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Supreme Court rejects curative pleas of 2 convicts in Delhi gang rape case
Applications for stay of execution of death sentence are also rejectedDeath row convicts also have a legal remedy for a mercy petition
1 min read15 Jan 2020Supreme Court to hear Sabarimala review pleas in open court
Supreme Court sets 22 January date to hear 49 petitions challenging its earlier ruling that granted women of all ages the right to enter shrine in Kerala
1 min read14 Nov 2018Supreme Court to decide on listing of Sabarimala review petitions today
On 28 September, a Supreme Court bench headed by former chief justice Dipak Misra in a 4:1 majority granted women of all ages the right to enter Sabarimala temple.
1 min read23 Oct 2018IT companies file lawsuit against USCIS over shorter H-1B visas
The ITServe Alliance in its lawsuit filed last week alleged that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently begun a practice of approving H-1B petitions for shorter than three years durations.
1 min read16 Oct 2018H-1B application process to begin from 2 April, premium processing suspended
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces that petitions for H1-B visas will be accepted from 2 April
2 min read21 Mar 2018Supreme Court Constitution bench begins hearing pleas against Aadhaar
A total of 29 petitions against Aadhaar have been tagged by the Supreme Court to be heard by the Constitution bench
3 min read18 Jan 2018‘Pay up or we go to NCLT’ is proving to be a very credible threat
That 44% of the petitions dismissed by NCLT were either settled or withdrawn indicates that operational creditors got their dues back in a large number of cases
2 min read26 Dec 2017Shell companies tag: Three firms move SAT against Sebi order
JKumar Infraprojects, Prakash Industries, Parsvnath Developers have filed with SAT petitions against Sebi order naming them suspected shell companies
2 min read10 Aug 2017Era Infra says insolvency process may clash with pending winding-up pleas
Era Infra Engineering questioned the NCLT over whether insolvency proceedings can be initiated against it when winding-up petitions are pending against the firm
1 min read12 Jul 2017ICSE textbook shows mosque as noise pollutant, sparks controversy
A class 6 textbook taught in ICSE schools depicting a 'mosque' as a source of noise pollution has sparked outrage on social media, prompting an apology from the publisher
1 min read2 Jul 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared