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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicIndian Supreme Court

Topic: Indian Supreme Court

Bihar govt, Sushant Singh Rajput’s father move SC to oppose Rhea Chakraborty’s plea

Rhea Chakraborty had moved the top court seeking transfer of the FIR lodged at Patna to Mumbai for the offence of abetment of the actor's death by suicide. @Mannat Chawla

Poor students fall behind in online race & condolence messages for flood victims

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Centre moves SC to allow Puri Jagannath’s Rath Yatra without public participation

The Centre said the tradition of centuries may not be stopped while seeking modification of the apex court's 18 June order staying the Rath Yatra due to Covid crisis.

SC slams telecom dept for Rs 4 lakh crore claim on PSUs, asks it to reconsider demand

The top court also directed telecom companies to file affidavits on how they propose to make payment of their liabilities towards AGR dues. 

PM Modi’s self-reliance, and guests from neighbouring countries

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

SC asks Centre to take stand on plea seeking opening of Delhi’s borders with UP, Haryana

The plea challenged the decisions of Haryana, UP govts, asserting it is unconstitutional for them to restrict movement for permissible activities within the NCR.

SC takes note of migrant crisis, tells Centre & states to give free transport, food, shelter

SC order comes after it took sotu motu cognisance of media reports showing migrant workers walking on foot and cycling for hundreds of kilometres to get back home.

Judges can’t be ostriches & ignore problems with judiciary: Justice Deepak Gupta in farewell speech

Supreme Court judge Deepak Gupta bid farewell after a distinguished career of 42 years.

Homosexuality not form of ‘expression’: Singapore top court disagrees with Indian SC judgment

Singapore SC opines that if a wider interpretation is given to ‘expression’, virtually any act would be protected, leading to ‘absurd outcomes’.

HC seeks response of police, Centre & AAP govt on plea to preserve CCTV footage of riots

The plea, filed by Jamiat Ulama-I-Hin, also seeks FIRs against those involved in Delhi riots and the setting up of SIT to probe the violence.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?