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‘Voices of dissent can’t be suppressed’ — SC breather for Pilot camp until next hearing

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Sachin Pilot and other rebel Congress MLAs' petition to quash Rajasthan Speaker's show-cause notice to them.

CBI court records statement of Murli Manohar Joshi in Babri Masjid demolition case

The court is conducting day-to-day hearing in the case to complete its trial by 31 August as directed by the Supreme Court. LK Advani is likely to record his statement Friday.

SC takes cognisance of lawyers’ financial woes, proposes setting up fund for donations

The bench led by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde noted that considering the risk to public health, resumption of physical court sessions in the near future appeared bleak.

HC reduces acid attack convict’s term, says frustration with wife ‘mitigating circumstance’

Tripura High Court bench also reduced the fine the convict was directed to pay and acquitted him of cruelty stating that 'petty quarrels' do not amount to cruelty under Section 498A.

Delhi HC seeks CBI reply on Brajesh Thakur plea against life term in Bihar shelter home case

The Delhi HC also sought CBI response on an application by Thakur seeking suspension of fine amount of Rs 32.20 lakh which was imposed on him by a trial court.

Retired Justice Chauhan to join inquiry committee on Vikas Dubey’s encounter, UP tells SC

UP govt said the inquiry committee would also probe the circumstances under which Dubey, who was facing 65 FIRs, was released on bail.

SC contempt notice to Prashant Bhushan for his tweets on Justice Bobde’s bike photo, ex-CJIs

The bench also issued notices to Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, seeking his opinion, and Twitter Incorporated.

Supreme Court initiates contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan, Twitter India

It is not yet clear as to which of advocate Prashant Bhushan's tweets have been construed as contemptuous by the top court. The matter is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday.

Rajasthan govt withdraws ‘general consent’ for CBI — what this means for the agency

The state withdrew general consent a day after the BJP sought a CBI probe into the audio tapes which purportedly recorded conversations of horse trading.

Rajasthan HC asks Speaker to hold disqualification notices to rebel MLAs till 24 July

After hearing all arguments on the writ petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs, the court said it will pass orders on Friday.

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India’s amphibious operations depend on contingencies. Can the Armed Forces adapt?

The declassified doctrine outlines the framework for planning and execution of amphibious operations by integrating maritime, air and land domains.

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?