Everything you need to know about Patna High Court: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Patna High Court: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kochi, June 18 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday directed that the trial in the SNC Lavalin case, in which CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan is an accused, can go ahead by splitting the charge sheet.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the railway ministry and railway claims tribunal on the plea of a former member who was not re-appointed on it in 2011, and directed that a post be kept vacant on the tribunal till the case is decided.
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) The Indian rupee hit a record closing low of 58.77 against the dollar Tuesday on lingering worries over the country's current account deficit.
Giving a new twist in the concept of premarital sex, the Madras High Court Monday in its decision said that any unmarried couple of the right legal age indulge in sexual gratification will be considered a valid married couple and could be termed as "husband and wife."...................
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Nearly half-a-dozen people were injured here in a clash, and several trains stopped, roads blocked and top BJP leaders taken into custody across Bihar during the party's state-wide shutdown Tuesday to protest what it called a betrayal by the JD-U.
Karachi, June 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly planning to carry out strict measures following Pakistan's bleak performance in the ICC Champions Trophy, ahead of the team's upcoming limited-overs tour of the West Indies.
Four persons including Janta Dal (United) spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan were injured in a clash occurred in Bihar between JD (U) workers and Bhartiya Janta Party leaders and workers after later party has called a state-wide shutdown to protest what it called a betrayal by the JD-U..................
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Nearly half-a-dozen people were injured here in a clash, several trains were stopped and roads were blocked Tuesday when the BJP began a state-wide shutdown to protest what it called a betrayal by the JD-U.
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress of mobilising criminals to attack opposition party activists ahead of the panchayat polls, the Left Front Monday sought West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan's intervention for deployment of security forces.
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Accusing the Trinamool Congress government of inaction in tackling the "deteriorating" law and order situation ahead of the panchayat polls in West Bengal, the Left Front Monday met Governor M.K. Narayanan seeking his intervention in the matter.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to the central government and the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on a plea of a candidate seeking cancellation of the CGL examination in April on grounds the paper was leaked a day before the test.
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday said he hoped the panchayat elections in the state would be held on time.
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) French diplomat Pascal Mazurier, who is on bail in a sexual abuse case, has petitioned the family court here to allow his mother Jacqueline Maille visitation rights to meet his three children staying with his estranged Indian wife Suja Jones.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The so-called 2G scam, where suspected government corruption in the award of telecom spectrum led to the cancellation of 122 service licences across the country by the Supreme Court, is one of the reasons for recent tariff hikes, apart from denting the global image of India's flourishing mobile phone industry, experts maintain.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Sunday that he had told Governor D.Y. Patil that he wanted all 11 BJP ministers out of his ministry as they had stopped attending office.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Sunday that a special session of the assembly will be called Wednesday so that he can prove his majority.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Sunday that a special session of the assembly will be called Wednesday so that he can prove his majority.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) general secretary K.C. Tyagi announced Sunday that his party's long alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had ended.
Patna, June 15 (IANS) Maoists blasted a state-run middle school in Bihar's Jamui district early Saturday, police said.
Islamabad, June 15 (ANI): The lawyer who withdrew his application against the former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf in judges' detention case is facing life threats after the general's arrest.
Patna, June 15 (ANI): In an endeavor to convince the Janata Dal (United) not to break its 18-year-old alliance with the saffron outfit, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Modi will be meeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here on Saturday.
Panaji, June 14 (IANS) The Bombay High Court's Goa bench Friday issued notice to the state government, asking it to explain the process of K.D. Row being chosen as chairman of the state public service commission (PSC). .
Patna, June 14 (IANS) With uncertainly threatening Bihar's ruling coalition, most BJP ministers including Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi skipped office for a second straight day Friday.
Islamabad, June 14 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court has upheld the suspension of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohammad Zaka Ashraf until an interim PCB chairman is named to represent the board in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) annual conference in London later this month.
