By Vishav New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) With the Supreme Court on Thursday declaring that the right to privacy is a fundamental right, legal and constitutional experts said that now every government policy, rule, regulation…
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) As thousands of followers of Dera chief Ram Rahim descended on Panchkula, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to provide additional forces ahead of the judgment…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud of the Supreme Court on Thursday created history of sorts when he overruled a judgement of his father, Justice Y.V. Chandrachud, who had held in 1975 that…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Coming out strongly in support of individual freedom, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared right to privacy as a fundamental right guaranteed by Constitution, a ruling that could have a…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) While elevating the right to privacy as a fundamental right, the Supreme Court “over ruled” judgments the top court had rendered in 1954 by an eight-judge bench and in 1962…
Lahore, Aug 24 (IANS) A provincial court in Pakistan on Thursday ordered the country’s media regulatory to stop airing “anti-judiciary” remarks made by deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other parliamentary members. The Lahore High…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that liberty of the citizens can be at peril if the judiciary is not alert, and also stressed the need for progressive interpretation of…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court judgment, which maintained that right to privacy is a fundamental right, terming it as a setback for the Narendra Modi government. Congress…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s judgment on the Right to Privacy will ensure subscribers’ information is appropriately protected, guarded and used in conformity with transparently disclosed parameters, feels Cellular Operators’ Association of…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed the hope that the Union government will take necessary and proper steps to put in place a robust regime for data protection, saying information…
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) A court in Haryana on Thursday deferred its verdict on two criminal cases slapped against self-styled godman Rampal till August 29 in view of the verdict in a rape case against…
Bangkok, Aug 24 (IANS) Former United Nations General Secretary Kofi Annan has put forward 88 recommendations to deal with the sectarian violence in Rakhine province of Myanmar and to foster development in the region. Annan,…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s judgment declaring the Right to Privacy a fundamental right will have no direct impact on WhatsApp and Facebook, a cyber security expert said on Thursday. “The reason…
Seoul, Aug 24 (IANS) Lee Jae-yong, the de facto head of Samsung, was on Thursday preparing to face a verdict in his corruption trial which could mean imprisonment and leave South Korea’s conglomerate without a…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) From Kamal Haasan to Onir to Dia Mirza to Sridhar Rangayan, celebrities took to social media to welcome the Supreme Court’s judgment declaring the Right to Privacy a fundamental right,…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday rejected suggestions that the Supreme Court verdict on privacy was a setback and said the Modi government has viewed the right to…
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) Authorities imposed curfew-like restrictions in Chandigarh and at nearby Panchkula and shut mobile internet services in Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh for three days from Thursday as a special CBI court prepared…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Affirming India’s priority on data protection, IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the government does not give the right to release data to anyone, except in…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday described the Supreme Court judgment on the right to privacy as a landmark verdict and said it was an obvious setback for the central government which…
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) The Punjab government has declared a public holiday in all its offices here on Friday, the day a CBI court will pronounce its judgment in a rape case against Dera Sacha…