10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1134+ words) Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Saturday said public spaces for expressing divergent opinions are shrinking in India, pointing to the arrest of students for campus protests and delays in securing bail as he warned against the criminalisation of peaceful…...

15+ hour, 31+ min ago   (303+ words) International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan, who pursued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has been removed from office following a finding of sexual misconduct. The Assembly of States Parties, which oversees the…...

16+ hour, 14+ min ago   (675+ words) The Union Cabinet has approved a bill to amend the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 to introduce tougher punishment for those found guilty of question paper leaks in the country. The proposed changes come as the government faces…...

16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (286+ words) The Central government on July 24 introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha proposing a 3-year jail term for anyone disrupting the singing of national song Vande Mataram. The bill, introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeks to extend the…...

16+ hour, 21+ min ago   (678+ words) Those lawyers who have contributed to strengthening democratic institutions are remembered because of the influence and impact that extends beyond individual achievements. It is remarkable that these identities of Dr Singhvi are not separate careers but are actually running and…...

17+ hour, 19+ min ago   (506+ words) The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Thiruvananthapuram recently directed Southern Railway to pay ₹31,784, along with interest, to a passenger who missed his train after it departed nearly three hours ahead of its scheduled departure time without prior notice to…...

17+ hour, 33+ min ago   (290+ words) A Delhi court on Saturday reserved its verdict on a plea alleging that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's name was included in the electoral roll before she became an Indian citizen. Special Judge Visha Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Courts said…...

17+ hour, 52+ min ago   (610+ words) In this Leading Questions piece, Akshat Khetan reflects on India’s contractual dispute landscape, the journey of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, the rise of mediation and arbitration and how dispute resolution is reshaping mergers, acquisitions and the wider economy. Question:…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago   (466+ words) Challengers will doubtlessly contest the Court’s authority to weigh in on its own pecuniary jurisdiction – a legislative power not conferred upon the High Court in writing. The devastation – partial or total – to individual practices as well as entire practice areas…...

20+ hour, 6+ min ago   (579+ words) The Delhi High Court recently ruled that the people sleeping on pavements cannot be held liable for contributory negligence in road accident cases [Digamber Kumar Vs National Ins Co Ltd & Ors]. Justice Anish Dayal acknowledged that many homeless persons or…...