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No larger conspiracy in 2002 Gujarat riots, idea is to keep pot boiling, SIT tells SC

Zakia Jafri, wife of slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed during the violence, has challenged SIT's clean chit to 64 people including Narendra Modi, the then Gujarat CM.

Bombay HC grants default bail to activist Sudha Bharadwaj in Bhima Koregaon case

Bharadwaj has been in custody as an undertrial since her arrest in 2018. The high court, however, rejected the default bail pleas of co-accused Sudhir Dhawale and 7 others.

‘Can’t allow this’ — why SC stayed UP Police notice to Yes Bank in Dish TV dispute

SC terms police action 'dangerous' and 'short circuiting of judicial process', says police has done something that even the Company Law Tribunal has not.

LGBTQ couples seek live streaming of hearings to recognise marriage, HC asks Modi govt’s reply

Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, representing the applicants, said live streaming of proceedings is essential as it concerns 7-8% of the country's total population.

‘Won’t wait any longer’ — SC sets January date for Mallya sentencing in 2017 contempt conviction

SC bench sets 18 January 2022 as date to hear arguments on quantum of punishment. Says Vijay Mallya will be at liberty to appear, or his lawyer can advance submissions on his behalf.

Bad air crisis: SC asks 5 states to file reports on what they’ve done to curb pollution

Centre told the SC Monday that certain shortcomings were found in the implementation of directives issued by a commission set up to control rising air pollution levels in Delhi.

Will examine if states’ orders mandating vaccination not proportional to personal liberty: SC

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner, said the issue has become serious as Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra have said unvaccinated people can't come out of their houses.

NCP’s Nawab Malik gets bail in defamation case filed by BJP leader Mohit Bharatiya

Bharatiya had alleged that Maharashtra minister Malik had defamed him and his brother-in-law after the NCB's raid on a cruise ship in October.

SC issues notice to Centre, state govt on plea seeking independent probe into Tripura violence

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioner Ethesham Hashmi, said police didn't register a single FIR in the cases of violence and slapped UAPA charges on journalists.

In 5 yrs, only 18% of probe complete in UP fake claims cases: Why SC slammed SIT for ‘lethargy’

Allahabad HC had set up an SIT in 2015 when instances of fake compensation claims were brought to its notice. But lack of movement on the probe pushed SC to comment adversely.

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Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.