Calcutta HC refuses urgent hearing to Abhishek Banerjee's aide Sumit Roy in plea to quash 4 FIRsIn a significant legal development, the Calcutta High Court has turned down the urgent hearing request made by Sumit Roy regarding four new...
07 Aug, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
SC rejects Mahua Moitra's plea over appearing before police in hate speech caseThe Supreme Court declined to hear Mahua Moitra's challenge to a high court order. She was directed to appear before police on August 15 fo...
07 Aug, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea for FIR, probe against former HC judge Yashwant VarmaThe Supreme Court has declined to entertain a request for the filing of an FIR and subsequent investigation regarding the cache of cash dis...
07 Aug, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Supreme Court ends long-pending plea against Hinduja brothers’ relief in Bofors caseThe Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging a 2005 Delhi High Court order. This order had previously quashed criminal proceedings agains...
07 Aug, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
Bombay High Court overturns Tarun Tejpal's 'perverse' acquittal, sentences him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonmentThe Bombay High Court overturned Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a rape case. The court found the trial court's order perverse and influenced b...
06 Aug, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
Biden ex-adviser Ajay Bhutoria calls new US immigration rule ‘step backwards’USCIS now denies incomplete immigration applications without requesting more evidence. This policy change impacts thousands of Indian appli...
06 Aug, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
Siddique murder: Court raps Mumbai cops for lack of genuine effort to secure Anmol Bishnoi's custodyA Mumbai court has criticized police for not securing gangster Anmol Bishnoi's custody. The court issued a show-cause notice for wilful dis...
05 Aug, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
Rajya Sabha approves Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026Parliament has approved a bill to increase the Supreme Court's judge count. The Rajya Sabha passed the legislation, raising the total to 38...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate programA federal appeals court ruled the Trump administration improperly ended a clean energy program. Nonprofits selected for the Biden-era effor...
04 Aug, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Govt cuts ₹16,688 crore in tax disputes after appeal threshold hikeThe government withdrew thousands of tax appeals after raising litigation limits. This action reduced disputed tax demand by over sixteen t...
04 Aug, 2026, 01.15 AM IST
Microsoft's AI-Fuelled Rally: 5 reasons Wall Street is bullish againMicrosoft's latest earnings reignited Wall Street's AI optimism as Azure outperformed, cloud demand accelerated and a record order backlog ...
03 Aug, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
Disputed tax demand down Rs 16,690 cr since hike in monetary limit for filing appeals, LS toldHigher monetary limits for tax appeals have reduced disputed tax demand by about ₹16,690 crore, with over 23,000 departmental cases withdra...
03 Aug, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
TCS case: Five accused given bail by courtA Nashik court granted bail to five individuals accused in a sexual harassment case. The court noted the charge sheet was filed and investi...
03 Aug, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Fast-track courts dispose more cases, so why do delays persist?Fast-track courts were established to clear case backlogs and address public outrage. These courts have disposed of millions of cases over ...
29 Jul, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
New US rule refers some asylum seekers directly to courtsAmerica's asylum system now directs certain seekers to courts. This new rule bypasses initial interviews with immigration officials. The ch...
28 Jul, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Fast-track courts fail to keep pace as 2.5 lakh rape, POCSO cases remain pendingIndia's fast-track courts have over 2.5 lakh cases pending as of December 2025. More than 1.4 lakh new cases were registered during 2025, w...
25 Jul, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
Supreme Court has more than 96,000 pending cases; 26 over 30 years old: Arjun MeghwalCollectively, 5.64 crore cases are pending across courts, including the top court, the 25 high courts and district and subordinate courts.
23 Jul, 2026, 08.53 PM IST