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SC takes up ‘selective anonymity’ of electoral bonds on Day 2 — ‘leading to information hole’

Five-judge bench led by CJI says it will assess whether procedure adopted for funding of political parties through electoral bonds is proportionate to objective it intends to meet.

Mathura court wraps up POCSO case in 30 working days, hands man life term for sodomising minor

Hukum was charged under POCSO on 29 August, testimonies recorded from 30 August to 5 September & arguments completed on 19 October. He was convicted on 27th, sentenced on 30 October.

Andhra Pradesh HC gives Chandrababu Naidu 4-week bail on medical grounds after 52 days in jail

HC allows TDP chief Naidu to go for cataract surgery in Hyderabad. He has been in judicial custody in connection with alleged skills development project scam since 10 September.

SC order rejecting Sisodia bail plea triggers key questions on ED charge that he received bribes

Bench says ED allegation of Rs 2.2 crore bribe being paid to Sisodia not part of CBI chargesheet, says charge of kickbacks paid by liquor group is 'somewhat a matter of debate'.

‘It is about representation of people’: SC says AAP MP Raghav Chadha’s suspension ’cause for concern’

Bench asked Attorney General R. Venkataramani whether AAP leader’s action 'really reduced the dignity of the House', and whether it was 'worse than disruption of proceedings'.

HC judge moves SC against HC order — it all started with 2009 NIA case against Assam terror group

A former NIA court judge now in the Gauhati High Court moved the Supreme Court earlier this month with a petition taking exception to an order passed by 2 judges of HC.

‘I was wrong’ — Gujarat HC judge apologises to colleague after public outburst in court

Live stream of court’s proceedings captured Justice Biren Vaishnav shouting at Justice Mauna Bhatt while hearing a matter as they appeared to disagree over what order to pass, Monday.

Sports, culture ‘beyond nationalities’ — HC order on plea to ban association with Pakistani artistes

Plea was a 'retrograde step' in promoting harmony and peace and cannot be accepted as there was 'no merit', said a bench of Bombay High Court.

Slamming ‘narrow view’, HC extends Centre’s Covid insurance for health workers to contractual employees

Delhi HC directs Centre to pay Rs 50 lakh to widow of hospital guard who died of Covid. She approached court after Centre opposed her plea, saying her husband wasn't a state employee.

Fashioning new legislative regime for allowing same-sex marriages falls under Parliament’s domain: CJI Chandrachud

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said that fashioning entirely a "new legislative regime" to allow same-sex marriages falls under...

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Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?