Shillong, June 13 (IANS) In a setback to the jailed chief of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebel outfit, Champion R. Sangma, the Meghalaya High Court Thursday dismissed his petition challenging his detention under the Meghalaya Preventive Detention Act (MPDA).
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the city police to provide adequate protection to a 21-year-old woman apprehending threat to her life from her parents as she opposed their plan to marry her off against her wishes.
New Delhi/Patna, June 13 (IANS) In an audacious daylight attack, suspected Maoists attacked a passenger train in Bihar's Jamui district Thursday afternoon, killing a railway police personnel and two passengers, said police and the railway ministry.
New Delhi/Patna, June 13 (IANS) In an audacious daylight attack, suspected Maoists attacked a passenger train in Bihar's Jamui district Thursday afternoon, killing a railway police personnel and two passengers, police said. The Railways, however, said only two people had been injured in the incident.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh on Thursday condemned the attack by the Naxals on the Dhanbad-Patna Intercity Express in Bihar, saying this reflects the frustration of the ultras.
Patna, June 13 (IANS) Suspected Maoists attacked a passenger train in Bihar's Jamui district Thursday afternoon killing a railway police personnel and injuring half a dozen other people, Additional Director General of Police S.K. Bhardwaj said here.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Bound together by a traumatic incident that took place on this day exactly 16 years ago, the 28 families who lost their loved ones in Delhi's Uphaar cinema fire tragedy held a prayer meeting Thursday and pledged to continue their fight for justice.
Islamabad, June 13 (ANI): Former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf has inched closer to freedom after he got bail in the second of the three serious cases registered against him by the PPP.
Washington, June 13 (ANI): A new study has revealed that a few cups of hot cocoa may not only fight off the chill of a winter's day, but they could also help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases, such as diabetes.
Tehran, June 12 (IANS) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Wednesday called for high turnout in the upcoming presidential vote, reported Xinhua citing the semi-official Fars news agency.
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) In the cut-throat world of film exhibition, it is very rare for any theatre owner to move away for emotional reasons. But this is what happened when in Patna, the single theatre Mona was converted into twin-theatre multiplex this year. The opening of the new theatre was postponed from May 31 to June 21 just to accommodate "Raanjhanaa".
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Bihar moved a step closer to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's dream of a Metro train service in Patna with the state cabinet Tuesday approving the proposal to prepare a detailed project report (DPR).
Patna, June 11 (IANS) The Bihar cabinet Tuesday approved a grant of Rs.5,000 per month to 17-year-old conjoined twins living in Patna, an official said.
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) The Left Front Tuesday accused West Bengal's State Election Commission (SEC) of failing to implement security measures for the upcoming panchayat (rural body) polls as directed by the Calcutta High Court.
Hyderabad, June 11 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Tuesday gave its nod for the much-awaited merger of Mahindra Satyam with its parent firm Tech Mahindra, which will create a $2.4 billion entity, the fifth largest Indian IT firm.
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court, hearing a petition seeking a CBI probe into the Saradha Group scam, Tuesday was told that it was not possible for the central probe agency to investigate unless it got additional support from the West Bengal government.
Hyderabad, June 11 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Tuesday gave its nod for the much-awaited merger of Mahindra Satyam with its parent firm Tech Mahindra.
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) A powerful blast rocked the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday afternoon killing and injuring around 10 people, an official said.
Ranchi, June 11 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Tuesday granted bail to Pawan Kumar Dhoot, an accused in the cash-for-vote scandal during the 2012 Rajya Sabha poll in Jharkhand that was countermanded.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) On a law suit filed by the manufacturer of squash Rooh Afza, the Delhi High Court has restrained the makers of Hindi film "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" (YJHD) from releasing the movie on TV due to some allegedly objectionable dialogues.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Delhi High Court Monday asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to keep a seat till the disposal of a plea seeking direction for reservation for OBC category in Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) course commencing July.
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.
Islamabad, June 10 (ANI): The district administration has appointed an inexperienced prosecutor in the judges' detention case against the defence counsel, which could benefit former military ruler General (retired) Pervez Musharraf.
