The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) told the Delhi High Court on Friday that subject to availability of funds, it has decided to continue its pension scheme for people, including disabled, widow, and aged people.


Pensions to be paid on funds availability: EDMC tells court


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The Supreme Court on Friday gave CBI three weeks time to take over the charge of all Vyapam - admission and recruitment - scam cases in Madhya Pradesh while declining to grant, for now, the probe agency's request for six to eight weeks' time.


SC gives CBI three weeks to take over Vyapam cases


The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to huge discrepancy in the number of missing children given to it and those placed in parliament, saying such a situation would "not be tolerated".


SC raps government on discrepancy in figures on missing children


The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the central government to implement within three months guidelines on restricting sale of junk food in and around schools.


HC gives three months' time to Centre on junk food


A court here on Friday issued summons to Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and others in a coal block allocation case.


Court summons Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, others


A fortnight after the Indian stock exchanges cracked the whip on companies not having a woman director, industry stakeholders on Thursday said women must become a critical part of the top management because of business necessity rather than to fulfil a legal obligation.


Industry stakeholders bat for women in top management


A court here on Thursday issued notice to the director of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) while hearing a closure report in a coal block allocation case allegedly involving Prakash Industries Ltd.


Coal block case: Court notice to CVC director


The NHRC has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the rape of a mentally and physically challenged minor girl in a government hospital, an official said on Thursday.


Uttar Pradesh gets NHRC notice over minor's rape


Reliance Power on Thursday said it has filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court, challenging the government's withdrawal of the Chhatrasal coal block for the company's Sasan ultra mega power project in Madhya Pradesh.


Reliance Power moves court over coal block cancellation


Timeline of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon, who was hanged early Thursday in a Nagpur prison:


Memon timeline: A tale of twists and turns


An independent lawmaker in Kashmir on Thursday criticised the hanging of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon and termed his execution as "a selective one that smacks of communal bias".


Kashmir lawmaker protests Yakub Memon's hanging


After a protracted and bitter family financial feud, Australian iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart is preparing to give away half her fortune to charity, media reports said on Thursday.


Australia's richest person may give half fortune away


In an unprecedented hearing held at the Supreme Court at 3 a.m. on Thursday, the court rejected 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon's plea seeking postponement of his hanging by 14 days.


Midnight hearing: SC rejects Memon's plea to stall execution (Third Lead)


In a reiteration of its earlier order passed on Wednesday, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a last ditch attempt by 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon to stall his execution by 14 days.


SC rejects Memon's plea to stall execution


The Supreme Court has commenced hearing on 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon's petition seeking stay on the execution of his death sentence by 14 days.


SC begins hearing on Memon's plea to stall execution


Hearing is likely to place at Supreme Court on a plea seeking to put on hold the execution of 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon in the early hours of Thursday.


SC may hear plea for putting on hold Memon's execution


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the union finance ministry to examine and clear, within four weeks, the proposal for inducting over 16,000 personnel in Delhi Police.


Clear proposal for more police in Delhi, court to Centre


A special court hearing coal block allocation case here on Wednesday issued summons to former coal secretary H. C. Gupta and five others, including two senior public servants.


Court summons ex-coal secretary in coal block case


The NHRC has issued notice to the Rajasthan government over a report that said a police assistant sub-inspector allegedly raped a woman.


Rajasthan gets NHRC notice over woman's rape by policeman


The NHRC has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over a report that said a youth died after allegedly being pushed from a moving train by a travel ticket examiner (TTE).


NHRC notice to UP over youth's death


Whistleblower Sanjiv Chaturvedi and social worker Anshu Gupta, who won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award, on Wednesday described their service an effort to bring back humanity and community development which they say has dwindled over the years in Indian society.

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