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
The Kerala High Court expressed dissatisfaction with the state government’s stance of not proceeding with the legislation to ban black magic, sorcery and other inhuman practices. The state told the High Court that it has decided not to pass such a law, and this decision was taken by the state cabinet— which means it is … Read more
Getty Images A law change aimed at decriminalising abortion will be debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Two Labour MPs, Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy, have tabled rival amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle could pick one or both amendments to be debated by MPs, but is likely … Read more
Following the verdict in the 2019 Pollachi sexual abuse case, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Opposition leader Edappadi K Palanisamy clashed on social media. In a post on X, Stalin expressed his satisfaction with the verdict but also took a jibe at certain individuals allegedly attempting to protect the culprits. “Justice has been … Read more
M.K. Alagiri. File | Photo Credit: S. James The Madras High Court on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) reversed an order passed by a judicial magistrate in Madurai in 2021 discharging former Union Minister M.K. Alagiri from select provisions of law in a 2014 land grab case and ordered that he must face trial for those … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) | Photo Credit: ANI The government is all set to introduce a new Bill to reform the income tax laws on Thursday (February 13, 2025), the last day of the … Read more
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday (January 2, 2025) a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking implementation of the 1991 places of worship law, which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August … Read more
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images MPs have voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill will now face many more months of debate and scrutiny by MPs and peers, who could choose to amend it, with the approval of both Houses of Parliament needed … Read more
A view of the Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The Madras High Court on Thursday (November 28, 2024) summoned the Tamil Nadu Public Department Secretary, irked that no counsel turned up to represent the State government in a batch of five writ petitions filed by it in 2023, which challenged the … Read more
BBC Nik Ward, who suffers from MND, worries legalising assisted dying could lead to people feeling pressure to end their lives The question of whether terminally-ill people should have the right to end their lives is dividing MPs as they consider a proposed law to legalise assisted dying. If passed, the landmark bill would offer … Read more