Once inspired by Orban, Hungary's Peter Magyar unseats him in landmark electionPeter Magyar's Tisza party has defeated Viktor Orban's Fidesz in Hungary's parliamentary election, ending Orban's 16-year rule. Magyar's pr...
13 Apr, 2026, 07.19 AM IST
Caste, feudal systems still reflect in MP judiciary where district judges treated as 'shudras': High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has strongly criticized the judicial structure in the state, highlighting a "caste system" and "feudal mindse...
25 Jul, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
Justice Gavai, witness to fixing inclusivityDroupadi Murmu administering the oath to B R Gavai as CJI highlighted India's democratic progress, yet underscored the judiciary's diversit...
15 May, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
Democracy lacking in judiciary, will speak against collegium system: Upendra KushwahaRajya Sabha member Upendra Kushwaha criticised the collegium system for appointing judges, claiming it excludes backward groups. He plans t...
10 Sep, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
Caste census is foundation of policy making for Congress: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi emphasized the significance of a caste census for Congress's policy-making. Highlighting the exclusion of 90% of the populatio...
24 Aug, 2024, 08.34 PM IST
Part of 'orchestrated campaign of PM' to browbeat judiciary: Congress on ex-judges' letter to CJIThe Congress accused the Prime Minister of orchestrating a campaign to intimidate the judiciary, referring to a letter by 21 retired judges...
15 Apr, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
"Undermining the judiciary, eroding confidence": Retired SC, HC judges alert CJI Chandrachud over perception of decisionsThough the retired judges, including four from the apex court, did not specify the incidents which prompted them to write to the CJI, their...
15 Apr, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
BBC gets HC notice on defamation suit for its documentary on PM Narendra ModiThe Delhi High Court on Monday issued a summons to the UK's media organisation British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on a defamation suit ...
22 May, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
27 women judges appointed in high courts in one year: Government in Lok SabhaIn written reply to a question, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in the present system of appointment of Supreme Court and HC judges through ...
01 Apr, 2022, 08.29 PM IST
Judiciary open to have more women judges: GovernmentLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government will keep sensitising the judiciary in regard to appointing more women.
21 Jul, 2017, 05.32 PM IST
Quotas for the judiciary are still a conundrumJustice SS Naganand, highlighted a possible barrier that any move on an all India judicial service will have to clear: language.
05 Nov, 2016, 01.51 AM IST
No proposal now for reservation in higher judiciary: GovernmentRavi Shankar Prasad told Lok Sabha that he has requested Chief Justices of High Courts to give due consideration for people from backward c...
04 Aug, 2016, 01.26 PM IST
Supreme Court to pronounce its verdict tomorrow on validity of NJAC ActSupreme Court will tomorrow pronounce its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of National Judicial Appoin...
15 Oct, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
JAC gives primacy to judiciary, but final veto with governmentThe NDA government has proposed a new mechanism for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and high courts.
11 Aug, 2014, 12.11 PM IST
- Sonia Gandhi condemns khap panchayats and rapes in Haryana
Condemning khap panchayats, "We have a democratic system here, we have (an independent) judiciary. Law is in the hands of judiciary, nobody...
10 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Team Hazare can only suggest not dictate terms: Buta
Buta Singh today opposed bringing the PM and judiciary under the Lokpal's ambit and criticised the attitude of Anna Hazare over the issue.
29 Jun, 2011, 11.40 AM IST
- OBC MPs want quota in higher judiciary
The demand for quota in higher judiciary on Thursday grew louder with OBC MPs petitioning the prime minister for reserving seats for candid...
14 Mar, 2008, 02.46 AM IST