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Monday, July 28, 2025
TopicIndian Supreme Court

Topic: Indian Supreme Court

Dowry, domestic violence: Messy divorce ends with IPS officer’s public apology to husband on SC’s orders

New Delhi: Following directions in a rare Supreme Court order, an IPS officer and her parents have issued a public apology to her ex-husband...

SC refuses to hear plea of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors who were ‘undercompensated’

The plea claims that several seriously injured survivors are undercompensated because they were 'misclassified' as having temporary disability or minor injuries.

SubscriberWrites: When the Constitution speaks, why ask again?

A Presidential Reference seeks clarity where none is needed—risking constitutional certainty for political ambiguity.

Russian mother in custody fight with husband has not left India: Delhi Police tells SC

The estranged Indian husband fighting the custody battle for the child claims Russian wife defied the custody order. He said her and the child's whereabouts were unknown.

Judging a joke: How courts are navigating free speech space in age of social media

With increasing cases of online satire, impersonation, and hate speech, courts face a dilemma: Where does right to free speech end and criminality begin?

SC seeks UP govt response on plea calling amended law on religious conversion ‘overly broad’

During the hearing, petitioners argued that ambiguity of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act infringed upon their right to free speech & religious propagation.

Hearing ‘India’s Got Latent’ case, SC says right to dignity greater than right to free speech

New Delhi: In a very significant development, the top court Tuesday said that the right to live with dignity is more important than the...

10 convicts from Jharkhand, including 6 on death row, move SC over long-pending verdict on appeals

New Delhi: Ten convicts from Jharkhand, including six who are on death row, have moved the Supreme Court, complaining against the delayed disposal of...

SC grants 3-months furlough to Nitish Katara’s murder convict Sukhdev Yadav

Yadav sought a furlough till the time the apex court decides on his appeal seeking remission, as he has completed 20 years of sentence.

‘Thug Life’ row: SC directs Karnataka govt to act against groups blocking release of Kamal Haasan film

The top-court also expressed its displeasure over the regressive stance of some people and the state administration against the right to speech and expression.

On Camera

Bihar voter list revision is not anti-democratic—India can’t let illegals influence polls

Since all non-NDA Opposition parties seem united in demanding a cancellation of Bihar’s SIR, it’s safe to assume they fear their own vote bank stands to lose the most.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.