Shashi Tharoor's tweets on Memon's execution embarrasses Congress
Jul 30, 2015, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is once again in news to put his party in embarrassment, saying he is saddened by the execution of Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.
President Mukherjee rejects mercy plea, Yakub Memon to hang tomorrow
Jul 30, 2015, at 04:46 am
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): Closing all roads of clemency for 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday rejected his mercy petition, clearing the decks for his hanging on Thursday morning at 7 AM.
Rajnath Singh meets President over Yakub Memon's mercy plea
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:13 am
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is meeting President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday evening over 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon's mercy petition after the Supreme Court bench on Wednesday dismissed his plea against the death warrant.
Three-Judge SC bench likely to decide today whether Yakub Memon is to be hanged
Jul 29, 2015, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) With less than 24 hours left for the scheduled hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, a three-member bench of Supreme Court will take up on Wednesday his plea against the death warrant.
Yakub Memon's execution may delay as Supreme Court refers petition to a larger bench
Jul 28, 2015, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) Yakub Memon, the 1993 Mumbai blasts death convict, may not hang on July 30 as he got a breather after the Supreme Court on Tuesday referred a petition challenging his death warrant to a larger bench following a split verdict by a two-judge bench.
Salman tweets in support of Yakub, Salim disagrees with son
Jul 26, 2015, at 07:57 pm
Mumbai, July 26 (IBNS): Hours after Salman Khan tweeted in support of Yakub Memon, who is convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, his father Salim Khan on Sunday called the Bollywood actor "ignorant" of the issue and asked people to not take him seriously.
Parade and hang Tiger Memon, not his brother Yakub: Salman
Jul 26, 2015, at 04:34 pm
Mumbai, July 26 (IBNS): Bollywood actor Salman Khan has raised his voice in support of Yakub Memon, who is convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, and said his brother Tiger Memon should be paraded and hanged instead.
Supreme Court defers decision on monitoring CBI probe into Vyapam scam
Jul 24, 2015, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi, Jul 25 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Friday deferred till July 31 its decision on monitoring CBI probe into the Vyapam scam.
Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon asks Supreme Court to stop his hanging
Jul 23, 2015, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi, Jul 23 (IBNS) Yakub Memon, who is to be hanged on July 30 for his involvement in the 1993 Bombay blasts, has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop his execution, saying the lower court's death warrant is illegal, reports said.
Yakub Memon to be hanged on July 30, SC dismisses curative petition
Jul 21, 2015, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS) Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon's curative petition was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Supreme Court to hear CBI's plea seeking to file chargesheet in Vyapam scam
Jul 20, 2015, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday will hear on Monday the CBI's plea seeking to file chargesheets in the multi-crore Vyapam scam cases in Madhya Pradesh.
SC to hear plea against commutation of Nithari serial killer's death sentence
Jul 13, 2015, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Jul 13 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear UP government's plea against commutation of death sentence of Surender Koli, convicted in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case.
Criminal defamation should be retained as a penal offence: Centre to SC
Jul 13, 2015, at 04:02 pm
New Delhi, Jul 13 (IBNS) Denying that defamation has any effect on free speech, the government has told the Supreme Court that the provision for defamation should be retained in the Indian Penal Code as a deterrent against defamatory actions.
Kerala CM slams A-G Mukul Rohatgi for appearing in SC on behalf of bar owners
Jul 12, 2015, at 02:57 am
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (IBNS): Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Saturday lashed out at Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi for appearing in the Supreme Court on behalf of Kerala's bar owners.
SC notice to MP Governor : Home Secretary meets Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Jul 09, 2015, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Jul 9 (IBNS) Soon after the Supreme Court issued a notice to Madhya Pradesh Governor on a petition seeking his removal over his alleged involvement in Vyapam scam, Home secretary LC Goyal met Home Minister Rajnath Singh to decide on Yadav's future, reports said.
Supreme Court orders CBI probe of Vyapam scam and related deaths
Jul 09, 2015, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Jul 9 (IBNS) Putting at end to the opposition demand the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered CBI probe of the Vyapam scam and the deaths related to it.
Another Vyapam-linked death, this time key witness constable
Jul 09, 2015, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi Jul 9(IBNS) The mystery over the parade of deaths related to the Vyapam scam continues to deepen as s witness in the case, a Madhya Pradesh Police constable has died.
Supreme Court to hear Vyapam scam petitions today
Jul 09, 2015, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi, Jul 9 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear a petition that asks for the removal of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav for his alleged involvement in the Vyapam scam.
Vyapam: Namrata Damor was murdered, says doctor who conducted autopsy
Jul 08, 2015, at 10:42 pm
Bhopal, July 8 (IBNS): Amid several controversies surrounding the Vyapam scam, a fresh cover up has surfaced regarding a 19-year-old medical student, whose death three years ago was dismissed as a suicide by the police two years after an autopsy report suggested she was strangled, said reports on Wednesday.
Vyapam scam: Governor Ram Naresh Yadav 'Accused No 10'?
Jul 08, 2015, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Giving way to new controversy regarding the Vyapam scam, a media channel has accessed a police document that revealed that Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav had been named as "Accused No 10" in a criminal case.
SC to hear Rahul's petition against RSS defamation suit
Jul 08, 2015, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, Jul 8 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi's appeal to quash a defamation case against him for allegedly blaming Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
SC to hear plea for CBI probe in Vyapam scam
Jul 07, 2015, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi, Jul 7 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will hear petitions seeking a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation into the Vyapam scam on July 9.
SC scraps AIPMT, directs CBSE to conduct fresh exams within 4 weeks
Jun 15, 2015, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday scrapped the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) for admission to the MBBS course and directed the CBSE to conduct a fresh entrance examination within four weeks time.
Relief for Centre, HC rules Lt Guv constitutional authority in Delhi
May 30, 2015, at 12:19 am
New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): In a relief for the Centre, the High Court on Friday ruled that the Lieutenant Governor is the constitutional authority in Delhi.
Jayalalithaa to appear in public on Friday first time since acquittal
May 19, 2015, at 07:53 pm
Chennai, May 19 (IBNS) For the first time since her acquittal in connection with the disproportionate assets case, AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa will appear in public on Friday in Chennai as she meets the party's lawmakers in what is believed to be a spadework for her return as chief minister of the state.
Supreme court stalls Kejriwal's defamation order
May 14, 2015, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) In a major embarrassment for Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Thursday suspended an order issued by his government that called for criminal defamation cases against the media.
SC extends bail to Jayalalitha
Apr 17, 2015, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Friday extended the bail granted to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa till the Karnataka High Court disposes off their appeals against conviction in a disproportionate assets case.
SC stays two defamation cases against Kejriwal
Apr 17, 2015, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed two defamation cases against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwa.
BJP and Congress hail scrapping of Sec.66 A by SC
Mar 24, 2015, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24(IBNS) The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's order to strike down section 66A of the ITA Act, the controversial law that allowed arrests for offensive content online.
India's daughter: SC seeks response from lawyers for comments on women
Mar 24, 2015, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24(IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from two lawyers who had made highly controversial comments on Indian women in a documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape.