A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea seeking removal of the present mode of execution of death row convicts by hanging from the statute. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The problem is that the government is not ready to evolve, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday (October 15, … Read more
Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan speaking at the Dakshinapatha Summit held at IIT Madras on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Reiterating the Government of India’s position on the disbursal of funds to Tamil Nadu under the Samagra Shiksha programme, Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday that the State government could … Read more
Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order that restrained him from publicising his custody dispute with Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra over a pet Rottweiler named Henry. During the hearing, Justice Manoj Jain issued a notice to Moitra and sought her response while suggesting that … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Friday (August 29, 2025) that most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, impacting numerous trading partners, were illegal — but allowed them to remain in place for now. The 7-4 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit … Read more
Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (August 26, 2025) offered a grieving death row convict the facility to virtually participate in the 13th day rituals and prayers for his departed mother, rather than allow him to make the journey from a Surat jail to the “Naxalite” … Read more
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने वंतारा के मामलों की विधिवत जांच के लिए पूर्व सुप्रीम कोर्ट जज जस्टिस जस्ती चेलमेश्वर की अध्यक्षता में एक विशेष जांच दल (SIT) का गठन किया है. यह फैसला पर्यावरण, वन्यजीव और वित्तीय नियमों के कथित उल्लंघन से संबंधित कई याचिकाओं और शिकायतों के जवाब में आया है. एसआईटी में जस्टिस राघवेंद्र … Read more
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने दिल्ली एनसीआर के Stray Dogs यानी आवारा कुत्तों को लेकर एक बड़ा आदेश दिया. सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने स्थानीय निकायों को सभी आवारा कुत्तों को सड़क से हटाने के काम पर लगा दिया है और इस आदेश के बाद सोशल मीडिया पर हमारे देश के लोग दो वर्गों में बंट गए हैं. डॉग … Read more
Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of several advocates and judicial officers for judgeship in six different high courts, including of Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta and Karnataka. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of several advocates and judicial officers for judgeship in six different high courts, … Read more
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
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