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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicSupreme Court of India

Topic: Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court can’t show weakness when people’s lives lie in the hands of murderous mobs

Instead of showing helplessness, the Supreme Court can learn from the Delhi High Court on how to prod the police into doing its job without fear or favour.

Supreme Court can’t care for Shaheen Bagh children more than the parents

The infant was at Shaheen Bagh because his parents were protesting, and unless you are well-off, reliable childcare is beyond the means of most people.

Supreme Court rejects review plea of 16 December gangrape-murder convict

3-judge bench of SC says no ground of review justifies convict's submission that 16 December Delhi gangrape-murder case doesn't fall under rarest of rare category.

Sabarimala temple opens today but Kerala’s Leftist government makes a U-turn on women’s entry

The Lord Ayyappa temple will open for the two-month long pilgrim season, but Kerala Tourism Minister says women and activists need a court order for entry.

Motor Vehicles Act offences can also be prosecuted under IPC, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said there is no bar under the Motor Vehicles Act that prevents an offence from being prosecuted and sentenced under the both statutes.

Goyal’s gravity gaffe and a revolt in the states over traffic fines

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

Supreme Court to examine validity of triple talaq bill

Justices N.V. Ramana and Ajay Rastogi issued notice to the Centre on a batch of petitions which seeks to declare the recently passed triple talaq bill as unconstitutional.

Cabinet approves increasing strength of Supreme Court judges from 31 to 33

The apex court will have a strength of 33 judges excluding the Chief Justice of India, once the Parliament approves the bill.

Modi govt will count hawkers in job data but must improve their Ease of Doing Business too

Street vendors are micro-entrepreneurs with aspirations. But they continue to be evicted by cops and municipalities, while courts do little to help them.

Sexism in Indian judiciary runs so deep it’s unlikely we will get our first woman CJI

A judge in Madras High Court once passed a comment on my short haircut. I protested but other male lawyers made me apologise. This is what women lawyers face.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

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?