Source – bgr.in Even as experts are still debating over the existence of ‘harmful radiation’ from mobile towers, a Harish Chand Tiwari has succeeded in getting the Supreme Court of India to shut down a mobile tower for causing cancer to him. Gwalior-based Harish alleged that a BSNL tower located less than 50 meters from
Source – financialexpress.com The Supreme Court has sought the response of US-based instant messaging application firm WhatsApp Inc in a matter relating to blocking of videos of sexual offences on social networking sites. The court, while making WhatsApp Inc a party in the matter, said that the petitioner might send a detailed e-mail to them
Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI: Messaging service WhatsApp, which has been used to share videos of Indian women being raped, told the Supreme Court today that it will help to block “sexually offensive” content from being shared on social media. Executives from the instant-messaging company, which has 200 million users in India, which is based
Source – Trak.in For the first time ever, Supreme Court of India has declared that Internet access is a basic fundamental right for all Indians; and this right cannot be curtailed and blocked at any cost. This is one of those watershed moments for Internet activists in India because from now on, this verdict and
Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and CBSE to include Urdu as a medium of instruction in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) from the academic session 2018-19. The bench, however, accepted the submission by the authorities that it was not possible to include Urdu as a medium of instruction for
Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre on a petition that asked the government to make singing Vande Mataram, the national song, mandatory in schools. The Centre has four weeks to respond, and the next date of hearing is on August 23. On a separate petition on the
Source – dnaindia.com The All India Muslim Personal Board (AIMLB) is likely to pass a resolution on Saturday asking Muslims to accept whatever Supreme Court decides in the Babri masjid case. However, AIMLB will take an exact opposite stand if the apex court decides to rule in favour of abolishment of triple talaaq, Uniform Civil
Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India will hear a petition tomorrow praying to postpone the date of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 exam which is scheduled to be conducted on May 7. The plea filed by Sankalp Charitable Trust, asked for the extension keeping in view of various reasons
Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court collegium has recommended 51 names for appointment as judges in 10 high courts in the country. The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) J S Khehar cleared the names after finalising the memorandum of procedure (MoP) for the appointment of judges, official sources said. The 51 names
Source – firstpost.com What percentage of a man’s salary should go as alimony to one’s estranged wife? The Supreme Court has set this figure at 25 percent, calling it a “just and fair” amount. “Twenty-five percent of the husband’s net salary would be just and proper to be awarded as maintenance to the (former) wife. The amount
