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Madhya Pradesh assembly passes UCC Bill amid protest by CongressMadhya Pradesh's assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill by voice vote. This legislation bans polygamy and mandates live-in relationshi...
Who is Kenneth Jouppi? Supreme Court takes up 82-year-old Alaska bush pilot's fight to stop the state from seizing his $95,000 plane after passenger carried beer aboardAlaska bush pilot Kenneth Jouppi will have his case heard by the Supreme Court. He is fighting the state's attempt to seize his airplane ov...
Quote of the Day by Simon Sinek: “There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or...” - The powerful life lesson on human behavior that reveals why lasting leadership is built through inspiration, trust, and purpose instead of manipulation, fear, or controlQuote of the Day by Simon Sinek: "There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it." That t...
Quote of the Day by JRD Tata: "Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without..." - From one daring dream to a global industrial empire: The forgotten success formula that turned vision, values and hard work into an industrial powerhouseQuote of the day by JRD Tata continues to inspire entrepreneurs, students, professionals and leaders because it speaks to a truth that neve...
Word of wisdom by Werner Heisenberg: "Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can..."Word of wisdom by the quantum physics pioneer continues to inspire scientists, thinkers, and curious minds decades later. The quote is ofte...
UN Human Rights Council urged to act against apostasy and blasphemy executionsA global rights group, Jubilee Campaign, has urged nations to abolish death penalty laws for apostasy and blasphemy, citing violations of f...
Pakistan court sentences 4 leaders of Imran Khan's party to 10-year jail, former FM Qureshi acquittedA Pakistan court has handed down 10-year sentences to four senior leaders of Imran Khan's party for their involvement in the 2023 riots, th...
Lawyers welcome SC’s AI rules against ‘algorithmic justice’The Supreme Court has released a draft framework for AI in courts, aiming to balance innovation with judicial safeguards. The proposed regu...
Didn't expect row over chapter on judiciary; content was correct, we stand by it: NCERT scholar DaninoNCERT academic Michel Danino stands by a controversial Class 8 textbook chapter on the judiciary. He states the content was correct and did...
Swiggy CEO on failed shareholder vote; Indian firms brace for MythosHappy Thursday! Swiggy group CEO Sriharsha Majety opened up about the recent hitch to become an Indian-owned company. This and more in toda...
Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in MyanmarFormer Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest. Her sentence was reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty f...
Death sentence can be challenged under Article 32 on ground of breach of procedural safeguards: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that Article 32 allows reopening sentencing in capital punishment cases if procedural safeguards were breached,...
Islamabad High Court stays execution of five former Pakistan Navy officersIslamabad High Court (IHC) Judge Babar Sattar on Tuesday issued the written order for the hearing held a day earlier on the request of Navy...
Prisoners' voting rights: Supreme Court issues notice to CentreThe petitioner, Aditya Prasanna Bhattacharya, has contended that the wording of Section 62(5) of the Act used confinement as a yardstick to...
Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea against execution of death penalty by hangingAn 88-year-old Kerala-based freedom fighter, S Parameswaran Nampoothiri, has challenged the legality and validity of section 354 (5) of the...
Supreme Court cannot exercise power of pardon vested with President, GovernorA bench of justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh said that Article 32 can only be invoked when there is violation of any fundamental r...
Road users have fundamental right to life: Court"Human life is precious and road users have fundamental right to life and liberty guaranteed by Article 21 of our Constitution...
Rajiv case: Tamil Nadu supports in SC right to remit jail termsThe bench then said that the assertion can "certainly be "justified" if courts say "life means entire life" and hence, "closes the door for...
Review plea of death convict be heard in open court: Supreme Court"Once a death sentence is executed, that results in taking away the life of the convict," Justice Nariman, who wrote majority verdict, said.
- Three more get death; life for one
Three more persons were given death sentence and one person was sentenced to life for lobbing grenades at the fishermen colony in Central M...