By Mahitha Lingala In the wake of rapes and murder emanating from various parts of our country, the debate surrounding rape laws and its prevention in India has once again come to the forefront. Multiple stakeholders have voiced a variety of opinions – some giving it a communal tone, some blaming patriarchal attitudes towards women, […]
The bench was hearing pleas seeking directions to cancel the class 12 exams of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE)
The Central government told the Supreme Court that it will take a final decision on the issue of conducting or cancelling class 12 CBSE, ICSE Board exam in two days
While stressing on the need to register migrant workers, the apex court said the benefit of schemes can be extended to them after they are identified and registered by authorities.
The price factor will not have any impact on the ultimate beneficiary namely, the eligible person getting the vaccine since all state governments have already declared their policy decision.
The apex court refused to interfere with the Centre's and the RBI's decision to not extend the loan moratorium beyond August 31 last year, saying it is a policy decision.
The observations from SC came while hearing a plea of a person accused of rape by a woman, who had been in a live-in relationship with a man for over two years, she had filed an FIR for rape after the man married another woman.
"That the Contemnor tweet is of serious nature putting a big question on sovereign function of Supreme Court and their abiding nature to the Constitution", said the plea.
The Centre has told the top court that no extra attempt for UPSC will be given to students who had their last attempt in October and those who could not appear due to Covid-19.
In its petition on Thursday, the government said that it amounts to risking employees' lives amid the coronavirus pandemic to go to elections at a time
