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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicCognisable offences

Topic: cognisable offences

Not exercising your pet can land you in jail! Think tank highlights disproportionality in criminal law

A report by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy says 'unchecked' overcriminalisation in India overwhelms the justice system, & mismatched punishments for minor offences show laws are unfair.

Centre wants e-FIRs across the country, asks law panel to study feasibility

Move aimed at easing the process of filing cases; home ministry seeks Law Commission’s views on possibility of amending Section 154 of CrPC.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.