GUWAHATI: Manipur saw a resurgence of lawlessness exactly three months after ethnic strife first erupted on May 3, leaving 23 people wounded on Thursday. The violence centred in Bishnupur, where hundreds of woman protesters initiated a march to “prevent” the mass burial of 35 victims of the festering violence in Churachandpur, which was postponed earlier…

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad HC upheld on Thursday the Varanasi district judge’s order allowing a scientific survey by ASI of the Gyanvapi mosque complex to ascertain the veracity of claims about a pre-existing Hindu temple at the site, saying such an exercise was “necessary in the interest of justice” and would “benefit the plaintiffs and defendants…

NEW DELHI: Around 17 people were injured in clashes as Army and RAF personnel fired tear gas shells in Kangvai and Phougakchao areas in Bishnupur district of Manipur on Thursday to stop processions from proceeding to a proposed burial site in violation of restrictions on gatherings. The district magistrates of Imphal East and Imphal West…

DEHRADUN: A single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari of the Uttarakhand high court (HC), citing a division bench decision of 2012 regarding reservation in promotion in government jobs, ruled that “it cannot be claimed as a right.” The order, delivered on Monday and made available on Wednesday, came while dismissing a petition filed by…

In a big victory for Antrix in its long-drawn legal fight against Bengaluru-based Devas Multimedia and its foreign investors on American soil, the Ninth Circuit Court in California, which is by far the largest of the 13 US Courts of Appeals, has allowed the appeal of Isro’s commercial arm in totality and reversed the confirmation…

DEHRADUN: A single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari of the Uttarakhand high court (HC), citing a division bench decision of 2012 regarding reservation in promotion in government jobs, ruled that “it cannot be claimed as a right.” The order, delivered on Monday and made available on Wednesday, came while dismissing a petition filed by…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday filed a rejoinder affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over ‘Modi surname’ remark – which has led to his suspension from parliament. In his affidavit, Rahul Gandhi refused to apologise and said that he is not…

BENGALURU: Home minister G Parameshwara said on Tuesday the Karnataka government will introduce a new cyberlaw to contain the spread of fake news and propagation of hate speech on social media and also rein in those behind such posts. The minister said under the new law, the country heads of social media platforms will be…

PATNA: The Patna high court dismissed on Tuesday a batch of PILs challenging the validity of the Bihar caste survey, terming the state government’s initiative “perfectly valid and legally competent”, and paving the way for the stalled exercise to resume after almost three months. The verdict delivered by the division bench of Chief Justice K…

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday came down heavily on the police for illegally detaining a music teacher in a bailable offence and keeping him in a lock-up without his clothes. “Somebody’s reputation is not important?” asked a division bench, directing DCP (Zone III) Akbar Pathan to retrieve all CCTV footage of Tardeo police…