair chance of getting selected in the Indian side for the Pakistan ODIs even if they perform.
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will be playing under Gujarat's attacking wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel in the three-team tournament also featuring India Red, led by Mohd Kaif, and India Blue, captained by Virender Sehwag.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to implement its earlier order on dance bars.
The counsel, while repeatedly harping on the arguments that courts have no power to order a CBI probe, suggested that a "via media solution" could be worked out by ordering a judicial inquiry into the "disproportionate" assets.
The channel will debut with the Challenger Series for NKP Salve Trophy to be played in Chennai from Sunday.
The apex court said an appropriate bench constituted by it will pass an order on January 10 for fixing the date of hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute title case.
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Real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal on Wednesday escaped being jailed in the 18-year-old gruesome Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy in which 59 people died.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea seeking stay on arbitration proceedings on a dispute between Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and the government over recovery of cost for developing the country's key natural gas field in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin.
A 91-run victory over India Green saw India Blue top the table with nine points and seal a place in Sunday's final of the Challenger tournament.
Badrinath hit an unbeaten 82 and Gambhir struck 73 to propel India Red to a challenging 303 for seven. Kaif's side then skittled out the Greens for 215 runs in 47 overs to romp home.
Money allocated for rural India has increased, but expenditure of panchayats is not adequate and inconsistent
Co-stars, colleagues, friends, everyone who knew him... paid homage to Vinod Khanna.
In what is in effect a deposit to be paid into court pending a full trial in the case, Judge David Waksman has set a six-week timeline for Anil to pay $100 million to three Chinese banks as he concluded that he did not accept Ambani's defence that his net worth was nearly zero or that his family would not step in to assist him when "push came to shove".
The bench also ruled that Pakistan had violated India's rights to consular visits after his arrest.
Some cases of bird flu have been detected in four villages of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
Sleuths from the Income Tax department on Wednesday raided five premises of three private education institutions in and around Nagpur as part of the state-wide action.
No immediate relief was in sight for Jet Airways, with an Arbitration Tribunal adjourning arguments of the airline as well its failed takeover target Air Sahara till April.
He made a composed 92 runs to help India Blue win by 12 runs against India Red in the first match of the one-day N K P Salve Challenger Trophy.
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