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Fines, not jail — how Bihar plans to dilute liquor law after CJI’s criticism & clogged courts

Proposed amendments likely to be placed before Bihar assembly in February, following criticism by CJI Ramana on the way cases under prohibition law are clogging courts.

‘Exemption, more than exception’: Amicus Rebecca John slams IPC law on marital rape in Delhi HC

Arguing to declare the exception for marital rape unconstitutional, senior advocate John said the notion of marriage as an alliance of unequals could not be allowed to continue.

Calcutta HC lawyers write to CJI, call out TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee’s ‘misconduct’ as advocate

Letter comes while Kalyan Banerjee is facing anger from TMC workers for speaking out against CM’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee. He hints it’s a result of that, says ‘Didi is watching’.

Antrix-Devas case: What was the dispute & why SC upheld NCLAT order to wind up Devas for fraud

Bench upheld tribunal’s finding that Devas was incorporated with ‘fraudulent motive to collude and connive’ with some officials of ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix for wrongful gain.

SC directs Maharashtra govt to submit data on OBCs to State Backward Classes Commission

The top court also directed the SBCC to submit the interim report to the authorities concerned in 2 weeks of receiving information from the state govt.

‘Is this Latin’? SC pulls up same HC judge for using impenetrable language for the 4th time

Hearing an appeal, SC bench objects to language of 2017 order written by Justice Sureshwar Thakur. The judge was at Himachal HC, got transferred to Punjab & Haryana HC last year.

Why was number of women cadets for NDA fixed at 19 in 2022, same as 2021, SC asks Centre

UPSC notification issued December 2021 says first phase of NDA exam for 2022 scheduled in April. Notification declares 19 women candidates will be chosen out of 400 successful ones.

SC grants protection from arrest to actress Poonam Pandey in pornography case

Pandey has been accused in the FIR along with actor Sherlyn Chopra. In December, the apex court had granted protection from arrest to Raj Kundra in a case related to pornographic videos.

SC to consider hearing plea seeking disclosure of candidates’ criminal cases fighting elections

The petition, filed through advocate Ashwini Dubey, also seeks direction to EC to de-register the political party, which violates the directions of the Supreme Court in the matter

Modi govt says no to Parsi demand for Covid last rites exemption, over ‘concern of virus spread’

In affidavit filed in SC, Centre says if Surat Parsi Panchayat Board's demand is met, infection could spread, so cremation or burial are the only ways to dispose of bodies.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

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.