Under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, only Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs can avail the scheduled castes status at the moment. “All these old matters are pending in this court because of its social ramifications,” said a Supreme Court bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, AS Oka and Vikram Nath. “A day has come when we have to take a call on this.”

The court added in its order that if the Centre fails to file its response within a week, the affidavit will be accepted by the registry only with a fine of ₹25,000.

Originally scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021, the Central Vista Avenue’s work is now complete and Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri reviewed the progress on Tuesday morning during a site visit

The three-judge bench lent credence to the fact that no Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations have been held at the Idgah Maidan for last 200 years

Chhattisgarh is ruled by the Congress, one of the constituents of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in Jharkhand

On July 12, Sawant announced that the Goa government is “gearing up for auctioning of mining blocks on priority”.

ccording to the health ministry data, 98% of India’s adults has received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, while 92% have received two shots of the vaccine.

The Court was hearing a plea by a former law intern who accused a former Supreme Court judge who later headed the National Green Tribunal of sexual harassment

On Tuesday, the five-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Uday Umesh Lalit, set down the clutch of related petitions for a detailed hearing from September 13