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Bombay HC allows Varavara Rao to furnish temporary cash surety for release

The poet-activist was granted interim bail last week for six months by the HC which had asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and 2 solvent sureties of the like amount.

‘Will you marry her?’ — CJI Bobde asks govt servant accused of repeatedly raping minor

Mohit Subhash Chavan, a technician in the Maharashtra State Electric Production Company Ltd, has been accused of raping a girl in 2014, who was a minor then.

It’s abdication of power, experts say as TN Governor won’t decide on Rajiv killer’s release

Legal experts say Governor Purohit could have taken a call on Perarivalan’s release plea, relying on his constitutional powers under Article 161.

SC to hear bail plea of Gautam Navlakha in connection with Bhima Koregaon case on 3 March

According to police, some activists allegedly made inflammatory speeches and provocative statements at the Elgar Parishad meet in 2017, which triggered violence the next day.

Plea in Supreme Court challenges EC’s decision to hold polls in 8 phases in West Bengal

The plea, filed by lawyer M L Sharma, also seeks direction to CBI to register an FIR into the alleged chanting of religious slogans during electioneering in West Bengal.

36 Tablighis set to return home a year after court battle against Delhi Police

In 2020, 44 Tablighis decided not to plead guilty to Delhi Police charges on violating visa conditions & Covid protocols. All of them were acquitted by court.

Comments against judges is a ‘disturbing new trend’, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Union Law Minister was referring to what he termed as ‘grossly unfair' comments on social media against judges by those who file PILs and feel aggrieved when the judgement is not favourable.

Attorney General declines consent to initiate contempt proceedings against former CJI Gogoi

Activist Saket Gokhale had sought consent of Attorney General KK Venugopal to initiate a case against former CJI who had reportedly said that the judiciary is 'ramshackled'.

‘Right to peaceful protest circumscribed by thin line’ — Full text of Nodeep Kaur bail order

Nodeep Kaur was arrested on 12 January for allegedly gheraoing an industrial unit and demanding money from a company in Haryana’s Sonipat. Read the full text of the bail order here:

SC closes case against Maharashtra officials for rewarding killers of tigress Avni in 2018

A Supreme Court bench told animal rights activist Sangeeta Dogra that the Maharashtra govt informed the decision to kill the alleged man-eating tigress was approved by the apex court.

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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?