Islamabad, June 10 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban is willing to hold talks with the government-backed peace council, an Afghan official said.
Patna, June 10 (IANS) A speeding car crushed five women to death and seriously injured one other person in Bihar's capital early Monday, police said.
Agra, June 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government is yet to act on an Allahabad High Court order to clear dry ponds of encroachments to create additional storage to tap rain water during the monsoon.
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a woman's husband and in-laws who allegedly forced her to swallow abortion pills for causing a miscarriage.
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that evidence tendered by a prosecution witness would not get entirely erased merely because the prosecution has chosen to treat him as hostile - someone who has gone back on a statement made earlier.
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 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday upheld a trial court's awarding a three-year jail term to a Public Works Department employee for encashing cheques worth Rs.21,000 by forging leave travel documents of three other employees.
Washington, June 07 (ANI): A judge has revealed that he was inclined to unseal portions of a choreographer's court filings alleging he was abused by Michael Jackson.
Panaji, June 7 (IANS) Bull-fights should be allowed in Goa because male bovines anyway head-butt and fight before mating, Congress MP Francisco Sardinha said here Friday.
The trial of former Pakistan president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf, regarding the judges' detention case, will be held at his farmhouse that has been declared a "sub-jail".
Lucknow, June 7 (ANI): In a major setback to the Uttar Pradesh Government, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the Samajwadi Party government's process of withdrawal of terror charges against those falsely implicated in terror cases.
Melbourne, June 7(ANI): Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo the double mastectomy has inspired many people to take the problem of the deadly cancer seriously.
Lucknow, June 7 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court has questioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his government's move to withdraw terror charges against those falsely implicated in such cases.
Washington, June 7 (ANI): Scientists using the most powerful telescope on Earth has discovered that the moments just after the Big Bang happened more like the theory predicts, eliminating a significant discrepancy that troubled physicists for two decades.
Barcelona, June 7 (IANS/EFE) British author Tom Sharpe, a critically acclaimed writer of comic fiction, died early Thursday at his home in the Spanish coastal town of Llafranc, a spokesperson for Spanish publishing group Anagrama told EFE. He was 85.
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police Thursday requested people seeking to buy landed property to conduct due diligence checks prior to the purchase to avoid losses. The advice came as two people were arrested for grabbing property.
London, June 6 (ANI): A beggar in London, who claimed to be homeless and hungry, was found to be living in a 300,000-pound-flat and raking in more than 50,000 pounds-a-year.
New Delhi, Jun3 Jun 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission Wednesday sought a report from human resource development ministry over 18 Dalit students' suicide in country's elite educational institutions and discrimination against them in Patna University.
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Wednesday expressed concern over the fate of over six lakh depositors of the scam-tainted Saradha Group who have filed complaints with the West Bengal government seeking refunds.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) An activist has moved the Delhi High Court with a request that he be heard before any political party secures suspension of the Central Information Commission order bringing political outfits within the ambit of the Right to Information Act.
Patna, June 5 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Wednesday suffered a huge jolt when RJD's Prabhunath Singh won the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat in a by-election by a whopping 137,000 votes.
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ceased to hear former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's bail plea in the judges' detention case Tuesday after one of the judges excused himself from the hearing, Geo News reported.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Congress and the CPI-M Tuesday opposed a Central Information Commission order bringing political parties under the ambit of Right to Information Act even as the BJP sought the Election Commission's view.
