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‘Replica’ FIRs after defection—in HC’s relief to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, a hint at political vendetta

Calcutta High Court quashed 15 FIRs against West Bengal Leader of Opposition Adhikari, adding that remaining probe in 4 cases be handed over to an SIT including both CBI & state police.

Delhi HC raps Centre for bid to deny scholarship for marginalised to 2 students on a technicality

Delhi HC refuses to stay earlier court order that had directed govt to grant the scholarships to the meritorious students.

A woman farmer took Kangana Ranaut to court over ‘Rs 100 protester’ remark. Here’s what happened

In her petition, Kaur said Kangana's repost hurt her pride, honour and defamed her on social media, adding that she fell in her own estimation and in the eyes of protesting farmers.

Private doctors who worked during pandemic & died of Covid eligible under PM insurance scheme, says SC

The SC reserved judgment to prescribe broad guidelines for implementing Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Package: Insurance Scheme for Health workers fighting COVID-19.

How an Aarey report prompted SC to defer decision on tree-felling for Mumbai’s Goregaon-Mulund Link Road

Conservator says only 50% trees planted in lieu of those felled in Aarey for Metro shed survived. SC now says no permission to fell more trees until we see plan to conserve saplings already planted.

In life term to 15-yr-old’s rapist father, J&K court’s question to society—’will sentencing alone work?’

Sessions court relied on Supreme Court ruling in Bhanei Prasad Raju vs State of Himachal Pradesh case, emphasising the irreparable nature of breach of trust in 'incestuous cases'.

SC refuses 2 weeks for Delhi Police response to bail for 2020 riots conspiracy accused, gives 3 days

‘We have given you enough time’, the Supreme Court bench said, adding that accused had already been in jail for 5 years.

Chief Justice BR Gavai recommends Justice Surya Kant as next CJI

Justice Gavai will demit office on 23 November. Justice Kant is the senior-most judge after Gavai in the Supreme Court.

It’s Bar Council vs Bar Association after Punjab & Haryana HC tags 76 lawyers as ‘senior’. Here’s why

Legal fraternity divided on HC notification, months after Supreme Court directed that new selection guidelines should be followed.

Why Delhi HC ruled SC/ST Act cannot be invoked to obstruct bank’s claim over mortgaged property

HC stayed summons to Axis Bank officials by National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, moved by man alleging atrocities under SC/ST Act over bank effort to claim mortgaged property.

On Camera

Bhajan raves, caste jokes, Kundli-matching—young India is scrolling back to conservatism

These were the battles we thought we’d already fought. The slow recognition that caste is a plague upon Indian society. The hard-won right to choose your own partner.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.