NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Friday administered the oath of office to Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice S Venkatanarayana Bhatti as judges of the Supreme Court.With the swearing-in of Justices Bhuyan and Bhatti, the working strength of judges in the apex court has risen to 32 against the sanctioned strength…

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday his government wants “to take up one of the segments of Uniform Civil Code (UCC)” and ban polygamy in the state “immediately” by tabling a bill in the assembly.The Assam government set up a four-member expert committee in May to examine if polygamy can be…

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday his government wants “to take up one of the segments of Uniform Civil Code (UCC)” and ban polygamy in the state “immediately” by tabling a bill in the assembly.The Assam government set up a four-member expert committee in May to examine if polygamy can be…

NEW DELHI: Delhi was in uncharted waters as Yamuna continues to flow at 208.62 metres, above the danger mark. However, no changes were recorded in the water levels of the river in the past two hours, an official statement said on Thursday. Here are the key developments: 03:22 Delhi floods: Waterlogged homes, traffic mess, flooded…

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has said that several countries have reduced the age of consent for adolescents to enter into a consensual sexual relationship and it is high time our country and Parliament are also cognizant of the happenings around the world.A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre in a July 10 judgment expressed…

CHENNAI: Solicitor general Tushar Mehta cautioned against denuding the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of its power to probe while arguing before Madras HC on Wednesday, a day after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, questioned the central agency’s authority to “investigate” and seek custody of suspects.Representing ED before the third…

NEW DELHI: Privacy rights are not heritable, the Delhi high court has said, refusing to restrain online streaming of a film based on the life of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.Justice C Hari Shankar, in an order on Tuesday, also rejected the concept of “celebrity rights” contended by the father of the dead actor, saying…

NEW DELHI: Days after their names were recommended by the Supreme Court collegium, two high court chief justices were on Wednesday elevated as judges of the Supreme Court.Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments of judges Ujjal Bhuyan and S Venkatanarayana Bhatti on Twitter.The names of Justice Bhuyan, the chief justice of the Telangana…

NEW DELHI: Privacy rights are not heritable, the Delhi high court has said, refusing to restrain online streaming of a film based on the life of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.Justice C Hari Shankar, in an order on Tuesday, also rejected the concept of “celebrity rights” contended by the father of the dead actor, saying…

CHENNAI: Solicitor general Tushar Mehta cautioned against denuding the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of its power to probe while arguing before Madras HC on Wednesday, a day after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, questioned the central agency’s authority to “investigate” and seek custody of suspects.Representing ED before the third…