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Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s 18.37% stake in Tata Sons worth Rs 80,000 crore, Tatas tell SC

The SP Group had earlier submitted in the apex court a plan for separation with the Tatas and said that its 18.37% stake in Tata Sons was worth Rs 1.75 lakh crore.

Arnab Goswami moves Bombay HC seeking stay to Mumbai Police probe in alleged TRP scam

The petition, filed by Arnab Goswami and ARG Outlier Media which owns Republic TV, also alleged that one of the employees of the firm was tortured by the police in custody.

‘Indirect attack on the legal fraternity’ — why lawyers are also opposing new farm laws

Under one of the three new farm laws, disputes that were earlier adjudicated by civil courts will now be placed before SDMs and collectors.

‘Hate speech repudiates right to equality’ — Full text of SC judgment in Amish Devgan case

Refusing to quash FIRs against journalist Amish Devgan, SC observed that persons of influence, keeping in view their reach, 'owe a duty and have to be more responsible'.

‘Influential people have to be responsible’ — why SC refused to quash anchor Amish Devgan FIRs

Court differentiates between free speech & hate speech, noting that cases against journalist Amish Devgan for insulting Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti need to be probed further.

Plea in SC seeks direction to CBI to finish probe, submit report in Sushant Singh death case

The plea stated that CBI is not acting responsibly in the case and despite a lapse of almost four months the probe agency is yet to conclude its investigation.

SC refuses to quash FIRs against TV news anchor Amish Devgan in defamation case

The top court, however, said Devgan will get the protection, which he has been getting from any coercive action, if he continues to cooperate with the probe.

There should be no construction work on Central Vista until judgment on pleas — SC to govt

In an urgent suo motu hearing Monday, SC expressed displeasure at the government 'aggressively' going ahead with the construction work of the Central Vista project.

Contempt petition filed in SC against ‘Sanitary Panels’ cartoonist Rachita Taneja

After receiving Attorney General’s consent, law student files petition that Taneja’s viral comic strips ‘attacked the institution of judiciary’.

Only 2 woman judges in SC and 82 of 1,079 judges in HCs — judiciary has a gender problem

In a submission to SC Wednesday, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal noted that more woman judges were needed to avoid insensitivity in hearings of sexual offence cases.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?