One of the Supertech twin towers fully rigged with explosives

While the work for Ceyane, which has 29 floors, was completed on Wednesday, the work on Apex tower, which has 32 floors, is underway. The demolition will take place on 28 August

SC stops Delhi HC-appointed panel of administrators from taking over affairs of Indian Olympic Association

Earlier in the day, the solicitor general sought urgent hearing and said the appointment of the CoA may lead to the Association's suspension by the International Olympic Committee as it happened in the case of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently.

Delhi HC undecided on marital rape

The Delhi High Court has come out with a split verdict on the matter of criminalisation of marital rape and has asked the Supreme Court to take up the matter for further consideration

Woman who accused BSP MP Atula Rai of rape dies after setting herself on fire

A 24-year-old woman who had set herself on fire along with a man outside the Supreme Court here died on Tuesday The body was handed over to her family after post-mortem following which they cremated her at the Nigambodh Ghat here, they said. The woman had suffered 85% burns in the incident on August 16. The […]

Facing eviction, residents of Lakarpur Khori have nowhere to go  

Following a directive from the Supreme Court to evict illegal settlements in the Khori village of Faridabad, residents of the village face an uncertain future amidst the pandemic  On June 7, uncertainty gripped the minds of residents of Lakarpur Khori, a small village on the foothills of the Aravali hills in the Faridabad district of […]

Firecrackers Ban

The new ruling by the Supreme Court against the complete ban on firecrackers, has been greeted with outrage or relief – and some scepticism. “Sounds more like a war zone than a puja!” laughs Anita Yadav, resident of a complex building in Sainik Farms. During Dussehra, some of the residents, and neighbours build a small […]

Squeezing out protests

After the SC lifted the ban on protests at Jantar Mantar with a few caveats, Protestors still find the new rules restrictive, and Ramlila Maidan, not a viable option A barren land sans placards, sans loudspeakers, sans voices of dissent; no signs of a protest or a protestor – this is how the ground allocated […]

LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT OF JAMS

Traffic congestion is another civic issue that will hopefully be tackled by the intervention of the Supreme Court. The Delhi Police Commissioner was pulled up for ‘inaction’ This has to be said: The city of Delhi is not run by a multiplicity of agencies, but the Supreme Court. Last week, when Patriot wrote about the […]