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Court summons Netflix officials over ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’ documentary series

The summons were issued to Netflix directors and producers for prima facie defaming Sahara India and its chief Subrata Roy in the documentary series released last year on the platform.

Alarming gender disparity in judiciary: 4 women judges out of 33 in SC, 66 out of 627 in HCs

The count of 4 women judges in SC since 31 August 2021 is the highest ever. CJI Ramana has also said women have a right to 50% reservation in the judiciary.

Centre notifies elevation of 8 judges as chief justices of high courts

The law ministry also said that five chief justices were transferred to various high courts.

SC Collegium approves appointment of 10 permanent judges for Punjab and Haryana HC

Headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, the three-member Collegium also approved the names of four judges for Rajasthan High Court and two judges for Calcutta High Court.

Hybrid mode of hearing cases not working, courts have to function physically, says SC

The top court was hearing a plea seeking to declare virtual court hearing as a fundamental right. SC said normalcy has to return and virtual hearing of cases can't become a norm.

Do you treat other accused the same way? SC asks UP govt on ‘brutal murder’ in Lakhimpur Kheri

Court takes exception to accused, including Union MoS Ajay Mishra's son Ashish, being served notice to appear instead of being arrested 'like any other 302 (murder) case'.

50 years, 5 litigation rounds to recover Rs 3,000: Why SC wants law students to study this case

In 1971 a woman from West Bengal sought recovery of Rs 3,000 from a man. 50 years later, the case finally comes to an end, SC calls petitioner 'tireless Vikramaditya'.

WhatsApp chats & 36 ‘communal’ articles is what UP Police has against jailed journalist Kappan

Charge sheet against Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and seven others was filed by UP Police in a Mathura court on 3 April. Court has taken cognisance, charges yet to be framed.

‘Sick, in severe pain’ — contempt plea in SC alleges medical aid denied to Siddique Kappan

The plea demands contempt action against Senior Superintendent of Mathura jail, two special secretaries of UP Department of Home Affairs, chief secretary of UP government and UP DGP.

SC directs UP govt to file status report on Lakhimpur Kheri, will hear case again Friday

Bench comprising CJI Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli tells UP's Additional Advocate General to update court on FIR, and arrests made so far.

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.