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Monday, June 22, 2026
TopicCJI Surya Kant

Topic: CJI Surya Kant

India’s ‘cockroach’ moment—why Gen Z is turning unemployment into satire

CJP and OJP show that Indian youth are not politically apathetic. Sometimes they speak not through manifestos, but through memes. That should worry the political establishment.

71 retired civil servants write to CJI Surya Kant over remarks on environmental litigants

In the letter, the group has warned CJI Surya Kant that his remarks on environmental litigants could discourage citizens from challenging ecologically damaging projects.

Last call for ‘deceptive’ alcohol tetrapacks? SC to examine excise policies, lay down guidelines

The SC was responding to a plea seeking a ban on sales of alcohol in ‘inconspicuous packaging’, marketed as ‘Bunty Premium Vodka’, ‘Chelli Mango Vodka’, & ‘Premium Romanov Vodka–Apple Thrill’.

Hotmail’s Sabeer Bhatia swears allegiance to Indian youth’s Cockroach Janta Party

What began as a joke has gone viral as millions of young Indians embrace the label to demand modern, relatable political representation

Boston University student starts Cockroach Janta Party. ‘Youth disconnected from politics’

Most of CJP’s new followers are in their early 20s. They want founder Abhijeet Dipke to make it an actual political party.

Does increasing number of Supreme Court judges impact pendency? What trends have shown over the years

The Union Cabinet has approved increasing the number of judges in the Supreme Court to 38 from 34. This comes at a time when the top court faces a whopping pendency of 93,000 cases.

CJI alarmed over disputes pending for a decade—how India is failing to live up to its arbitration promise

India does not rank among the top global arbitration hubs, despite changes to the law to ensure a faster mechanism.

‘Law is always in dialogue with time’—what CJI Surya Kant said at 4th Ashok Desai Memorial Lecture

On Monday evening, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Author Manu Pillai addressed a packed auditorium at the India International Centre.

‘Electoral reform need of the day’: What plea before SC seeking biometric voting system says

SC has sought responses of EC, Centre & state govts for the implementation of finger and iris biometric identification at polling stations, flagging need to examine proposal.

Sabarimala Day 3: Govt urges ‘desi lens’ for Articles 25-26, says SC orders relied on Western definition

The interplay between Articles 25 and 26 is central to the Sabarimala reference, which a nine-judge Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant is hearing.

On Camera

India seeks US tariff advantage over rivals before finalising trade deal

While US & Indian officials have signaled that a deal was within reach, talks have dragged on amid disputes over tariffs, market access & protections for politically sensitive sectors.

SMPP partners with Europe’s KNDS to build loitering munitions in India amid growing military demand

Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.

Why many parties break up when out of power and some don’t

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.