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Mumbai court issues summons to Kangana Ranaut on Javed Akhtar’s defamation complaint

In his complaint, Akhtar alleged that Ranaut had made defamatory comments against him in an interview, by dragging his name while referring to a 'coterie' existing in Bollywood.

Judge, who passed controversial POCSO orders, was appointed despite reservation by 2 SC judges

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala’s elevation as the Bombay HC judge was objected by two SC judges who had provided a detailed analysis of her judgements in the trial courts.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh moves SC for quashing of FIRs against him in UP

Singh said he had conducted a press conference at Lucknow on 12 August, last year wherein he had alleged that the state government was favouring one particular caste over others.

Punishing teen romances isn’t the intent behind POCSO, says Madras HC, suggests amending Act

Madras High Court noted that punishing adolescents, who are at an impressionable age, under POCSO instead of counselling them will result in them being persecuted throughout their life.

UAPA rightly invoked against Pinjra Tod activists in riots case, Delhi court says

The Delhi court disagreed with Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal's lawyer that their offence was not covered under the definition of terror as outlined under the UAPA.

There’s 1 judge for every 50,000 citizens, 1 cop for 858 people, shows India Justice Report

India Justice Report, which also compiles rankings on state of judiciary, police, prisons and legal aid, ranks Maharashtra as the top big state and UP as the last.

Delhi court rejects Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita’s bail plea in UAPA case

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat in his order passed Thursday said the allegations against Devangana Kalita in the northeast Delhi riots case prima facie seem to be true.

‘No defence for jokes’ — Kunal Kamra offers no apology to SC in reply to contempt notice

Kamra, in reply to contempt notice by SC over his tweets, says there’s no defence for jokes, adding through his work he attempts to ‘comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable’.

Links showing dead woman as Hathras rape victim blocked— FB, Google, Twitter to Delhi HC

A man had contended that a photograph of his dead wife was being circulated on various social media platforms wrongly depicting her as the Hathras rape and murder victim.

Supreme Court asks Prannoy, Radhika Roy to apprise it of shares they hold in NDTV

The Securities Appellate Tribunal had directed NDTV promoters to deposit 50% of the disgorged amount before SEBI which had imposed a penalty on them for alleged violation of norms.

On Camera

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?