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If AI creates, who is the author? A US researcher’s legal challenge to copyright laws & the India link

From rejected claims in US to fresh arguments in India, Thaler’s DABUS case underlines the legal issues surrounding AI-generated intellectual property.

Can a cooperative society buy a company in the middle of insolvency proceedings? SC clarifies

New Delhi: Can a cooperative society buy or invest in a company during insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)? Yes, said the...

Parents ‘beaten’ for seeking FIR over 4-yr-old’s rape-murder, CJI-led SC bench summons Ghaziabad top cop

The father’s petition claims the police failed to properly investigate the ‘gruesome, most inhumane and ghastly offence’ committed against his daughter.

Why Delhi court ordered removal of online media content linking Sandesaras to Sterling Biotech case

Court directs Google, Meta, media entities to stop publishing, circulating 'defamatory' content linking the family to bank fraud case after legal exoneration by SC last year.

‘History will record unfairness’—what Justice Yashwant Varma wrote in letter to judges inquiry panel

In his letter, the judge flags a 'deeply troubling pattern' where 22 out of 31 witnesses originally cited were dropped after cross-examination.

Himanta wife passport row: Telangana HC gives Pawan Khera 1-week protection, tells him to move Assam court

Defamation, criminal conspiracy case against Khera lodged over his ‘multiple-passport’ claims against Assam CM's wife. HC has allowed transit anticipatory bail.

Cash-at-home row: Justice Yashwant Varma submits resignation to President

New Delhi: A year after the controversy of alleged cash recovery at his official residence, Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma submitted his...

AI-generated art covered by India’s copyright law? Delhi HC gives copyright office 8 weeks to decide

Petitioner Stephen Thaler has sought recognition of copyright in his artistic work, which he says is created autonomously using his AI system, DABUS.

Sabarimala Day 3: Govt urges ‘desi lens’ for Articles 25-26, says SC orders relied on Western definition

The interplay between Articles 25 and 26 is central to the Sabarimala reference, which a nine-judge Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant is hearing.

CBI opposes Kejriwal’s plea for recusal of Delhi HC judge. ‘Attending RSS event doesn’t indicate bias’

The agency rejected Kejriwal’s allegation of ‘ideological bias’, calling his plea for the judge’s recusal in the excise policy case hearing ‘wholly vexatious’.

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.