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Why Calcutta HC directed body of IIT Kharagpur student, found dead in 2022, to be exhumed for 2nd post-mortem

Direction is based on findings of court-appointed forensic expert, who submitted a preliminary report Tuesday, highlighting gaps in first post-mortem.

Rahul Gandhi moves Gujarat High Court seeking a stay on conviction in defamation case

Gandhi was convicted last month in a criminal defamation case for remarks he had made at an election rally in 2019 in Karnataka’s Kolar district.

‘What if 2 Hindu women marry & 1 dies?’ At same-sex marriage hearing, SC delves into succession, inheritance

CJI says test for court is if declaration that same-sex couples are to be read as spouses under SMA meant it would have to undertake 'too many legislative steps' in deciding future issues.

As milestone Kesavananda Bharati judgment completes 50 years, SC starts one-stop webpage to learn all about it

Kesavananda Bharati judgment postulated the basic structure doctrine. It held that certain fundamental features of the Constitution, such as democracy, can’t be amended by Parliament. 

‘No business speaking to media’: SC rebukes HC judge handling Bengal ‘SSC scam’ for TV interview  

Supreme Court hearing petition filed by Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, who has said the Calcutta HC judge made observations against him in the interview last year.

Bar Council of India opposes SC hearing on same-sex marriage: ‘Legislature best suited to deal with such issues’

Modi govt, too, had urged apex court to let elected representatives debate the issue in Parliament after seeking inputs from stakeholders. 99.9% Indians are opposed to it, says BCI.

Chennai visually impaired lawyer creates history by clearing Supreme Court’s advocate-on-record exam

N.Visakhamurthy, a patient of Retinitis Pigmentosa with Macular degeneration, is among 26O candidates to clear exam held in December last year. He had earlier cleared TNPSC & UPSC.

5 yrs after FIR, Haryana Police say ‘no violations’ in Vadra-DLF land deal. But no ‘clean chit’ yet for Hooda

Affidavit filed before Punjab & Haryana HC says it found 'no violations of rules' in sale of land by Robert Vadra to DLF. Ex-CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda was booked for 'cheating, forgery' etc.

SC agrees to hear fresh plea against Bihar govt’s decision to conduct caste survey

The plea will be taken up for hearing on 28 April. A lawyer told the SC bench that the caste survey in Bihar began on 15 April and will end on 15 May.

‘Should have been more careful’ — Surat court order rejecting Rahul Gandhi’s plea for stay on conviction

The court said that being a former MP, 'Gandhi should have been more careful with his words'. It dismissed his contention that the conviction caused him 'irreversible harm'.

On Camera

A frosty start featuring ‘ULFA tapes’, thawed by a love of dogs. My conversations with Ratan Tata

Besides politics, his frustrations with business environment & inspirational ideas ranging from entrepreneurship to technology, aviation, philanthropy, we discovered a common passion: dogs

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?