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CBI to aid custody battle? Why SC wants probe agency’s help in international row over 3-yr-old

SC directs CBI to help trace Pune-born child and Egyptian father, who allegedly ‘fled’ abroad after a custody fight with the boy’s Indian grandmother and aunt. The mother died in 2019.

Political nod for pvt foreign trips ‘uncalled for’: Delhi HC quashes MEA order for SC, HC judges

HC also rejected the Centre’s contention that information on judges traveling abroad privately is required so that they can be given requisite assistance in case of an emergency.

Arya Samaj weddings don’t need registration under Special Marriage Act: SC stays MP HC order

Apex court prima facie accepted view of the Madhya Bharat Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, and stayed 2020 HC order that had directed it to amend its guidelines according to 1954 law.

Delhi High Court permits journalist Rana Ayyub to travel abroad with conditions

Last week, Ayyub moved Delhi HC challenging ED's decision to stop her from flying abroad. She also sought quashing of the lookout circular issued against her.

Ashish Mishra unlikely to tamper with Lakhimpur witnesses, not flight risk, UP govt tells SC

UP rejected SIT recommendation to challenge bail to Mishra, saying all witnesses are under protection. CJI Ramana said SC expected state to follow SIT’s suggestion.

Domestic disputes to Covid problems, govt’s tele-law service is bringing legal aid to millions

Launched by law ministry in April 2017, mechanism has provided help to 16.34 lakh people in India’s hinterland. Almost 1/3rd of the beneficiaries are women.

In friendly Bar vs Bench showdown on cricket field, judges trounce lawyers by 72 runs

The friendly T-20 match between lawyers & judges is an annual event. In 2017, while inaugurating that year's match, Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar said it acted as 'stress-buster' for them.

Sealed cover report, stay on order for CBI inquiry — why Calcutta HC judges are at odds

Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay ordered suspect in ‘scam’ to submit details, but division bench let him to do so in sealed cover. Same bench earlier stayed Gangopadhyay’s orders.

Judge monitoring SIT probe seeks cancellation of Ashish Mishra’s bail, SC tells UP govt

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the petitioners, submitted that the UP government has submitted that they had opposed the bail in the High Court.

Arrested for texting I’m a ‘straight shooter’. 3 yrs later, HC says don’t take it literally

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a criminal case against a technocrat, clarifying that 'slang language' terms are not 'threatening'.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

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.