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All women — married or unmarried — entitled to safe and legal abortion, says Supreme Court

A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said that the meaning of the rape must include marital rape for the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.

Zee moves court against govt order that revokes permission to broadcast 10 of its channels

In the petition filed on 26 September, Zee has accused the ministry of not revealing the complaints based on which the 'draconian' measure was taken against it.

Calcutta High Court declares Mamata Banerjee’s pet project ‘duare ration’ illegal

A division bench felt the project ‘transgressed the limit of delegation’, and was not enabled by the National Food Security Act.

Over 7 lakh watch as SC starts live-streaming hearings. ‘Real’ Sena tussle rakes in most views

Other proceedings live-streamed included hearing on 103rd Constitutional Amendment and challenge to All India Bar Exam. Blow to team Thackeray, no stay on ECI hearing Shinde’s plea.

What is Chhattisgarh’s ‘PDS scam’ & why ED wants SC to allow a CBI investigation into it

Alleged PDS scam was unearthed in 2015 by Chhattisgarh's Anti-Corruption Bureau. SC will hear ED's plea to transfer the probe to CBI on 26 September.

Apex table tennis body ‘reduced to a courier service’ — what court-appointed panel found

In its report to the Delhi HC, the committee flagged major flaws in the governance of Table Tennis Federation of India and suggested systemic reforms in its functioning.

After BMC ‘no’, Team Thackeray gets Bombay High Court nod for Dussehra rally in Shivaji Park

Both warring factions of the Shiv Sena had staked claim on the Shivaji Park function, an annual affair since the party’s inception in 1966.

FIR to get an abortion, reporting teens dating — why courts find POCSO’s section 19 problematic

From time to time, courts have highlighted how it's difficult to apply the act in cases when teenagers are involved. Consensual relationships & local customs are also grey areas.

Govt a ‘mute witness’ to hate speech problem, says SC, suggests Vishaka-like code for TV debates

The problem persists despite a provision to penalise violators, says the top court. It was hearing a plea to bar candidates who deliver hate speeches from contesting polls.

‘Rs 7-8 lakh was going rate for teacher’s post,’ says ED chargesheet in Bengal SSC case

ED claims 'common people' had to pay lakhs for jobs in schools when Partha Chatterjee was Bengal education minister, alleges he used shell companies to launder ‘tainted money’.

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Free-enterprise features are reshaping Russia’s socialist institutions: AD Shroff

Just as the economic waste of centralised planning is being realised, the failure on the agricultural front is also making a dent on doctrinaire thinking in the Soviet Union, AD Shroff wrote in 1964.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.