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Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea against use of Aadhaar data by private companies

The Supreme Court is hearing a plea against amendments to the law allowing voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity to open bank accounts and get mobile phone connections.

J&K is normal, 3,200 caesarean deliveries took place after Article 370 move, govt tells SC

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing J&K administration, tells SC it was alert and responsive to people’s needs and requirements during lockdown.

‘Serious threat to health’ — what Allahabad HC said in DJ ban order that SC has now stayed

Allahabad High Court had barred the authorities in August from giving permissions to DJs, calling them a ‘serious threat to human health’.

Madras High Court grants 30-day parole to Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict

Robert Payas, one of the seven serving a life sentence for Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, submitted a parole plea to make arrangements for his son's wedding.

Justice R Banumathi set to join Supreme Court collegium following Gogoi’s retirement

Justice Banumathi is only the second woman after Justice Ruma Pal to be a part of the Supreme Court collegium.

Delhi HC judge says no ‘copy-paste’ in Chidambaram order, asks newspapers to clarify

Reports had said portions of Justice Kait’s 15 November order rejecting P. Chidambaram’s bail plea resembled a 2017 SC decision in lawyer Rohit Tandon’s case.

‘Notorious student’, champion sportsperson, dog lover — SA Bobde takes oath as new CJI

Since his elevation to the Supreme Court in 2013, Bobde has been part of benches overseeing some of the most landmark cases in Indian jurisprudence.

Delhi Court admits plea filed by parents of 2012 Delhi gangrape victim for case transfer

The victim's parents also sought court's direction to Tihar Jail authorities to speed up the execution process for the rape convicts.

In denying bail to Chidambaram, Delhi HC mixes up facts from 2017 money laundering case

The Delhi HC quoted paragraphs from a Supreme Court order in a totally unrelated case from 2017 while ruling against former finance minister P. Chidambaram.  

CJI Ranjan Gogoi — the ‘revolutionary’ judge who often found himself making headlines

Touted as a ‘revolutionary judge’, CJI Gogoi's time at the helm has been equally, if not more, controversial as that of his predecessor Dipak Misra.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.