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'Stop needless appeals,' top court tells insurance firms

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has come down hard on insurance companies for filing needless appeals in workmen's compensation cases on technical grounds even when they do not dispute their l... Read More


Rigidly applying burden of proof will let guilty walk free, hurt society, SAYS SC

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has held that the traditional rule relating to the prosecution's burden of proof in criminal cases cannot be applied in a "pedantic" manner, cautioning that suc... Read More


Yogi pays tribute to police martyrs, inspires force

LUCKNOW, Oct. 22 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday paid homage to the martyrs of the Uttar Pradesh Police during the Police Memorial Day 2025 ceremony at the Reserve Police Lines in Lucknow... Read More


'Cong, SP made attempts to deny Ram's existence'

GORAKHPUR, Oct. 22 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused the previous Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) governments of denying the existence of Lord Ram and conspiring against his devote... Read More


CM flags off 1,000 quintals wheat seed aid for Punjab farmers

LUCKNOW, Oct. 22 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday flagged off vehicles carrying wheat seed aid from his official residence to assist farmers in flood-affected areas of Punjab. Extending Di... Read More


SC warns against rigidly applying burden of proof

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has held that the traditional rule relating to the prosecution's burden of proof in criminal cases cannot be applied in a "pedantic" manner, cautioning that suc... Read More


SC tells insurance firms to stop 'unnecessary' appeals

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has come down hard on insurance companies for filing needless appeals in workmen's compensation cases on technical grounds even when they do not dispute their l... Read More


'was kept in dark by rjd, congress': JMM opts out of bihar elections

RANCHI, Oct. 22 -- In a development that could have a bearing on the INDIA bloc arrangement in Jharkhand, the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has pulled out of the Bihar assembly electio... Read More


Rajnath warns of 'ideological wars'

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday cautioned against the "new types of crime, terrorism and ideological wars" emerging within the society, emphasising that balancing the n... Read More


Burden of proof: Supreme Court warns against rigidity

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has held that the traditional rule relating to the prosecution's burden of proof in criminal cases cannot be applied in a "pedantic" manner, cautioning that suc... Read More