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Nearly a week after the Supreme Court delivered the historic verdict, which would have settled the Ayodhya dispute that had lingered for decades the case is set to drag further. This comes after to Muslim bodies, including the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind decide to challenge the SC verdict and …

The Supreme Court has ruled that the review against allowing women of all ages can enter and offer prayers at the famed Sabarimala Temple in Kerala will be transferred to a seven-member bench. Chief Justice of India (CJI) who delivered the verdict said the court has examined all aspects of the case in details.  Out of the five judges, CJI Ranjan …

The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling, today pronounced that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority that comes under the purview of Right To Information (RTI) act. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Odd-Even May Be Extended As Delhi Air Gets Toxic Again, Says CM Arvind Kejriwal As air gets toxic again …

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday decided to partially roll back the hike in hostel fees following protests by students for 16 days. The decision was taken in varsity’s Executive Council (EC) meeting which had to be shifted outside the campus at the last moment fearing agitation by students. “JNU Executive Committee announces major rollback in the hostel fee …

At a time when the country is faced with an economic slowdown and job losses, Vodafone has announced that its future in India could be in doubt unless the government stopped hitting operators with higher taxes and charges.  Chief Executive Nick Read was quoted as saying by news agency Reuters that, India, where Vodafone formed a joint venture with Idea …

The Supreme Court of India will today pronounce the historic verdict in the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, which has dominated the country’s political discourse for decades. The case, full of twists and turns, led to a series of court battles with groups staking claim to the site in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya. Taking precautionary measures, authorities have stepped up security …

Every year we come across incidents where elephants become victims of human brutalities. Once these elephants die, there is no memory of them whatsoever. This is now going to change as the country’s first memorial for elephants, which died in harness or as victims of human brutalities, was opened on the Agra-Mathura highway at a facility developed by WildLife SOS, …

The Supreme Court of India today pronounced a unanimous verdict in the decades-old Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid Land Dispute, directing the disputed land to be given to Hindus for construction of a temple.  In a judgement, a 5-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the Sunni Waqf Board, which was a party to the title suit, should be given an …

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday became the first Indian to be officially invited by the Pakistan government to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan.  The Kartarpur Corridor will be inaugurated on November 9 at Narowal, on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. He was the first Indian Sikh to be …

A 30-year-old man was allegedly beaten up by four men from a backwards community for dropping dishes at an eatery in Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. According to a complaint filed with the police, Pragnesh Parmar was hit by Mahesh Thakor, Jogi Thakor and two others when he went to Mahesh’s eatery for dinner and accidentally dropped a dish, …