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‘Ah to be back’: Selfies & cheer at SC as lawyers, judges return after 18-month Covid break

For now, though, physical hearings at the Supreme Court will be held only on two days of the week.

‘Tech difficulties can’t be an excuse to refuse compliance’: Modi govt defends IT rules in HC

In an affidavit filed in reply to WhatsApp’s plea, the Centre said platforms monetise users’ data for commercial purposes & are not legally entitled to claim that it protects privacy.

If Modi govt doesn’t want tribunals, then abolish Consumer Protection Act, SC tells Centre

A bench comprising Justices S.K. Kaul and M.M. Sundresh said it is unfortunate that the top court is being called upon to examine and see that vacancies in tribunals are filled up.

JNU student Sharjeel Imam denied bail by court in Delhi riots case

Denying bail to him, a Delhi court judge said Sharjeel Imam's 2019 speech was on communal lines and its content 'tend to have a debilitating effect on the peace and harmony'.

SC seeks response from ex-Twitter India MD Maheshwari on UP’s plea against Karnataka HC

The plea challenges the HC order quashing notice issued to Manish Maheshwari to appear before police in a probe related to a communally sensitive video uploaded on Twitter.

‘Genuine NGOs need not shy away from regulatory compliance’: Modi govt defends FCRA amendments

In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the govt said there exists no right to seek foreign contributions by NGOs and voluntary organizations without regulation.

Farmers tell SC its January order gives them right to protest, barricading is police’s problem

Farmers’ lawyer Dushyant Dave spars with SG Tushar Mehta on plea to clear Delhi’s borders, but SC bench says it is more concerned about finding a solution.

SC restores organised crime charges against Gauri Lankesh murder accused

The high court had quashed the August 2018 order of the police authority granting approval to invoke Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act for probe against accused Mohan Nayak.

Aryan Khan moves Bombay HC after special court denies bail in drugs case

The bail plea of Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Aryan Khan's was rejected by a special NDPS court in Mumbai Wednesday. The appeal in the high court is likely to be mentioned Thursday.

5 MPs elected to Lok Sabha on ‘forged’ SC certificate, Bihar ex-CM Jitan Manjhi alleges

The five lawmakers were Union minister S P Singh Baghel, BJP MP Jaisiddeshwar Mahaswamiji, Congress' Mohammad Sadique, TMC's Aparupa Poddar and independent MP Navneet Rana.

On Camera

This is how China is reading US-Saudi Arabia ties

Trump’s announcement of a security arrangement that would allow Riyadh to acquire jets like Israel’s F-35 is seen in China as much more than a routine arms deal.

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.