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How SC order mandating grounds for arrests protects personal liberty

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court said that grounds for arrest must be provided, preferably in writing, and in a language that the accused understands.

Muslim parties ‘sack’ lawyer Rajeev Dhavan from Ayodhya review plea but AIMPLB wants him

Muslim side claims senior advocate was removed due to ill health, but Rajiv Dhavan says that's not true. AIMPLB members to meet him today.

Padmaavat protestors attack school bus: Centre lets off Haryana again, doesn’t seek report

Home minister Rajnath Singh insists law & order is a ‘state subject’. But Centre has let off Haryana for worse while pulling up other states for less.

So long, 2017: The milestone judgments in Indian law this year

From triple talaq to the right to privacy and the 2G scam acquittal, Indian courts delivered some landmark verdicts in 2017.

No one volunteered to enter the witness box: Why judge Saini shot down the 2G probe

‘Many prominent public-spirited persons made representations before various authorities, but none volunteered to enter the witness box,’ wrote the judge.

Judges bribery allegations: SC junks petition seeking judicial probe

The petition had sought that a special investigative team headed by a former chief justice of SC to replace the ongoing CBI probe.

S-G Ranjit Kumar’s resignation leaves big void, had saved Centre’s goat many times

Ranjit Kumar had represented Centre & CBI in many high-profile cases like black money, cow vigilantism, AgustaWestland, and Vyapam.

Ban on sale of crackers: SC picks public health over cultural practices

The Supreme Court Monday directed the government to suspend all temporary licenses that were granted to sell fire crackers in NCR till 1 November

On Camera

Maach & mutton for Mission Bengal. What BJP-TMC are cooking in new poll battleground

The stereotype of the fish-loving Bengali has now become a contested political site and both the BJP and TMC know it. And the voters do too.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.