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Abdicating constitutional duties if we didn’t grant bail, says Bombay HC in Varavara Rao case

Varavara Rao, the 82-year-old activist who arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case, was granted bail on medical grounds for six months. Read the full court order here.

MJ Akbar’s defamation case against Priya Ramani not proved — What court said in its verdict

Delhi court said it was shameful that crimes against women take place in the country where epics Mahabharata & Ramayana were written around theme of respecting women. Read full judgment here:

‘Seriously debatable’ — full text of Delhi court’s bail orders in sedition case for FB posts

The court asserted that sedition law is a powerful tool to maintain peace, but it cannot be 'invoked to quieten the disquiet under the pretence of muzzling the miscreants'.

Full text of Rajnath Singh’s statement in Rajya Sabha on India, China disengagement

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the Rajya Sabha that India & China have agreed to disengage from the Pangong Tso area in eastern Ladakh. Read his full statement here.

This is the reason why BHC argues groping a child is not sexual assault under POCSO

According to Justice Ganediwala, sexual assault on a minor would involve an act committed with sexual intent that involves physical contact without penetration.

Father doesn’t have ‘fundamental right’ to dead son’s sperm — What Calcutta HC ruling says

Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya dismisses man's plea seeking custody of his deceased son's sperm, & notes that deceased's wife is the only living person with any right to it. Read full judgement here.

Media played ‘investigator, prosecutor & judge’ in Rajput case — full text of Bombay HC order

The Bombay High Court said the freedom of speech and expression is 'the most abused right in recent times'. Read the full judgment here.

Financial stability is a public good, need to preserve it — Shaktikanta Das

Speaking at the 39th Nani Palkhivala memorial lecture, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das delivered a speech on the need for a stable financial system in India. Read the full text here:

Mandatory 30-day notice under Special Marriage Act ‘invades privacy’ — full text of HC order

1954 Act deals with inter-caste & inter-religious marriages, and allows people to get married without giving up religion. Read the full judgment of Allahabad HC here.

‘Basic idea of governance is to hold society together’ — Modi quotes Shastri at meet with CMs

At a virtual meeting with CMs on Covid vaccination drive, PM Modi referred to a speech former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri delivered in 1965. Read the full speech here.

On Camera

Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

India’s inflation figures tell a growth story, a cautiously optimistic one

Based on inflation figures for the last three months, RBI is expected to look for confirmatory evidence that can mark the beginning of a sustained decline in core inflation.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.