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Bombay HC extends relief to Kangana Ranaut, Rangoli Chandel in sedition case till 25 January

An FIR was filed against the actor and her sister on 17 October last year for 'trying to create hatred and communal tension' through their social media posts.

Allow us to confess before a priest of our choice — women from Jacobite Syrian Church tell SC

In their petition, women say the right to confess is an intrinsic part of their right to privacy that must be protected.

‘Declare us freedom fighters’ — ‘Victims’ of Indira Gandhi’s Emergency move Supreme Court

Organisation representing those arrested during Emergency urges apex court to extend welfare benefits such as pension, free travel passes & healthcare benefits to all of them.  

2 Ayodhya residents move HC challenging acquittal of Advani, others in Babri demolition case

Ayodhya residents Haji Mahboob and Haji Sayyad Akhlaq Ahmad filed the petition in the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on behalf of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

Akhil Gogoi-led ‘violent mob brushed aside noble concept of satyagraha’ — Gauhati High Court

Refusing bail to activist Akhil Gogoi, Gauhati High Court said his anti-CAA protest in December 2019 was aimed at striking terror in all sections of society. 

SC asks Centre to decide on Rajoana’s mercy plea by 26 Jan in Beant Singh assassination case

Balwant S Rajoana, was convicted for his involvement in an explosion outside the Punjab civil secretariat that killed the former CM of the state and 16 others in 1995.

‘We can’t be called upon to govern’ — SC laments use of PILs to get courts into policy matters

Majority judgment in Central Vista case wonders if SC can ‘guide the government on moral or ethical matters without any legal basis’.

Conversion compromises personal liberty, our ordinance aims to protect it: Yogi govt to HC

In an affidavit filed before the Allahabad HC, the UP govt said the law intends to ‘regulate’ consent of two individuals to keep the interest of the ‘community and family safe’.

SC issues notice to Rajasthan Speaker on pleas against merger of BSP MLAs with Congress

The MLAs had contested and won the 2018 assembly elections on BSP tickets but later defected to the Congress party in September 2019.

Are farmers protected from Covid — SC expresses concern over gatherings at Delhi borders

The top court was hearing a plea seeking various reliefs including CBI probe into the matter related to assembly of people at Anand Vihar Bus Terminal and Tablighi Jamaat.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?