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Seed funding cancelled & the ghost of ‘Howdy Trump’

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

Dharmasthala: Judge who passed gag order recuses himself as defendant points to conflict of interest

Decision comes after a media professional questioned Judge Vijaya Kumar Rai B’s association with the family of the petitioner, Harshendra Kumar.

Granting acquittal without written orders catches up with civil judge as MP HC upholds dismissal

Disciplinary inquiry found judge guilty of misconduct in criminal trials; high court cites limited scope for review, says acquittals without written orders can't be condoned.

UP judge who quoted wife in court order, likened Yogi to Plato’s ‘philosopher king’ — who is Ravi Diwakar

Allahabad HC expunged the additional district judge's 'unwarranted remarks containing political overtones & personal views' made in 5 March order on a 2010 Bareilly riots case.

Within month of his order allowing Hindus to pray at Gyanvapi, retired judge made university Lokpal

'Justice bought,' says mosque management panel, draws parallels to retired judge Surendra Kumar Yadav, who was made UP deputy Lokayukta within 7 months of delivering Babri ruling.

Donald Trump accuses judge in his civil fraud trial of ‘having own agenda’

On last day of trial, Trump tangled with the judge who is considering what penalties to impose after finding the former US president's company 'inflated his net worth to win better financing terms'.

Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh sworn in as first female Sikh judge in the US

Singh, who was born & raised in Houston & now lives in Bellaire with her husband & two children, has been sworn in as a judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Texas Friday.

‘We are more, we are equal’: Story of Syed Mahmood, colonial India’s first Muslim HC judge

In ‘Syed Mahmood: Colonial India’s Dissenting Judge’, Mohammad Nasir and Samreen Ahmed chronicle how India’s first Muslim judge left an Eastern mark on the Western world.

In Justice JB Pardiwala, SC gets a future CJI, a Manna Dey fan, and a cricket lover

Justice Pardiwala is only 4th Parsi to make it to Supreme Court and is in line to become the Chief Justice of India in May 2028, with a tenure of two years and three months.

India has about 21 judges per million, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informs Rajya Sabha

To calculate the ratio, the Department of Justice uses 2011 Census and available information regarding sanctioned strength of judges in SC, HC and district & subordinate courts.

On Camera

Give Trump a Nobel already. He has united Modi, Xi and Putin

Both India and the US should realise that whether it is trade or security, strategy or diplomacy, relationships cannot be one-sided.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.