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New Delhi: The Supreme Court deferred to Thursday the hearing on pleas related to protests, closure of metro stations and disruptions in train services ahead of the October 10 agitations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar due to the indisposition of Justice V Mohana. On...

New Delhi: Members of a student organisation took out a march from Connaught Place Tuesday, demanding immediate release of detained Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders and opposing the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. The protesters, associated with student organisation Disha, called...

New Delhi: In a major relief to UPI users, the decision to levy a Merchant Discount Rate of 0.4 per cent on transactions over Rs 2,000 has been deferred, with NPCI Tuesday saying a new date for the implementation will be decided after Diwali. According...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday took serious note of allegations that women journalists covering protests in the national capital were assaulted by police personnel and directed a senior Delhi Police officer to remain present during the hearing Thursday to explain the matter. A Bench...

New Delhi:  BJP MP Ravi Kishan sharply criticised the Opposition parties' ongoing protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and stated that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has ‘lost his mental balance’. Speaking to reporters in Chhattisgarh, Ravi Kishan said, "Rahul Gandhi, as you can see...

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP President Ramchandra Rao Tuesday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his march to the Supreme Court, accusing him of dragging the judiciary into a political controversy and undermining its sanctity. Rao said that Rahul Gandhi, being the Leader of Opposition and holding...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said India's economic growth was anchored in strong fundamentals and a sustained reform drive, declaring that the country sought to expand its global economic influence through shared prosperity rather than at the expense of other nations. "We do...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday assured petitioners, who have filed pleas raising issues related to protests in Delhi, that all their matters would be listed for hearing. Several pleas were mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and...

New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging restrictions on protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and the designation of alternative sites for public demonstrations. Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar's standing order of October 11 de-notified Jantar Mantar and designated Ramlila Ground,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed further proceedings in a defamation case before a trial court in Maharashtra against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh issued...