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Maratha quota in education & govt jobs upheld, but Bombay High Court recommends a cut

The Bombay High Court recommended reducing the Maratha quota from 16% to 12-13%. The reservation will be in addition to the existing 52% overall reservation in the state.

Madras HC frames contempt case against actor Ishari K. Ganesh for seeking favour from judge

Tamil actor & film producer Ishari K. Ganesh and his aide Anantha Raman tried get a Madras HC judge to postpone the South Indian Artists Association elections.

Encephalitis deaths: Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, Bihar & UP

The Supreme Court directed the Bihar government to file an affidavit on the adequacy of medical facilities, nutrition and sanitation in the state.

The 7 triple talaq cases that have reached police after Modi govt ordinance

ThePrint tracks down cases in which FIR was lodged under sections of the triple talaq ordinance.

Independence of judiciary is not a one-time pill, it’s a state of affairs, says CJI Gogoi

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the judiciary must stand up to populist forces and protect the Constitutional ethos from being desecrated by populists.

Judiciary must stand up to populist forces & protect constitutional ethos: CJI Ranjan Gogoi

Whatever be the political system of governance, people across nations aspire for an independent judicial system to serve them, said Gogoi at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation conference.

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking safety of doctors at govt hospitals

The plea said an IMA study concluded that 50% violent incidents took place in intensive care units of hospitals.

Orissa HC judge ‘misused power’ to seek private temple tour for brother

Complaint to HC chief justice says judges and collectors of 8 districts were asked to arrange tour for Justice Biswanath Rath’s brother, who has labelled it an ‘attempt to defame’.

Two Supreme Court benches, two different takes on freedom of speech and expression

SC bench that heard bail pleas of journalist Prashant Kanojia & BJP worker Priyanka Sharma asked the latter to issue apology as a pre-condition for bail before waiving it.

Kathua rape case cop convicts to move HC, say evidence was tampered with, not destroyed

The three policemen — SPO Surender Kumar, SI Anand Dutta and head constable Tilak Raj — have been sentenced to 5 years for destroying evidence.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

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.