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New Delhi, March 28 A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a money laundering case, observing that he had already been granted relief in the predicate NIA terror funding case.Special Judge Prashant Sharma said that Shah being granted bail by...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 28 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan on Saturday alleged that the Congress has failed to fulfill its promise to build houses for the victims of the 2024 Wayanad landslide.Speaking to reporters here, Govindan said the Congress had promised to build 130 houses for the...

Kolkata, March 28 – Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should explain why West Bengal is the only state in the entire country where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has faced so many difficulties, leading the Supreme Court to ultimately order judicial adjudication, Union Home Minister...

New Delhi, March 28 Taking strong exception to the deliberate violation of its order, the Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India for failing to submit a response on the conservation status of 173 notified heritage sites in the...

New Delhi, March 28 The Supreme Court has strongly criticized the disclosure of a girl's identity in a rape case and has directed all high courts to ensure that the names of survivors and their family members are not mentioned in court orders.In its 2018 judgment in the Nipun Saxena case, the...

New Delhi, March 28 Activists have claimed that the Uttar Pradesh government has not established a mechanism for brick kiln operators to obtain environmental clearance, despite having issued an order mandating it over three months ago.On December 16, 2025, the state government enacted an order...

New Delhi, March 28 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan described the recent controversies surrounding the UGC's equity regulations and the NCERT textbook featuring comments on judicial corruption as "unnecessary."Speaking during a fireside chat on 'Teaching India @100' at the Times...

Kolkata, March 28 – Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been conducting simultaneous raids and searches in various locations in West Bengal since Saturday morning, including the state capital of Kolkata and its outskirts, in connection with a land scam case.Sources aware of the...

Jammu, March 27 The government estimates that more than 1.52 lakh stray dogs are present in major urban centers of Jammu and Kashmir, including 64,416 in Srinagar city, citing a survey.Responding to a question from National Conference MLA Tanvir Sadiq in the assembly, Chief Minister Omar...

Kolkata, March 27 The West Bengal government decided on Friday to keep the accounts branch of the home and hill affairs department open over the weekend to expedite the processing of Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears following a recent Supreme Court judgment, according to an official memorandum...

New Delhi, March 27 Days after the Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, an appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court against the order.The plea by Ashutosh Brahmachari, the...

New Delhi, March 27 – The Supreme Court has overturned a bail order granted by the Patna High Court to a man accused in a dowry death case, deeming the order "wholly unsustainable" and highlighting a "mechanical approach" adopted in such serious offenses.A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and...

Bhopal/New Delhi, March 26 – In a strong criticism, the Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Madhya Pradesh government in a case related to the Vyapam scam.The apex court has directed both the CBI and the state government to submit complete...

New Delhi, March 26 Highlighting the "structural exclusion" of female prisoners from open correctional institutions or "open jails," a top official from the Law Commission said on Thursday that equal access to the reform pathway is not a concession but a requirement of sound administration in a...

New Delhi, March 26 Observing that dowry deaths are a severe stain on society, the Supreme Court has stated that despite legal prohibitions, this practice continues to result in the unnatural deaths of thousands of women.A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi made the observation...

New Delhi, March 26 – The Supreme Court has cautioned that the growing practice of citing "non-existent" or incorrect judgments has emerged as a "rampant menace" affecting courts not only in India but across jurisdictions globally.Emphasising the need for heightened vigilance in judicial...

New Delhi, March 26 The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the growing "menace" of litigants and lawyers citing non-existent judgments generated by artificial intelligence.A bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi said that the practice is becoming increasingly rampant...

New Delhi, March 26 The Supreme Court has directed the consolidation of all pending petitions challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, for adjudication by a three-judge bench.The law was...

New Delhi, March 26 The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an advisory declaring stem cell therapy illegal for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in compliance with a Supreme Court order.The move is aimed at curbing illegal practices by private clinics in metropolitan and...

New Delhi, March 26 Delhi Police have arrested a 44-year-old woman and her associate for allegedly running a honey-trap and extortion racket by filing multiple criminal cases to pressure victims into monetary settlements, an official said on Thursday.The accused woman, a resident of Daryaganj...