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Shanti & Prashant Bhushan move Supreme Court against powers of chief justice

They have argued that ‘master of roster’ could not be an ‘unguided and unbridled discretionary power, exercised arbitrarily by the CJI by hand-picking benches of select judges.’

Crimes against Dalits rose 746% in 10 years & the police are half as likely to help

In March, the Supreme Court ruled there shall be no immediate arrest without prior permissions for crimes registered under the the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 

With nikah halala & polygamy out of bounds, a UCC could upset Hindu groups

The commission’s chairperson, Justice B.S. Chauhan (Retd), has indicated their report would dwell on unfair practices among Hindu communities.

Salman Khan gets 5-year jail term in blackbuck poaching case

All the actors were in a Gypsy car on the night of October 1, 1998 that night, with Salman Khan in the driving seat. He spotted a herd of blackbucks and killed two of them.

Press Council chairman: Not every inaccurate report may be branded ‘fake news’

Justice Prasad says even the PCI needs to understand what is fake news, because its definition is not clear and is not defined by any act.

Police probe if Postcard News editor had ‘backing’ of BJP leaders

Hegde allegedly told interrogators he had the ‘blessings of several top Right-wing leaders’, which is why police are looking into investments in the portal. Bengaluru:...

Haryana govt withdraws orders that regularised 11 Dera Sacha Sauda properties

Punjab and Haryana HC had taken note of ThePrint’s report about how state govt had created a new revenue estate leading to regularisation of illegal dera properties.

Smriti Irani’s I&B ministry media unit wants to track movement of journalists through RFID

Govt’s communication arm proposed RFID accreditation cards for journalists in January. Home ministry mulling proposal, but officers say tough to implement it.

Delhi’s odd-even scheme was a 50-50 bet that ended as a 100% failure

In research published in a peer-reviewed science journal, Indian experts blame the multiple exemptions granted, including to two-wheelers.

Editors Guild condemns govt’s fake news order, says faith in Press Council is disturbing

Journalist body says it can’t be left to governments to initiate action against fake news, when governments and parties in power themselves are charged with propagating it.

On Camera

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?