Islamabad/New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner to express "serious concerns" over the manhandling of its official in New Delhi following a traffic accident, hours after the Indian foreign secretary called up his counterpart "to express his regrets" over the unfortunate incident.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Accusing the Congress-led UPA government of "destroying institutions,", BJP leader Arun Jaitley Tuesday said that the cost of its "Modi-phobia" would be paid by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in the case of the alleged killing of Ishrat Jahan.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the central government and the AIIMS on a plea filed by kidney patient alleging that despite the court's direction to arrange a donor for his transplantation three years ago, the institute has failed to even start the procedure.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai Tuesday called up his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani and told him that any security concerns Islamabad may have about the security of its staff in New Delhi following a minor traffic accident involving a Pakistani diplomat would be addressed.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Congress and the CPI-M Tuesday opposed a Central Information Commission order bringing political parties under the ambit of Right to Information Act even as the BJP sought the Election Commission's view.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) Tuesday filed a caveat before the Delhi High Court in a move to pre-empt a unilateral stay on a likely appeal by political parties against an order to bring them under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI).
Colombo, June 4 (IANS) A Sri Lankan court Tuesday sentenced three LTTE members, including a woman, over a deadly train bombing in which 70 people were killed and nearly 400 injured 17 years ago.
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Tuesday directed the West Bengal government to comply with its earlier order regarding the conduct of panchayat polls.
Islamabad, June 4 (ANI): Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of Islamabad High Court has recused himself from the bench hearing the appeal challenging the cancellation of Pervez Musharraf's bail in the judges' detention following a "smear campaign" against him on social networking websites.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) Tuesday filed a caveat before the Delhi High Court, a move to pre-empt a unilateral stay on a likely appeal by political parties against an order to bring them under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI).
Bangalore, June 3 (ANI): Justice (retired) T. Jayaram Chouta, who has been appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket of India (BCCI) to head a commission of inquiry to look into spot fixing allegations in the sixt edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), said Monday that he could not and would not comment on the issue till the membership of the committee is complete.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Aruna Chadha, a co-accused with former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda in the suicide of an air hostess, has moved a Delhi court seeking bail.
Chandigarh, June 1 (IANS) Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul was Saturday administered the oath as the chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court here.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Abandoned by her family, a rape victim who is eight months pregnant has moved the Delhi High Court seeking medical and financial assistance to give birth to her baby as she is too poor to bear the expenses.
Los Angeles, June 1 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift says she won't mind giving hints to boys she likes, but she is sure she will never chase a boy.
Washington, June 1(ANI): Taylor Swift has revealed that she likes to give hints to guys when she likes them but would never chase anyone.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that it was entirely up to the prosecution to field witnesses to establish its case and the court would not interfere with this unless the case was exceptional.
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police Friday searched two hotels owned by Vikram Aggarwal, who is allegedly involved in cricket betting, police said.
Patna, May 31 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police Friday arrested two people and recovered fake stamp papers worth Rs.21 lakh from them, police officials said.
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): A judge of the Delhi High Court on Friday recused himself from hearing an appeal filed by Congress leader Jagdish Tytler that challenged a trial court order to reopen a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against him.
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul,
London, May 31 (IANS) A Sikh man in Ireland has lost his appeal in a court to be allowed to wear the turban while on duty in a volunteer group for that country's police force.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the sports ministry, BCCI and the city government on a plea seeking a direction for the ministry to take control of the cricket board and its affairs, including the IPL.
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): The Delhi High Court is likely to hear on Friday Congress leader Jagdish Tytler's plea challenging a trial court's decision to reopen the probe against him in a anti-Sikh riots case.
Islamabad, May 31 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has deferred the hearing of a petition against alleged harassment of former president Gen (retired) Pervez Musharraf till June 10.
Patna, May 31 (ANI): Bihar's vigilance and economic offence's wing has raided the residences of four state government officials and recovered unaccounted for properties valued at over Rs.30 crores.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Delhi High Court judges and advocates Thursday bid adieu to Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul who has been elevated as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has held that sexual advances or touching of private parts of a patient by a doctor during clinical examination are grave breach of trust and unacceptable.
Bhubaneswar, May 30 (IANS) The Odisha government Thursday ordered a judicial probe into an alleged chit fund scam in the state, an official said.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday took a suo moto cognizance of a media report on the failure of police for not registering an FIR on the charge of gang-rape after a teenaged girl was rescued from a brothel and issued notice to the government and police.
