Tag: UP
Asia Cup: Afghanistan Pull Off Thrilling Last-ball Tie With India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's comeback as skipper, albiet for a game ended in a thrilling tie against a resurgent Afghanistan in their final Super Four match of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday.....
SC Upholds Aadhaar But With Modifications
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of the Aadhaar document but with modifications holding that the unique identity number will not be needed for opening bank accounts, admissions in schools or for getting mobile phone connections.....
Aadhaar Verdict Vindicates Government's Stand: BJP
Calling the Aadhaar judgement a big victory of the Modi-government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said the Supreme Court has repeated what the Prime Minister has been saying: "the card gives strength to the poor".....
Congress To Move SC If Aadhaar Amendments Brought As Money Bill
The Congress on Wednesday said it will move the Supreme Court if the Narendra Modi government brings amendments to the Aadhaar Act as money bill to bypass the Rajya Sabha.....
Women Can't Be Treated As Cattle: SC Strikes Down Adultery Law
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, an adultery law dating to the British era, terming it unconstitutional, archaic and manifestly arbitrary, with one judge saying women can't be treated as "cattle".....
SC Opens Sabarimala To Women Of All Ages; Temple Tantri Unhappy
The historic Supreme Court judgment which on Friday allowed women of all ages to enter Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala in Kerala, has left the temple tantris (priests) and those associated with it by tradition disappointed.....
Supreme Court Will Be Supreme, No One Can Steal Its Independence: CJI
Demitting office after a tumultuous tenure, Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Monday said the Supreme Court will stand supreme not just for now but for all times to come and that judicial independence cannot be taken away.....
Farmers' Protest Turns Violent; Police Use Water Canons, Tear Gas
The protest by thousands of farmers at the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border turned violent on Tuesday as they tried to break barricades and run them over with tractors to enter the national capital, forcing police to use water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse them.....
Rupee Touches New Low At 73.77/$
The Indian rupee plunged to a fresh record low of 73.77 to a US dollar on Thursday morning.....
Sensex Down 400 Points, Nifty Below 11,500-mark As RBI Rate Hike Likely
Caution ahead of the likely RBI rate hike on Friday, the investor sentiments' were subdued leading the S&P BSE Sensex to lose over 400 points during the afternoon trade session on the day, while the Nifty50 traded below the 11,500 point-mark.....
