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‘Marriage not an absolute right, even between heterosexual couples,’ Centre tells SC 

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta also said the subject of extending legal recognition to same-sex marriages should 'better be left to the choice of the Parliament'. 

Why Calcutta HC directed body of IIT Kharagpur student, found dead in 2022, to be exhumed for 2nd post-mortem

Direction is based on findings of court-appointed forensic expert, who submitted a preliminary report Tuesday, highlighting gaps in first post-mortem.

Rahul Gandhi moves Gujarat High Court seeking a stay on conviction in defamation case

Gandhi was convicted last month in a criminal defamation case for remarks he had made at an election rally in 2019 in Karnataka’s Kolar district.

‘What if 2 Hindu women marry & 1 dies?’ At same-sex marriage hearing, SC delves into succession, inheritance

CJI says test for court is if declaration that same-sex couples are to be read as spouses under SMA meant it would have to undertake 'too many legislative steps' in deciding future issues.

As milestone Kesavananda Bharati judgment completes 50 years, SC starts one-stop webpage to learn all about it

Kesavananda Bharati judgment postulated the basic structure doctrine. It held that certain fundamental features of the Constitution, such as democracy, can’t be amended by Parliament. 

‘No business speaking to media’: SC rebukes HC judge handling Bengal ‘SSC scam’ for TV interview  

Supreme Court hearing petition filed by Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, who has said the Calcutta HC judge made observations against him in the interview last year.

Bar Council of India opposes SC hearing on same-sex marriage: ‘Legislature best suited to deal with such issues’

Modi govt, too, had urged apex court to let elected representatives debate the issue in Parliament after seeking inputs from stakeholders. 99.9% Indians are opposed to it, says BCI.

Chennai visually impaired lawyer creates history by clearing Supreme Court’s advocate-on-record exam

N.Visakhamurthy, a patient of Retinitis Pigmentosa with Macular degeneration, is among 26O candidates to clear exam held in December last year. He had earlier cleared TNPSC & UPSC.

5 yrs after FIR, Haryana Police say ‘no violations’ in Vadra-DLF land deal. But no ‘clean chit’ yet for Hooda

Affidavit filed before Punjab & Haryana HC says it found 'no violations of rules' in sale of land by Robert Vadra to DLF. Ex-CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda was booked for 'cheating, forgery' etc.

SC agrees to hear fresh plea against Bihar govt’s decision to conduct caste survey

The plea will be taken up for hearing on 28 April. A lawyer told the SC bench that the caste survey in Bihar began on 15 April and will end on 15 May.

On Camera

Phase 5 is crunch time for BJP—UP will boost INDIA, Maharashtra will clear up real vs fake

Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?