Everything you need to know about Babhni Misra: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Babhni Misra: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, June 17 (ANI): A new project is asking people having an internet connection to help beam messages into outer space in an attempt to make our presence in the universe known.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday permitted some residents of a dilapidated building in Mumbai's Mazagaon to continue staying in it for next fortnight at their own risk and with no liability to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in case of any accident.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to interfere with the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) order directing 11 cement makers to deposit 10 percent of Rs.6,200 crore penalty imposed on them by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for alleged cartelisation to control cement prices.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on petitions of four cement manufacturers contesting an order of the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) asking them to deposit a part of the penalty slapped on them for alleged cartelisation and manipulation of cement prices.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Observing that it could not go on "smelling foul" in everything, the Supreme Court Monday asked a petitioner as to what proof he had that pharma major Ranbaxy was marketing in India the alleged adulterated drugs that it sold in the US.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday fumed over the National Highways Authority of India going back on its earlier position favouring the shifting of a toll plaza on the road from Panipat in Haryana to Jalandhar in Punjab by the project concessionaire.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday stayed a non-bailable warrant against Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi issued by a magistrate's court in an alleged illegal leasing of government land in Jaipur to a private company.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday inquired about the capability of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to lay national highways and if it had ever built a highway on schedule.
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to hear June 10 a plea by UltraTech Cement Limited challenging the order of the Competition Appellate Tribunal that asked the firm to deposit 10 percent of penalty imposed on it on a cartelization complaint.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hold hearing on a petition seeking a Central Buereu of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal, which is being investigated separately by Mumbai and Delhi Police.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Former law and justice minister Ashwani Kumar Monday appeared before the Supreme Court as a counsel in a civil case.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined to hold an early hearing of a PIL seeking to restrain the Delhi government from continuing with its advertisement campaign focusing on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her administration's achievements.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Bejon Misra, founder of Consumer Online Foundation, has been conferred with the World No Tobacco Day award for 2013 for his anti-tobacco campaign.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined to hold an early hearing of a PIL seeking to restrain the Delhi government from continuing with its advertisement campaign focusing on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her administration's achievements.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court has asked Delhi University to look into the grievances of blind students seeking a special course to initiate them into the four year undergraduate course starting in the coming academic year.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Friday hear a Punjab lawyer's plea seeking "adequate security" as he faces threat to his life from Khalistani terror outfits allegedly for his retributory killing of terrorists in the state in the 1980s.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that in corruption cases involving public servants, the courts should guard against hyper-technical contentions and decide the issues with promptness, shunning the attempt to drag the cases.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Delhi University to examine the grievances of blind students on the introduction of mathematics and science in the four-year undergraduate courses to be started from the current academic year.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The mere fact that an accused absconded after an incident had taken place could not be interpreted as an act of a guilty mind, the Supreme Court Tuesday said.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked Delhi University to state what steps it has taken to address the grievances of blind students in the four-year undergraduate degree courses to be launched from this year.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court will examine whether the Gujarat government's policy of recruiting Vidya Sahayaks on five year contracts on a fixed salary before they are absorbed as primary teachers was discriminatory.
Nalanda (Bihar), May 27 (IANS) Flocked by thousands of scholars and thinkers from far and wide, Nalanda, the ancient seat of learning, was famed the world over as a hub of knowledge. The dream to revive the centre of excellence is taking shape in Rajgir as the Nalanda University.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked Delhi University to state what steps it has taken to address the grievances of physically disabled students in the four-year undergraduate degree courses to be implemented from this year.
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Families of patients needing an immediate organ transplant for their survival would soon find it easy to locate a potential donor with the Indian government coming up with an online network containing necessary details like the blood group and organs available for transplant.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said it was concerned with the quality of the primary teacher and warned against a populist approach on appointments that could endanger India's future.
Noida (Uttar Pradesh), May 21 (ANI): Delhi High Court judge Mr. Justice Sudershan Kumar Misra on Tuesday released the Hindi version of a book titled "Legal Language, Legal Vocabulary and Legal Writing" authored by Amity Law School Professor Dr. Kavita Surbhi at the Amity Campus here.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the Indian cricket control board saying that spot-fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach to reining in erring players.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a PIL seeking a stay on all remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in view of the spot-fixing scandal.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday gave vent to its ire over state governments flouting guidelines for the appointment of 'Shiksha Sahayaks' for promoting primary education saying it amounted to "spoiling the future of the future generations".
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the functioning of the Group of Ministers (GoM) examining the issue of CBI's autonomy.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that an order that has been obtained by an accused by practising fraud and suppression of facts could not be allowed to survive and it was obligated to set aside such an order.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said no person would be arrested under Section 66A of the IT Act for posting objectionable comments on social networking websites without prior approval from an officer not below the rank of inspector general of police.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said no person would be arrested under Section 66A of the IT Act for posting objectionable comments on social networking websites without prior approval from an officer of the Inspector General of Police-rank.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to entertain a plea by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking to summon 14 witnesses, including former CBI official Arun Kumar, in the trial for murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to entertain a plea by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking to summon 14 witnesses, including former CBI official Arun Kumar, in the trial for murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) Just over a month after the Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the Shimla Municipal Corporation to ensure that the streets of this popular hill resort, once the summer capital of British India, are free of stray dogs, animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi has stepped in.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said a report from the CAG - a constitutional functionary - commands respect but it could not be solely relied upon for deciding any contentious issue.
