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The sacred & the State: How Indian courts have redrawn boundaries over use of temple funds

Earlier this week, Himachal HC reiterated earlier judgments that said temple funds must be used for religious purposes, not welfare schemes. It also laid out roadmap for transparency.

Why Karnataka HC upheld arrest of Congress MLA in PMLA case, but opened window for seeking relief

ED arrested Chitradurga MLA Veerendra from Gangtok on 23 August and later seized assets worth more than Rs 150 cr in connection with its money laundering probe.

As SC looks at lethal injections vs death by hanging debate, how other countries execute convicts

The petition dates back to 2017, but still awaits an outcome. In 2018, the Centre opposed abolishing death by hanging for convicts, saying it wasn’t ‘practically feasible’.

‘Mere sweeping remarks not enough’—why SC refused CBI probe into UP secretariat recruitments

Setting aside an Allahabad HC order directing a CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process, top court said such power should not be exercised routinely.

‘Can the blind see?’ In Delhi High Court’s landmark order, a big win for disability rights

Although AAI’s 2023 ad identified these posts as suitable for persons with visual impairments, petitioners’ candidatures were cancelled based on clinical tests.

ADR’s charge of Muslims excluded in Bihar SIR ‘communal, unfounded’, says ECI

The ADR earlier alleged that a significant number of voters, particularly Muslims, were illegally removed from the rolls and that the process lacked transparency.

How Mumbai court drew on soccer to junk accused’s plea in murder of chemist who backed Nupur Sharma

Mumbai court noted that the act of recce of the victim and passing of accurate information to the perpetrators was attributed to the accused now pleading for bail.

SC rap to YouTuber for violating POCSO Act privacy norms & what law says on protection of identity

Top court sought apology from YouTuber Suraj Palakaran, hearing his plea for quashing of criminal proceedings for disclosing identity of a child involved in POCSO case in a video.

Relief for marginal farmers, not companies—how Supreme Court drew distinction in Singur land matter

Top court was hearing appeal by West Bengal govt against high court order to restore land that was acquired for the now-discontinued Tata Motors' Nano plant, to a ceramics company.

SC allows green crackers in NCR: How it straddled line between ‘festive spirit’ & health concerns

Hearing pleas by manufacturers of firecrackers, court has allowed controlled use of green crackers from 18 to 20 October, keeping in view ‘conflicting interests and environmental concerns’.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.