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SC allows BCCI to amend its constitution to change ‘cooling-off period’ for office bearers

This amendment may enable board President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah to have longer tenures in BCCI.

No law on poll hate speech so acting under IPC & Representation of People Act, EC tells apex court

Election Commission was responding to former BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay's petition demanding direction to Modi govt to take steps to curb hate speech & rumour mongering.

Loya case to Aryan Khan — who is Mukul Rohatgi, set for 2nd innings as Modi govt’s top lawyer

From 1 October, 67-year-old Rohatgi will begin his second stint as Attorney General after incumbent KK Venugopal demits office.

What Varanasi court’s ruling means for Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute & what happens next

Having ruled that Hindu petitioners' right to pray suit is maintainable, the district court will now formulate the issues it wants to decide on & hear arguments on them.

‘Indian courts not equipped to judge Quran’: Petitioners slam Karnataka HC’s hijab ban in SC

On fourth day of hearing of multiple appeals against the HC order, petitioners said 'judicial wisdom' of court would have been to not touch a field in which it 'has no expertise'.

Gyanvapi suit: Why Varanasi court ruled in favour of Hindu petitioners, found plea ‘maintainable’

District court Monday ruled on maintainability of suit demanding right to worship idols allegedly located in 'old temple complex' in Gyanvapi Mosque. Court can now hear & decide case.

Varanasi court agrees to hear Gyanvapi plea, says suit ‘not barred’ under Places of Worship Act

The next hearing of the case is on 22 September. The Anjuman Intezamia Masajid committee said it will approach the Allahabad High Court against the order of the district judge.

‘In the process of evolving’ — How a Madras HC judge is making Tamil Nadu LGBTQIA+ friendly

Since hearing a petition filed by a same-sex couple for police protection, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh has been working hard to outlaw conversion therapy, hold sensitisation programmes.

SC gives bail to scribe Siddique Kappan, arrested on his way to report Hathras rape, murder

Kappan and 3 others were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police in October 2020 and slapped with the stringent UAPA, as cops claimed he wanted to disturb peace in the area.

MP High Court wants Ghaziabad Arya Samaj trust probed for ‘converting people to Hinduism’

The HC order came on a petition filed by a Hindu man in 2021 seeking release of his 'wife' from a women’s shelter, which turned into an inquiry into her alleged conversion.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

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.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.