The Supreme Court of India Monday gives its nod for commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, rejecting the plea of anti-nuclear activists, who filled a bunch of petition seeking to put a stay on the operation of the plant and its scrapping arguing radiation hazards to the villagers..................
Shimla, May 4 (IANS) While 'khap panchayats' (caste councils) in Haryana continue to frown on inter-caste and sub-caste marriages and punish those who do so, marrying outside one's caste is ever so profitable in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh - it'll get couples all of Rs.75,000.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its order on a petition seeking the review of its verdict quashing the first information report (FIR) in the disproportionate assets case against former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati.
New Delhi, April 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court has asked market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to deal sternly with firms indulging in manipulative and deceptive practices.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) would be failing in its duty to promote healthy growth of the markets and protect its integrity if it was not stern in dealing with companies and directors indulging in abuse of the market and insider trading, the Supreme Court has said.
Shimla, April 26 (IANS) The damage to the Rohtang Pass's fragile eco-system by the increasing tourist inflow and exhaust fumes of vehicles is likely to get curbed with the Himachal Pradesh High Court acting tough against the state government.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court was moved Tuesday, seeking a direction to the government not to take steps for commissioning the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu till allegations of use of sub-standard equipment and the impact on the reactor and the public safety were probed.
Bangalore, April 9 (IANS) Skipper Virat Kohli struck a blistering 93 not out and carried the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a splendid seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) tie here Tuesday. It was Sunrisers' first defeat in three matches in IPL-6.
Bangalore, April 7 (IANS) There could not have been a better parting gift than a 5-0 victory, said India team captain Shiv Prakash Misra who laid down office at the conclusion of the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup Group 1 relegation tennis tie against Indonesia here Sunday.
Bangalore, April 7 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri used their heavy artillery to complete the formalities in the reverse singles and author a 5-0 win for India against Indonesia in the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup Group 1 relegation playoff here Sunday.
Bangalore, April 6 (IANS) Veteran Leander Paes ha emphasissed that it was team unity as much as individual performances that helped India take an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Indonesia in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I relegation playoff here Saturday and that India had the potential to not only return to World Group but also go all the way.
Bangalore, April 4 (IANS) India appeared certain to maintain their unbeaten run against Indonesia ahead of the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I relegation play-off tie commencing here Friday by chalking up their sixth straight win.
Bangalore, April 3 (IANS) The recent shenanigans over team selection and a player-boycott notwithstanding, the Indian team Wednesday presented itself as a unified unit all set to take on Indonesia in the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup Group 1 play-off beginning here Friday.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking framing of guidelines on registering and probing cases of sexual offences against women.
Bangalore, March 31 (IANS) Shiv Prakash Misra, in the eye of the storm not too long ago when India's top guns demanded his ouster as the non-playing captain, appeared confident that he would go out on a winning note when India take on Indonesia in the Asia-Oceania Group Davis Cup tie at the KSLTA stadium here on April 5-7.
Bangalore, March 31 (IANS) Though India would be starting out as overwhelming favourites to beat Indonesia in the Davis Cup tie next weekend at the KSLTA Stadium here, the home team's coach Zeeshan Ali asserted there was no room for complacency.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will now hear the challenge to Article 15(5) of the constitution, which places an obligation on unaided private schools to reserve 25 percent seats for students from socially and economically weaker sections of society.
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) Moved by the plight of an orphaned girl who was sexually exploited by her uncle and gave birth to a child in a hospital here, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Saturday directed the state to take care of the duo.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Lok Sabha members Tuesday stressed the importance of preventing misuse of the provisions of the anti-rape bill introduced in the house by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, while opinions diverged on the proposal to keep the age of consent at 18.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Monday told the Supreme Court that before declaring someone as a juvenile it should be assessed that he or she is "emotionally and intellectually" less than 18 years.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on a petition seeking directions to the central and 10 state governments to take steps to prevent deaths of elephants on railway tracks that pass through their habitats.
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court has held that it was not incumbent upon a high court to adjourn the hearing of a matter simply because the appellant or his counsel were not present when the case was called for hearing.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The public's reaction to the 2013-14 budget is positive, though a section of the "aam admi" feels that it will take a fair amount of sweat for the government to meet the target of containing the fiscal deficit at 4.8 percent of the gross domestic product in the new fiscal.
