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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
TopicSupreme Court of India

Topic: Supreme Court of India

RBI will issue new circular on stressed assets without ‘undue delay’: Shaktikanta Das

Two days after Supreme Court quashed RBI’s 12 February circular, governor Shaktikanta Das says ruling doesn’t question central bank’s powers.

Supreme Court quashes RBI circular on company insolvency

The circular issued on 12 February 2018 said that lenders have to provide a resolution plan within 180 days for large accounts of Rs 2,000 crore and above.

Supreme Court agrees to hear CBI plea against Vodafone & Airtel in Saradha chit fund case

CBI claimed that Vodafone and Airtel were not providing full call detail records of the accused in the scam despite repeated requests.

Present method of counting VVPAT slips most suitable, Election Commission tells Supreme Court

The existing system of random counting of the VVPAT slips from one polling booth per assembly segment is the most suitable, said the election panel.

Supreme Court upholds life term to owner of Sarvana restaurants in murder case

P. Rajagopal and 8 others were sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy and killing an employee in October 2001.

Supreme Court wants more random physical verification of VVPAT slips in elections

The top court also told the Election Commission that no institution should insulate itself from improvement, including the judiciary.

Convicts of gruesome crimes deserve punishment, not death

There is little evidence to prove that countries which have abolished the death penalty have a greater incidence of crime than those that have retained it.

SC appoints mediator to resolve BCCI’s pending disputes, says ‘game must go on’

The Supreme Court restricted other courts in India from entertaining any pleas pertaining to the BCCI until the mediator P.S. Narasimha submits his report on the disputes.

Supreme Court stays its order to evict 11.8 lakh illegal forest dwellers

The bench also directed state govts to file an affidavit giving details about the process.

Supreme Court transfers Kalburgi case to SIT probing Gauri Lankesh’s murder

Former vice-chancellor of Hampi University and well-known epigraphist Kalburgi was shot dead at his residence in Kalyan Nagar.

On Camera

Reform and globalisation — India’s dual challenge hold answer to Trump’s tariff turmoil

India can convert the tariff turmoil into an opportunity to position itself as the world’s go-to trade partner. It has the scale and heft, but needs the boldness.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

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?