Alvin K. Hellerstein, a federal judge who handled Trump, Maduro and 9/11 cases, dies at 92Alvin K. Hellerstein, a prominent federal judge in Manhattan, has died at the age of 92. He presided over notable cases involving public fi...
29 Oct, 2026, 09.25 AM IST
US judge denies federal request to block 20,000 voters, says it would 'wreak havoc' on US midterm electionsA U.S. District Judge dismissed the Trump administration's bid to halt ballot processing in California. This decision followed claims that ...
29 Oct, 2026, 06.43 AM IST
Supreme Court to hear plea saying labour code keeps charitable hospital and welfare body workers out of labour courtsThe All India Trade Union Congress in Tamil Nadu has filed a petition against the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. They argue the law exclu...
29 Oct, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
Pakistan's high court judge resigns, cites 'executive's growing control' over judiciaryJustice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani tendered his resignation to President Asif Ali Zardari, becoming the fourth judge of the superior judiciary to...
28 Oct, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
US Supreme Court denies immigration judges the power to shelve deportation casesThe US Supreme Court has denied an emergency request to reinstate a practice for deferring deportation cases. Immigration judges previously...
27 Oct, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
OBC candidate scores more than general selectee after age relaxation, Centre opposes category switch in SCAn OBC candidate from Tripura scored 55.1 marks in a 2018 constable recruitment test, above the 46.26 scored by a selected general category...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
YSRCP asks Supreme Court for retired judge-led panel to oversee Andhra local body polls, seeks bar on unopposed winsOpposition party YSRCP has submitted a fresh application to the Supreme Court concerning the Andhra Pradesh local body elections. The appli...
26 Oct, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
SC to hear bike taxi stakeholders after Nov 16; riders’ body says Centre backs operationsThe case stems from Karnataka government's appeal against a High Court ruling that upheld the legality of bike taxi aggregators operating i...
26 Oct, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
SC says 14 states so far agree to raise retirement age of judicial officers from 60 to 62 yrsThe Supreme Court on Monday said 14 states have agreed to raise the retirement age of district judicial officers from 60 to 62 years, expre...
26 Oct, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
Experts divided over Justice Kaul's criticism of ex-CJI Chandrachud's approach to judicial appointmentsSanjay Kishan Kaul has raised concerns regarding the judicial appointment approach of former Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud. Legal experts h...
25 Oct, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Congress cites ex-SC judge's memoir to flag 'serious questions' on independence of judiciary under Modi govtThe Congress has questioned judicial independence under the Modi government, citing a yet-to-be-released memoir by former Supreme Court jud...
25 Oct, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
Trump Administration drops PSLF appeal: What it means for student loan forgiveness rulesThe Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a court ruling blocking new Public Service Loan Forgiveness rules. Here's what the decis...
23 Oct, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
US midterm elections 2026: New Hampshire voters face last-minute shake-up as Supreme Court blocks student IDs weeks before voters head to pollsThe Supreme Court has officially ruled that student IDs will not be accepted for voting purposes in New Hampshire. This decision is in ligh...
23 Oct, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
US Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting in midtermsThe Supreme Court blocked the use of student IDs for voting in New Hampshire during midterm elections. A Republican-backed law eliminated s...
23 Oct, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
Can the Trump administration still change PSLF? Appeals dropped, rule struck down: what it means for teachers, nurses and nonprofit workersPublic Service Loan Forgiveness: Trump administration drops appeals, old rules stay. Here's who is protected, and what borrowers need to kn...
22 Oct, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
Any impeachment motion against CEC will be examined under rules: Lok Sabha Speaker Om BirlaProtests are escalating as citizens call for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid allegations of misconduct in...
22 Oct, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Can race-neutral school admissions policies still discriminate? What’s at stake in the US Supreme Court’s Maryland school caseThe US Supreme Court is set to examine the contested admission policy in Montgomery County affecting Asian-American students. The court's r...
21 Oct, 2026, 09.32 PM IST