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Delhi court acquits all 36 foreigners facing trial for attending Tablighi Jamaat event

The foreigners were charge-sheeted for attending the event allegedly in violation of visa norms, indulging in missionary activities illegally and violating govt's Covid guidelines.

SC asks Centre to consider giving break to doctors doing Covid duty citing mental health

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured the SC bench that govt would consider the suggestion to grant some break to health workers engaged in Covid duty.

WhatsApp denies allegations of data being hacked by Pegasus in Supreme Court

The issue came up during the hearing of a plea seeking direction to RBI for framing regulation to ensure that data collected on UPI platforms are not exploited.

SC issues notice to Malankara Syrian churches, Kerala govt over ‘mandatory confession’

Three petitioners have claimed the practice violates a citizen's right to privacy and has also led to parishioners being blackmailed and/or sexually exploited. 

Plea seeks 1975 Emergency proclamation be held unconstitutional, SC issues notice to Centre

A 94-year-old has filed the petition, citing her personal experience of her family's rights being infringed upon. Supreme Court says prima facie, it doesn't see any merit in case. 

Kerala journalist was asked to travel to Hathras by Delhi riots accused, UP govt tells SC

In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court last week, UP government alleged that Siddiqui Kappan's travel was facilitated by PFI's student wing, and accused him of misleading probe.

SC asks Centre to inform court on steps taken by Commission for Air Quality Management

On 6 November, the apex court had asked the Centre to ensure there is no smog in Delhi as the Commission started functioning from that day.

SC imposes Rs 15,000 fine on UP govt for ‘wastage of judicial time’

Noting an over 500-day delay in the filing of an appeal, a bench headed by Justice SK Kaul said there was not even the 'courtesy' of setting out the dates as to how the files had moved.

One month, a court order — what it took to repatriate a migrant’s body from Jordan after Covid

Kalam, a migrant labour in Jordan, died on 4 November due to Covid. His family approached Delhi HC after the cargo agency at the Delhi airport refused to handle his body.

Madras High Court directs CID to probe ‘missing’ 103 kg gold seized by CBI in raid

The gold is part of 400.47 kg in bullion and ornaments confiscated by the CBI when it carried out searches at the office of Surana Corporation Ltd in Chennai in 2012.

On Camera

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.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

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?