Appeals court reinstates case against X over child pornography video

Appeals court reinstates case against X over child pornography video

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled Friday that Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, must face a negligence claim for failing to promptly report child sexual abuse material to federal authorities. The court revived part of a lawsuit accusing X of becoming a hub for child exploitation, while … Read more

ED conducts searches in ₹500-cr Chhattisgarh medical supply ‘scam’ case

ED conducts searches in ₹500-cr Chhattisgarh medical supply ‘scam’ case

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday (July 30, 2025) launched searches at multiple locations in Chhattisgarh as part of a money laundering investigation into an over ₹500 crore worth medical supply “scam”, official sources said. Premises linked to some government officials, medical suppliers and agents apart from some “middlemen” are being raided in Raipur, Durg and … Read more

Supreme Court asks YouTube channel to first approach High Court in ‘Dharmasthala burials’ case

Supreme Court asks YouTube channel to first approach High Court in ‘Dharmasthala burials’ case

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to an “ex-parte” and “sweeping gag order” passed by a Bengaluru civil court restraining media outlets from publishing any defamatory material. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) declined to hear a challenge to an “ex-parte” and “sweeping gag order” … Read more

2006 train blasts case: Supreme Court to hear Maharashtra’s plea against Bombay HC verdict on July 24

2006 train blasts case: Supreme Court to hear Maharashtra’s plea against Bombay HC verdict on July 24

In this July 11, 2006 file photo, a train coach is damaged by a bomb blast at Matunga railway station in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) agreed to hear on July 24 plea of the Maharashtra government against the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 accused … Read more

Bihar Police arrests prime accused, 3 associates in Patna hospital murder case

Bihar Police arrests prime accused, 3 associates in Patna hospital murder case

Five men, as seen in this screengrab from a purported CCTV footage, outside the ICU of a hospital before shooting dead gangster Chandan Mishra on Thursday morning, in Patna. | Photo Credit: PTI Bihar Police on Sunday (July 20, 2025) said it has arrested the prime accused and his three associates for the murder of … Read more

IIM-Calcutta rape case: Accused student granted bail

IIM-Calcutta rape case: Accused student granted bail

Police personnel deployed at IIM Calcutta after a student was allegedly raped inside the boys’ hostel of the institute, in Kolkata | Photo Credit: PTI A court on Saturday (July 19, 2025) granted interim bail to a student of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta accused of raping a woman on the campus. The accused was … Read more

Vijayapura police arrest 12 more in Managuli Canara Bank theft case, recover 39 kg of gold

Vijayapura police arrest 12 more in Managuli Canara Bank theft case, recover 39 kg of gold

Vijayapura police have arrested 12 more persons in the Canara Bank theft case at Managuli village in the district. This takes the total number of arrests to 15. Three key accused have already been arrested. A total of 39 kg gold and cash have been recovered from the gang so far. Those apprehended on Friday … Read more

Put union rooms under lock and key: Calcutta HC directs Bengal govt. after Kolkata law college gang rape case

Put union rooms under lock and key: Calcutta HC directs Bengal govt. after Kolkata law college gang rape case

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (July 3, 2025) directed the West Bengal government to put union rooms in colleges and universities where there is no recognised student body or no election had taken place in the recent past under lock and key. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (July … Read more

12 sentenced to life imprisonment in 18-year-old violence and murder case in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki

12 sentenced to life imprisonment in 18-year-old violence and murder case in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki

The court also imposed a fine of ₹1.18 lakh on each of them, prosecution officer Kripa Shankar said. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Reuters A special court in Barabanki has awarded life sentence to 12 people in an 18-year-old case pertaining to violence and murder over a dispute, officials said on Tuesday (July 1, … Read more