New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) AIMIM spokesperson Warish Pathan on Tuesday opposed any move to make the recitation of ‘Vande Mataram’ compulsory, arguing that while Muslims respect the national song, certain portions of its lyrics cannot be recited by followers of Islam as doing so would conflict with their religious beliefs. His remarks came after the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on July 24. The proposed legislation seeks to grant…
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Chennai, July 28 (IANS) Congress Lok Sabha member Manickam Tagore has submitted a notice for an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha seeking an urgent discussion on the Centre’s stand regarding construction activities across the Cauvery River, particularly the proposed Mekedatu project in Karnataka, and the need to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s legal rights and the interests of its farmers. In his notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary-General, Tagore described the issue as one of “grave public importa…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition challenging its March 24 judgment, which held that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practise the faith cannot claim Scheduled Caste (SC) status or invoke protections under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan said that there was “no error apparent on the record” warranting review of its earlie…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s direction ordering registration of FIRs and constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) against three senior district officials over the alleged facilitation of rave parties in the hill state’s Kasol, while allowing its direction for their immediate transfer to remain in force. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana issued notice on special …
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that an accused does not have an unqualified right to have an advocate continuously present throughout police interrogation, holding that Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) only guarantees the right to meet a lawyer during interrogation and not the lawyer’s uninterrupted physical presence. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta modified a series of conditions imposed by a trial court and partly af…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Union Minister and BJP MP Suresh Gopi has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Kerala High Court’s refusal to dismiss, at the threshold, an election petition questioning his victory from the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general elections. A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe on Monday adjourned the matter to August 31 after taking up Gopi’s special leave petition (SLP) challenging the April 1 judgment of the Kerala High Court. Gopi has chal…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has reconstituted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana was hearing a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged irregularities. Appear…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said the Constitutional right to peaceful protest must be protected and stressed that allegations of police excesses as well as violence against security personnel during demonstrations require an impartial examination, while indicating that a uniform nationwide protocol may be needed to govern the handling of public protests.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI), Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, hearing a batch of peti…
Ayodhya, July 27 (IANS) As the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the Ayodhya Ram Temple offerings theft case on Monday, priests said that whatever decision the apex court delivers will be in the interest of Lord Ram’s devotees and the saint community. The Supreme Court is hearing four petitions seeking an investigation into the alleged theft of offerings made at the Ram Temple.Speaking to IANS, Mahant Acharya Sitaram Das Maharaj, the head priest of Saket Bhavan, said, “The Supreme Court is hear…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on the need for a new anti-defection law to address what he described as mass political defections driven by opportunism while safeguarding genuine ideological dissent. In a notice submitted to the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, Tewari urged the House to suspend its scheduled business to deliberate on the…