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Varanasi court allows Hindus to offer prayers in sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque

Court has instructed district administration to make arrangements for puja in next seven days, according to lawyer for the Hindu side, Vishnu Shankar Jain.

Lotus Herbals vs Lotus Splash: Delhi HC comes to rescue of Deepika Padukone’s company

Prima facie no case of passing off or trademark infringement can be made out as products are dissimilar and have different prices, says court.

Judge vs judge row: SC takes over fake caste certificate case in MBBS admissions from Calcutta HC

Top court's judges on Monday did not comment on the apparent clash, observing any remark would demean the dignity of a high court.

Legal ambiguity in Places of Worship Act & ASI report to boost Hindu side, ball now in SC’s court

ASI report suggests that a temple once stood where the mosque is now, and the Hindu side seeks to 'restore' original character of the place of worship under the law’s exemption clause.

Amid row between 2 Calcutta HC benches, SC stays proceedings in Bengal fake caste certificates case

Case relates to fake papers being allegedly used to get medical admissions in Bengal. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had accused senior judge of favouring Mamata's TMC.

A tale of two Aadhaars: High court mulls SOP for protection pleas by runaway couples

Punjab & Haryana HC notes multiple pleas being listed of runaway couples seeking protection, asks for procedures that can be put in place for law enforcement agencies to deal with cases. 

Reserved category certificate case: SC stays Calcutta HC proceedings, issues notice to WB govt

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday stayed all proceedings before the Calcutta High Court in a matter relating to alleged irregularities in the...

SC takes note of row between two benches of Calcutta HC, to hold special hearing

Row involves a single-judge bench of Abhijit Gangopadhyay and a division bench comprising Justice Uday Kumar and Justice Soumen Sen.  

Bribery probe against ED officer: In SC, Tushar Mehta & Sibal spar over ED’s powers in ‘certain states’

New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Kapil Sibal had a heated exchange in Supreme Court Tuesday over the Enforcement Directorate’s powers...

Justice P B Varale takes oath as Supreme Court judge, apex court gets full strength

Justice Varale's name was recommended by the SC Collegium following the retirement of Justice S K Kaul on 25 December last year.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘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.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.