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Haven’t ruled out challenging Lakhimpur Kheri accused Ashish Mishra’s bail, UP govt tells SC

Decision on appeal still pending, says govt affidavit, no timeline given. State also says two incidents of witnesses being attacked not linked to Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

Creators of ‘Bulli Bai’ and ‘Sulli Deals’ apps get bails on humanitarian grounds

A Delhi court considered that the accused, ‘Bulli Bai’ app case accused Niraj Bishnoi & ‘Sulli Deals’ app creator Omkareshwar Thakur, were first time offenders.

‘Derogatory observations against Muslim women’: AIMPLB challenges Karnataka HC hijab order in SC

All India Muslim Personal Law Board attacks HC's 15th March judgment for 'closing doors' to the Muslim women who wear hijab, says court 'misdirected' itself.

SC dismisses plea seeking direction to Centre for disclosure of PM-CARES Fund

The appeal, filed by advocate Divya Pal Singh, alleged that 'unimaginable and unfathomable' amounts of public money was being pumped 'into the coffers' of the Fund.

‘HC shouldn’t get into govt terrain of making laws’: Jagan lashes out over Andhra capitals order

Speaking in assembly, Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan also terms 'impossible' the six-month deadline set by the court for the government to develop Amaravati as the state’s only capital.

‘Who’ll probe murky affairs between echelons of power?’ Why SC handed Param Bir case to CBI

Supreme Court Thursday transferred all 5 FIRs against former Mumbai Police chief to CBI, citing need for ‘impartial inquiry’ & ‘advancement of principles of justice and fair play’.

SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against Karnataka HC hijab ban verdict

Senior advocate Devadatt Kamat said exams are starting on 28 March & students would lose a year as authorities are not allowing their entry in educational institutions with hijab.

Supreme Court allows Centre to conduct inquiry into fake Covid ex-gratia claims

The top court also set a period of 60 days which would be given to all persons who are eligible as on date to apply for the compensation and 90 days shall be given to the future claimants.

P Chidambaram, son Karti get regular bail in Aircel-Maxis cases

Chidambaram allegedly got approval for the Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006 beyond his capacity, an act that benefitted certain people.

What is an ‘essential religious practice’, and why hijab didn’t make the cut for Karnataka HC

Courts have applied ‘essential religious practice’ test over the decades to decide which practices are protected by the Constitution, and which ones the state can regulate.

On Camera

How startups are falling into lenders’ debt traps

Increasingly, lenders have stepped in where equity funding has slowed amid global market volatility. But instead of helping startups, they end up extracting a pound of flesh that outlasts the crisis itself.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

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.