The Supreme Court on Monday reduced substantially the government’s 'discretionary and dignitaries' quota among Haj pilgrims. It has slashed the 2012 Haj quota from the proposed 5,050 to 300
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Hailing the Supreme Court order of disallowing tourism activity in core areas of tiger reserves, Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Tuesday said she would ask the state governments to strictly follow the directives of the apex court.

The Supreme Court has expressed its dissatisfaction over tardy implementation of its directions banning the use of tint on car windows, beyond a permissible limit, in Delhi.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine Centre's plea that sex workers should not be allowed to operate in the country under the cloak of working ‘with dignity’ as suggested by a panel, since

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.

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Observing that it cannot be a 'theatre for farcical play', the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition, accusing Pranab Mukherjee of resorting to corruption in soliciting votes in the Presidentia

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to appraise it of their measures to regulate the sale of acid to prevent its misuse as a weapon, particularly against women by their jilted lovers.

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The Union government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the 4.5 per cent reservation for minorities within the 27 per cent OBC quota in the central ed

The Supreme Court on Wednesday threatened to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the AP government, especially the state DGP for withdrawing security to a lawyer who had filed a PIL against

The Supreme Court on Monday said a deaf-mute need not be prevented from giving evidence in court merely on account of his physical disability as he or she can do so either by writing or through gestur