constitutional law

Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 – As assembly elections approach, the Left-controlled Travancore Devaswom Board has dramatically reversed its stance on the contentious issue of women's entry into the Sabarimala temple on Monday, signaling a fresh political turn in one of Kerala's most divisive...

Tehran, March 1 – Hours after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike, Iran named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as his interim successor on Sunday.Ayatollah Khamenei, whose death in an attack on his residence in Tehran was announced by Iran, had been the Supreme Leader since...

New Delhi, February 28 Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy, one of the candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections fielded by the TMC, said on Saturday that she aims to uphold the values of equality, fraternity, and non-discrimination during her term as a Member of Parliament.In a post on X...

Kochi, February 27 The Kerala High Court on Friday strongly criticised the state government over the lack of security measures to protect tribal people living in the Aralam farm area in Kannur district, following the death of a 44-year-old man there in the morning due to an elephant attack...

New Delhi, February 27 Supreme Court Judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Friday said that the media cannot perform its role under constraint, fear, or influence, and the most serious threats to press freedom arise not from direct censorship but from regulations, ownership rules, licensing laws, and...

New Delhi, February 27 A Delhi court, which on Friday acquitted former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case, expressed its displeasure with the CBI for using the phrase "South Group," cautioning it to exercise restraint in its choice of...

Paris, February 27 – A leading international human rights organization strongly condemned the "special directive" issued by the Rajshahi Range Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Bangladesh, Mohammad Shahjahan, instructing law enforcement authorities to re-arrest leaders and activists of...

New Delhi, February 26 The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking directions to impose a cap on the expenditure by political parties for election purposes.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi...

In Bangladesh, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded the impeachment and arrest of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, accusing him of failing to act during the violence that erupted in July 2024.Speaking to reporters after visiting the graves of the victims of the Pilkhana massacre in...

New Delhi, February 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing on a batch of pleas relating to the grant of retrospective environmental clearances (ECs) by the Centre and other authorities to projects found to be in violation of environmental norms, despite hefty penalties.On November...

New Delhi, February 25 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking to prevent the release of the feature film ‘Yadav Ji Ki Love Story’, observing that the film’s title does not portray the Yadav community in a negative light.A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and...

The Supreme Court took suo-motu cognizance of references to corruption in the judiciary in an 8th-grade NCERT textbook and described the issue as a matter of grave concern.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi noted the matter. Senior...

New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked whether the provision of the NOTA (None of the Above) option in the assembly and general elections has improved the “quality of elected leaders”, stating that it cannot fill a seat.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice...

Mumbai, February 24 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that licenses for orchestra bars will be cancelled if rules are repeatedly violated, and a legal amendment to this effect will be brought soon.The state had enacted a law to ban dance bars, but it was overturned...

Seoul, February 24 – Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appealed his life sentence on Tuesday, arguing that he was wrongly convicted of leading an insurrection as a result of his failed attempt to impose martial law.The appeal was filed by his lawyers five days after a court sentenced...

Dhaka, February 23 President Mohammad Shahabuddin has called for the first session of the 13th Parliament on March 12, nearly a month after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) formed the government following its victory in the crucial general elections on February 12."The President convened...

Washington, February 23 Emphasizing that if Donald Trump's tariffs are "such a good idea, he should have no problem persuading Congress," former Indian-origin US Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal has said the President must seek legislative approval for sweeping tariff measures, as mandated...

New Delhi, February 23 The Supreme Court, in a Monday hearing, orally observed that land acquisition cases from before 2018 cannot be reopened to grant compensation with interest to farmers whose land was acquired under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Act.This observation was...

New Delhi, February 22 – The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) on Monday challenging the decision to drastically reduce the qualifying cut-off percentages for the NEET-PG 2025–26 examination.According to the daily cause list published on the website of the...

Lucknow, February 21 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP government on Saturday of "tampering" with his security and sought an explanation for the withdrawal of the National Security Guard (NSG) cover provided to him.In a statement issued from the SP headquarters here, the...