New Delhi, Feb. 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday approved the new format for the Civil Services exams, which will give more weightage to general studies.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Despite being removed as the team doctor on the demand of Somdev Devvarman-led rebels, hockey Olympian Vece Paes was brought back in the Davis Cup fold on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambhri and Sanam Singh are back in India's Davis Cup tennis squad. After staying away from the tie against Korea, they have returned for the April 5-7 Asia/Oceania first round play-off against Indonesia in Bangalore.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Rebel players Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambhri and Sanam Singh were selected in India's Davis Cup squad for the first round play-off tie against Indonesia to be held in Bangalore from April 5-7.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Shiv Prakash Misra is likely to continue as non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup team for the time being till the high-powered committee of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) goes into the demands raised by the rebel players.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) It took the family of seven-year-old Lipi Mandal, daughter of a rickshaw-puller, three months to detect that her high fever, loss of appetite and stomach ache was due to blood cancer.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its concern over the deteriorating sex ratio and chided state governments over their failure to check sex determination clinics and punish law violators fuelling female foeticide.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court will look into the constitutional validity of provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act under which a person is treated as a minor till he or she turns 18.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India's young tennis players Virali Murugesan Ranjeet and Vijayant Malik took positives from their Davis Cup defeats against South Korea, stating the experience will stand in good stead when they next play for the country.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Frowning upon routine adjournments, the Supreme Court has said that speedy disposal of cases was the "primary morality of justice and ethical fulcrum of the judiciary".
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Indian tennis player Leander Paes said Saturday that the amount of time he and Purav Raja invested in practice in the last two years was the essence of their doubles victory over South Korea in the Davis Cup here Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India's non-playing Davis Cup captain Shiv Prakash Misra Friday said he expected a 1-1 result on the first day of their Asia/Oceania Group I first round tie here against South Korea as the visitors took a 2-0 lead.
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Public sector Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) has chalked out a plan to invest around Rs.750 crore in the next four years to modernise its plants, a top company official said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) He has been taking radio listeners on a storytelling ride through two seasons of "Yaadon Ka Idiot Box", and now, journalist, scriptwriter and lyricist Neelesh Misra is set to launch a series of books that are a compilation of the tales he narrates on the show.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking that the juvenile accused in Delhi gang-rape case be kept in special custody if he was a psychopath and a threat to society and women.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A new survey puts paid to the notion of the elderly being treated with respect in India.
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on a PIL seeking direction to ministries of external affairs, home and shipping to intervene for securing the release of 34 Indian seamen held hostages by the Somalian pirates.
Allahabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The world's largest gathering of people, the 55-day Kumbh congregation, began in this north India town Monday with tens of thousands of devotees, led by ash-smeared Naga ascetics, taking a dip at the Sangam - the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Holding that there was no safety for women on Delhi's roads, the Supreme Court Court said Friday: "We are failing to treat women with dignity, equality and respect."
New Delhi, Jan.11 (ANI): The All India Tennis Association (AITA) picked a second-string squad on Friday for India's Davis Cup tie against South Korea, snubbing the eight revolting players who refused to make themselves available.
New Delhi, Jan.11 (ANI): A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday said that national capital Delhi is by and large unsafe for women, and also said the city continues to fail to to treat the fairer sex with dignity.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Holding that there was no safety for women on Delhi's roads, the Supreme Court Court said Friday: "We are failing to treat women with dignity, equality and respect."
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked the central government to file its response to two PILs contending that a provision of India's electoral law was unconstitutional.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Painting a none too rosy picture of politics in the country, the Supreme Court Wednesday said people of character and integrity were not attracted to politics.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the alleged ULFA activists Arup Bhuyan and Sri Indra Das on a petition by the central government seeking clarification of the apex court's earlier judgment holding mere membership of a banned organization was not a crime.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) "Side by Side", the Keanu Reeves produced and Christopher Kenneally directed documentary, will be the opening film at the 0110 International Digital Film Festival 2013 (IDDF 2013).
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Why should all cases of sexual abuse against women not be fast-tracked and the victims awarded compensation, the Supreme Court Friday asked the central government following two public interest litigations.
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) The country's top tennis players said they would be unavailable for the next month's Davis Cup tie against Korea unless the All India Tennis Association (AITA) agrees to consider a list of demands.
New Delhi, Jan.4 (ANI): The government has asked the Supreme Court to give it the right to introduce a mechanism to monitor crimes against women by Khap Panchayats.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on two public interest litigations seeking fast-tracking of all cases of sexual abuse against women and awarding compensation to victims.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on two PILs seeking fast-tracking of all cases of sexual abuse against women and awarding them compensation.
New Delhi, Jan.3 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear public interest litigation matters related to setting up of fast track courts for speedy trial in rape cases and effective implementation of existing laws for safety of women on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) There was little hope for a bill promising reservation to Dalits and tribals in job promotions getting passed in the Lok Sabha Thursday with the house adjourned five times till 4 p.m. on the last day of the winter session.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman to assist it in the hearing on a petition seeking abolition of caste, region and religion-based recruitment in the Indian Army.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman to assist it in the hearing on a petition seeking abolition of caste, region and religion-based recruitment in the Indian Army.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday stayed the operation of a TDSAT order that threw out the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's circular that restricted the number of SMSes that could be sent from one phone in a day to 200.
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday said the central government has proposed to build 250 trauma care centres in the country in the next five years.
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday sought records of a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) committee which said carbonated beverages do not pose health hazard and there were no benzene residues in the soft drinks.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Indian Muslims need reservation, inclusive government policies and affirmative action to join the mainstream of national life, civil society members and academics said at a seminar here Thursday.
