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Delhi HC issues notice to govt, UPSC on plea by candidate with low vision over denial of quota

Plea argues that Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act mandates at least 4% of total seats be reserved for PwDs, & 1% of this for those with low vision, blindness.

PESA mandate ignored, Jharkhand govt gets HC rap for bypassing gram sabhas in mineral auctions

Bench bans grant of minor mineral mining licenses on learning that instead of implementing HC's 2024 order to notify PESA rules, the state was in a hurry to auction the mines.

Umar Khalid moves SC against Delhi HC verdict denying bail in 2020 Delhi riots case

The former JNU scholar was refused bail in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 communal riots.

After wife Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan moves Delhi HC seeks to protect personality rights

The development comes a day after Rai, an acclaimed Bollywood actor, moved the HC with a similar plea to safeguard her personality rights from unauthorised use.

Twist in Sunjay Kapur family saga: Why Karisma Kapoor’s children have moved Delhi High Court

Sunjay, 53, had gotten married to the actor in 2003, with whom he shared two children, Samaira (21) and Kiaan (15). 13 years later, they got divorced by mutual consent in 2016.

‘He seems very special to you’—SC after Uttarakhand refuses CBI bid to prosecute Corbett ex-director

Uttarakhand govt itself had issued fresh internal chargesheet against IFS officer Rahul in July in a case of illegal tree felling & construction inside reserved forest area.

20 dowry deaths a day, but conviction for 1 in 6—a tale of evidentiary hurdles, delayed trials, apathy

NCRB data pegs conviction rate in cases of dowry-related violence at 11-17%. Experts say the low rates are rooted in a mix of factors, including institutional indifference.

Legal aid, a decade delayed: Uttarakhand convict with psychosis spent 10 yrs in jail without appeal

The Supreme Court has pulled up the state of Uttarakhand in connection with the case of Pramod Singh, was sentenced to life term for killing his mother, in 2011.

SC asks EC to instruct officials on ground to start accepting Aadhaar as 12th SIR document

The order comes on pleas by RJD & others who claimed ECI officials were not accepting Aadhaar as standalone document for inclusion in electoral roll despite court's prior directions.

Rs 48 crore EV subsidy in limbo: How a right to life PIL prompted HC to pull up Delhi govt

New Delhi: The Delhi Government now has to set up dedicated bank accounts to transfer subsidies to eligible beneficiaries or purchasers of electric vehicles...

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Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.