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30-day notice under Special Marriage Act fair and reasonable, Centre tells Delhi High Court

The govt's response comes in light of a plea by an inter-faith couple challenging the provision of issuing a public notice to invite objections to marriages under the Act.

POCSO court denies bail to man saying child knows ‘good touch bad touch’

Special judge Bharati Kale, while rejecting the bail plea of the accused, said the victim has categorically stated that the applicant touched her and 'she felt it was a bad touch'.

SC stays Kerala HC ban on activist Rehana Fathima from using media to express opinions

The Kerala High Court had passed an order last year after Fathima had uploaded a video of her cooking 'Gomatha Ularth', allegedly to hurt the religious sentiments

SC stays arrest of Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai & 5 journalists over ‘misleading’ tweets

The court sought responses from Centre and others on the petitions filed by Tharoor, Sardesai and journalists Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Paresh Nath, Vinod K Jose and Anant Nath.

SC seeks govt reply on transfer plea against granting minority status to 5 communities

The plea states that Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsee communities enjoy benefits meant for minorities even in those states where they are in majority.

SC to hear Andhra govt plea against HC stay order in Amaravati land deals probe on 5 March

The Andhra Pradesh HC last year had granted a stay on the actions of SIT constituted by CM Jagan Mohan Reddy-led govt to conduct a probe into land deals in the Amaravati Capital Region.

How do SC, NGT judgments impact the economy? NITI Aayog commissions study to find out

Study was commissioned 1.5 years ago to CUTS International, but was delayed due to pandemic. Many judges, lawyers & civil servants say it’s necessary.

UP hits out at Punjab, tells SC it took ‘don’ Ansari to Delhi 3 times but not to UP courts

UP govt says Mukhtar Ansari got permission to appear via video-conferencing in 9 out of 10 criminal trials against him in the state, but has not attended any.

Delhi HC stays its own direction to maintain status quo on Future-Reliance deal

HC bench said statutory authorities like National Company Law Tribunal, CCI & SEBI can't be restrained from proceeding in accordance with law with regard to the deal.

SC dismisses plea seeking President’s rule in UP over alleged extra-judicial killings

The PIL cited the annual report of National Crime Records Bureau, which said rape case is registered with UP police every 2 hours while crime against a child is reported every 90 minutes.

On Camera

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

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?