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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicAllahbad High Court

Topic: Allahbad High Court

Defining ‘ideal rape victim’, judging ‘dissolute ladies’ — why courts get called out for sexism

June Allahabad HC order in 'dowry harassment' case, which said woman had no 'shame' & had 'venom and poison' in her mind, is latest judgment to draw flak for 'gender insensitivity'.

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against Allahabad HC order granting bail to Chinmayanand

Former Union minister Chinmayanand was arrested last year in a case of sexual exploitation of a law student under Section 376, a charge short of rape.

Chinmayanand shifted to hospital, UP law student plea seeking stay on arrest turned down

The UP law student, who accused Chinmayanand of rape, had sought a stay on her arrest after the SIT booked her and arrested 3 men for allegedly trying to extort the BJP leader.

Govt to file review petition in Supreme Court on faculty reservation in universities: Javadekar

The announcement comes in the wake of protests by teachers and students bodies after the petition seeking restoration of earlier mechanism of faculty reservation.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?