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TopicBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Topic: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Supreme Court frees Mathura man detained under NSA due to state’s delay in deciding his representation

Sunil Kumar Gupta, held last year for unauthorised construction activity near Mathura’s Shree Krishna Janmabhoomi temple complex and the deaths it caused, freed over 16-day delay in considering his representation against National Security Act

9 FIRs, undercover op, 7 in cop net—the sexual abuse, religious coercion case that has rocked TCS Nashik

The case has become a political flashpoint in Maharashtra & has also drawn in the Union labour ministry. TCS has ordered a separate probe, while the HR manager at Nashik unit is on the run.

HC grants bail to Fatehabad doctor arrested over AI videos mocking Modi amid Operation Sindoor

Charged under the stringent sedition-equivalent Section 152 of BNS, Dr Mushtaq Ahmed was granted bail on grounds of his advanced age, poor health and near-completion of investigation.

Manipur police have a new punishment for public nuisance amid curfew. 19 youths find out the hard way

These men, police said, were blocking roads, harassing commuters and hurling stones at security forces in Imphal East's Lamlong Bazar.

Melania Trump backs ‘Take It Down Act’. What’s in the bill that aims to combat revenge porn, deepfakes

The US First Lady linked the initiative to her ‘Be Best’ campaign to promote child welfare and online safety, launched during husband Donald Trump’s first term.

Cancer medicines worth lakhs go missing from top-tier Gurugram hospital

An internal audit of pharmacy drugs at Narayana Superspeciality Hospital found the six injections missing. Cops have lodged FIR & began probe.

SubscriberWrites: The need for comprehensive digital media laws in India: Beyond Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

The Act improves evidentiary procedures but overlooks harmful content on digital platforms, highlighting the need for stronger Media and Digital Manipulation (MDM) laws.

9 NDA-ruled states & J&K move SC asserting right to be heard in marital rape exception case

Intervention applications filed by the states do not reveal the stand that they are likely to take in the course of arguments in the case.

‘Defensive medicine, risk aversion’ — why doctors are on edge over new law on death by negligence

Under IPC, punishment for death due to negligence by doctors entailed either financial penalty or imprisonment, but under new law, jail term is mandatory.

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On Camera

Vijay turned reels, whistles, and fan edits into a political triumph

TVK tapped into young people with promises of employment, better governance, and youth-centric politics, framing old regimes as outdated while invoking Tamil pride and resistance to divisive agendas.

Noel Tata’s resistance to IPO creates discord in board of Indian conglomerate

At the center of the rift is the initial public offering of Tata Sons, which controls a vast collection of companies that do everything from making salt to selling luxury vehicles.

One missile, multiple warheads, many targets: India successfully test-fires Agni 5 with MIRV tech

With MIRV, India can target different different locations or the same location with a time gap. This can include decoys to hoodwink the enemy’s defence systems.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.