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‘This is yellow journalism’: SC refuses relief to journalist convicted for defaming lawyer

SC upholds Karnataka HC and trial court findings, says HC took lenient approach in sentencing the journalist to just one month in jail as he ‘deserved more than that’.

SC restrains Bengal-govt appointed Lokur panel from probing into Pegasus snooping allegations

An apex court bench, including CJI Ramana, noted that despite assurance of West Bengal govt that Lokur panel won't proceed with the inquiry, the commission has commenced its work.

‘Traditional sport, going on for years’ — SC allows resumption of bullock cart race in Maharashtra

The court said 'If it is a traditional sport and going on all across the country, except Maharashtra, it does not appeal to common sense.'

SC collegium refuses to confirm Bombay HC judge who gave ‘skin-to-skin contact’ verdict

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, who gave the ‘unacceptable’ and ‘absurd’ judgments in January 2021, will now have to go back to the subordinate judiciary.

CPI(M) wants J&K HC chief justice removed over remarks on Constitution, writes to President

Speaking at an event earlier this month, Justice Pankaj Mithal had said additions of 'socialist' and 'secular' in Preamble of the Constitution narrowed 'vastness of its spiritual image'.

First ‘Indian’, then ‘foreigner’, Gauhati HC frees Assam woman caught in tribunal flip-flop

Hasina Bhanu was declared a foreigner in March 2021 by a Foreigner’s Tribunal — the same one that in 2016 had found that she was ‘not a foreigner/ illegal migrant of any stream’.

Work on permanent solution for Delhi-NCR pollution: SC directs air quality panel

An apex court bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant directed the commission to invite suggestions from the general public and experts.

SC ‘amazed’ with Allahabad HC order in murder case, acquits 3 death row convicts

The court was hearing plea challenging conviction and death sentence awarded to three Bulandshahr residents in a property-dispute murder case.

Supreme Court orders appointment of man with bipolar disorder as judge

The SC bench relied upon the report from a medical board, which said there was nothing to indicate Bhavya Nain won't be able to discharge his responsibilities as a judicial officer.

SC directs 27% seats reserved for OBC be notified as general in Maharashtra local body polls

The apex court said that the SEC must immediately issue a fresh notification for the seats as general category and initiate election process for them.

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.