There are over 9,000 deras in Punjab and Haryana with followers numbering in crores. Among others, the Dera Sacha Sauda commands a follower base which usually votes in favour of a party that the group decides.
Over 9,000 deras in Punjab and Haryana wield considerable influence over crores of followers. This influence transcends the spiritual and enters the political realm in elections seasons, and the ongoing one is no exception.
Menon, who practised law in the Kerala High Court, founded the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru and the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal.
The panel was asked to examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes included in the category of OBCs.
However, Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav says no one would raise a complaint if there are fears of being penalised.
Justice Patnaik was also a member of the "In-House Committee" to probe into the allegations made against Justice Soumitra Sen while an impeachment motion was moved against him.
A plea filed by an NGO has sought that either the issuance of electoral bonds be stayed or the names of donors be made public to ensure transparency.
When News18 reached out to Namo Foods, the food shop said that they did not supply any packets.
Dalelpur, located 465 km from state capital Lucknow, was a part of Haryana till 1982. In the absence of infrastructure and transport, its residents now demand that the village be reunited with the state.
A bench headed by the CJI has decided that the apex court would go ahead with the hearing of the review petitions in the light of new documents cited by petitioners alleging wrong-doing in the Rafale deal.
Journalist Priya Ramani had received a bail by a Delhi court in February in the criminal defamation case filed by the BJP politician and former editor MJ Akbar.
The Election Commission has continued to demand for more power and reforms even though it has always been either rejected or pushed inside voluminous files.
An analysis of Home Ministry data in February 2018 revealed that communal violence under the NDA government had increased by 28% over three years, recording 822 incidents till 2017.
The two primary issues before the court was whether disclosure of correspondence and file notes pertaining to a judge’s appointment can be made by the SC and whether there can be disclosure of assets by the judges.
Vivek Kumar, Anuj Kumar and Jean Dreze were held over permissions for the meeting. While the three had sought police consent, they were not informed if their request had been approved or denied.
The Constitution (114th Amendment) Bill, 2010, which provided for increasing the retirement age of high court judges from 62 to 65 years, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 25. But it could not be taken up for consideration and passage, and it lapsed.
The Supreme Court has agreed to urgently hear Congress' petition challenging appointment of Manohar Parrikar as Goa chief minister on Tuesday.