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SC rejects woman’s plea to abort 26-week pregnancy. ‘Not a case of foetal abnormality’

Bench said 'no immediate threat' to mother & pregnancy had crossed 24 weeks — upper limit for abortion in case of married women. Woman sought abortion on grounds of postpartum psychosis.

MP, not MP & now MP again — many twists & turns in case against Lakshadweep legislator Faizal

Convicted in 2009 case for attempting to kill the son-in-law of late Congress leader PM Sayeed, PP Mohammed Faizal was disqualified. Matter has flitted between Kerala HC & SC since.

Abortion plea before CJI: Woman cites postpartum psychosis, SC seeks AIIMS report on her & foetus

Court demanded to know whether there is any evidence to suggest drugs prescribed to the woman would jeopardise continuance of her pregnancy full term. Matter to be heard again Monday.

‘Foeticide’ vs ‘mother’s autonomy’ — what is abortion plea that split SC bench & is now before CJI

CJI-led bench looks at case after 2-judge bench delivered split verdict on a 26 weeks pregnant woman’s plea to allow her to medically terminate her pregnancy. Hearing continues Friday.

‘Finished her career’ — CBI court order convicting national-level shooter’s ‘husband’ of ‘fraud & rape’

Ranjit Singh Kohli — alias Raquibul Hassan — gets life term for wounding religious sentiments of his 'wife' & other charges, while his mother Kaushal Rani was given a 10-yr sentence.

On strike over transfer of armed forces tribunal judge, bar association may challenge it legally

Office-bearers of AFT Chandigarh bar association say they're likely to move High Court or Supreme Court against decision to transfer Justice (retd.) Dharam Chand Chaudhury to Kolkata bench.

‘Pressured Nasir-Junaid for protection money’ — prosecution’s argument against Monu Manesar bail plea

Gurugram: Monu Manesar, the cow vigilante lodged in a Rajasthan jail in connection with the alleged murders of Nasir and Junaid, was pressuring the duo...

‘Journalism can’t be prosecuted as terrorism’ — media groups write to CJI on NewsClick raids

Following raids at houses of journalists & professionals employed at or linked with NewsClick, letter by 16 media bodies urges CJI for guidelines on interrogation of journalists.

‘Clandestine, vindictive’: What SC said in scathing order on ED arrest of realty firm M3M’s promoters

Basant & Pankaj Bansal were arrested under Prevention of Money Laundering Act on 14 June 2023. Their arrest was quashed by the Supreme Court this week.

‘Deliberately indifferent’: Consumer panel order to Byju’s to refund ‘dissatisfied’ customer Rs 65k

Hooghly Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission also ordered firm to pay student's father Rs 5k for causing mental agony. Order issued ex-parte as Byju’s only submitted written response.

On Camera

India’s diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific has an economic hole. Fill it with trade, investment

Modi govt has made economic diplomacy a key part of its engagement with US, Quad, and others. Yet, India’s economic linkages in Indo-Pacific region remain underdeveloped.

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?