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Stop playing on back foot, follow ‘Ahmedabad model’ to curb Covid — Gujarat HC to state govt

The Gujarat HC asked state government to put all the districts on high alert and take action to curb the surge of Covid-19 cases.

Delhi court stays order directing police to unlock residential parts of Nizamuddin Markaz

The residential portion of Nizamuddin Markaz was locked after a case was registered against people attending a religious congregation in violation of Covid guidelines in March.

SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea challenging provisions of privacy in Special Marriage Act

A Kerala-based law student's plea says giving up right to privacy to exercise right to marry infringes the autonomy, dignity of couples.

Lawyer moves HC against Rs 500 fine for not wearing mask in car, seeks Rs 10 lakh compensation

Delhi lawyer wants authorities to be directed to stop levying fines against anyone for not wearing a mask while travelling alone in their personal vehicle.

Govt ready to fund special courts project for speedy criminal trials of MPs and MLAs

The central govt welcomed suggestion to fix a time-frame to conclude trial of criminal cases against sitting and former lawmakers.

SC sets aside closure report, orders fresh probe into 2017 death of NLU Jodhpur student

On 13 August 2017, the victim went to a restaurant, around 300 metres from the campus and never returned. His body was found the next morning near a railway track.

‘Insidious attempt to vilify Muslims’ — SC stops Sudarshan News from airing ‘UPSC Jihad’ show

Supreme Court says journalistic freedom is not absolute, cannot allow to ‘say that Muslims are infiltrating civil services’, adds the channel ‘is doing a disservice to the nation’.

SC grants interim protection from arrest to ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Saini in 1991 murder case

The apex court also sought response from Punjab govt on Saini's plea challenging the Punjab & Haryana High Court order refusing to grant him anticipatory bail in the case.

Government is using sedition as an iron hand to curb free speech, says Justice M.B. Lokur

Former SC judge M.B. Lokur's comments came a day after former JNU student leader Umar Khalid was arrested for his alleged involvement in the northeast Delhi riots.

Justice Arun Mishra shouldn’t have heard contempt case, Bhushan says in review plea in SC

Prashant Bhushan has cited 12 grounds to object to his 14 August conviction in a contempt case over two tweets that raised questions about the current and four former CJIs.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?