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HC allows Punjab schools to charge tuition fee even if they don’t conduct online classes

Parents say will challenge judgment. Punjab and Haryana High Court has also said schools can’t increase the fees for 2020-21.

Give copy of investigating officer or jail superintendent’s report to bail applicant: Delhi HC

Petition filed by Advocate Chirag Madan claimed an accused is at the mercy of the judge for bail since he cannot refute the claims made by the police or jail authorities in the report.

‘Dire need for mechanism’ to register migrant workers — Delhi HC tells Modi govt

The high court has asked the central government to place before it details of the portal it proposes to set-up for registration of migrants.

Install non-Chinese LED TV at local hospital: Madhya Pradesh HC’s new bail condition

In the order, Justice Sheel Nagu also asked the bail applicants to file a compliance report, with photographs, to the Registry.

As Covid cases rise in jails, experts say health should have been primary criteria for interim bail

On 23 March, the Supreme Court had directed states to decongest prisons via interim bail but arbitrary exclusions and absolute discretion by committees have hindered the process.

Refusal to wear sakha, sindoor signals woman’s unwillingness to accept marriage: Gauhati HC

The High Court allowed a man's appeal against a family court order that didn't grant him permission to divorce his wife.

SC asks Centre to clarify visa status of 2,500 foreigners blacklisted due to Tablighi links

The top court asked to place on record whether individual notices were issued with regard to cancellation of visas of the foreign nationals.

Delhi HC, district courts restrict functioning till 15 July due to Covid crisis

The Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the High Court decided that urgent matters would continue to be heard by video conferencing.

‘You cannot be rigid’: SC asks ICAI to allow students to opt out of CA exams at any time

The three-judge bench said that since Covid-19 is an evolving situation, students should be given the option to opt out of exams until the last day.

High Court stays 50% reservation for Delhi students in NLUD

National Law University Delhi had decided to reserve 50% of seats for candidates passing the qualifying exam from a recognised school, college or institute in Delhi.

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?