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MVA responsible for Supreme Court striking down Maratha quota: Narayan Rane

BJP leader Narayan Rane on Monday slammed the Maharashtra government for "failing" to protect the Maratha reservation in the Supreme Court

There is digital divide: SC tells Centre on mandatory CoWIN registration

Supreme Court posed searching questions to the Centre on the COVID-19 vaccine procurement policy and need for mandatory registration on the CoWIN app for people to get vaccinated

After SC setback, Maharashtra govt extends EWS quota to Marathas

The SC had, on May 5, struck down a state law that granted reservations in jobs and education to the Maratha community.

SC restrains AP police from coercive action against news channels

It was alleged that the FIRs were registered against the channels for publishing the press statements of YSR rebel MP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju

SC adjourns to June 3 hearing in cancellation of CBSE, ICSE Class XII exams

The situation this year is the same as the last year and if the government decides to go ahead with the Board examinations then it must give justification for departing from last year decision: SC

SC questions govt over 'digital divide' in Covid-19 vaccination campaign

Court asks the government to explain discrepancy in vaccine supply for different ages and why states had to pay more for the vaccine.

Last year's policy can be adopted this year too, SC on 12th board exam

The Supreme Court told the Centre to give reasons if the government is departing from the decision taken last year, amid the Covid pandemic, in connection with the class XII board exams

Govt to take decision in 2 days on class 12 board exams: AG tells SC

The government will take a final decision within the next two days on whether to conduct class 12 board exams amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court was informed on Monday

Regulate big tech but not at the expense of user rights: Mishi Choudhary

The heavy-handed ways in which the government has been behaving in shaping the narrative and curbing dissent make even genuine attempts at regulating big tech suspicious, says Choudhary

OBC quota in local body polls: Fadnavis blames state govt for SC ruling

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday blamed the Maharashtra government for "negligence" over the Supreme Court's decision striking down reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local body elections.

SBI, HDFC Bank move SC against RBI directive to provide data under RTI act

The two largest banks of India feared that such a directive could be detrimental to their business operations and compromise the confidentiality of customer information

SC takes note of children orphaned due to Covid, asks states to give relief

The Supreme Court Friday took note of children who have become orphans due to the COVID-19 pandemic and directed states to provide immediate relief to them. A vacation bench of Justices L N Rao and Aniruddha Bose directed district administrations to identify orphan children and upload their data on NCPCR website by Saturday evening. The top court's direction came on an application filed by amicus curiae Gaurav Agarwal seeking identification of orphaned children and providing them immediate relief by the state governments.

Be optimistic for resolution: SC agrees to hear Class XII board exam plea

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea on May 31, a petition seeking cancellation of Class XII CBSE and ICSE exams amid the ongoing second wave of the Covid pandemic in the country

Covid-19: SC to hear plea seeking cancellation of Class 12 exams on May 31

The Court said it would hear on May 31 a plea seeking directions to cancel Class 12 examinations in the wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases across the country

Shortage of transparency

Govt, companies must end opacity on vaccine supplies

Storm over social media

There can't be arbitrary rules just because privacy right is not absolute

Govt says new digital rules don't violate privacy; seeks compliance report

The government on Wednesday staunchly defended its new digital rules, saying the requirement of messaging platforms like WhatsApp to disclose origin of flagged messages does not violate privacy

Accused, their liberty should not suffer due to 'dharna' by CM, Law Min: SC

Observing that while it did not approve 'dharna' by the CM and the Law Minister, the Supreme Court said the accused and their personal liberty should not suffer either on account of such protests

Narada: CBI withdraws SC plea challenging HC order on house-arrest

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed it did not approve of dharna by the Chief Minister of West Bengal and her law minister laying siege of the CBI office in Kolkata

West Bengal post-poll violence: SC issues notice to Bengal government

The Supreme Court issued notice to the West Bengal government on a plea seeking directions to stop or prevent the alleged state-sponsored violence