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Despite getting Rs 20 lakh alimony in divorce settlement, wife continues criminal cases against husband, in-laws; HC quashes case as abuse of processA woman received Rs 20 lakh in permanent alimony as part of a divorce settlement. Despite agreeing to withdraw all cases, she continued cri...
Supreme Court flags 40-year delay by Allahabad HC in murder case, seeks solutions to judicial backlogThe Supreme Court has expressed concern over a 40-year delay by the Allahabad High Court in deciding a murder appeal. The accused, Vijay Si...
Delhi hotel Fire: Who is Lavkesh Bajaj, Malviya Nagar hotel owner, and how did a six-room B&B become a 25-room hotel?Lavkesh Bajaj hotel owner: A devastating fire at Flourish Stay B&B in Malviya Nagar claimed 21 lives. Owner Lavkesh Bajaj is now under inve...
Nancy Guthrie case takes a new turn as experts demand an urgent request-Is the pace of the investigation too slow?The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of Savannah Guthrie, continues months after her February 2026 disappearance. Experts sugge...
How DNA labs made Nancy Guthrie’s case 'difficult' and 'sensitive' despite intense probe by authorities? Pima County sheriff shares latest updateThe investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance continues. Sheriff Nanos highlighted the importance of DNA analysis and strict lab pro...
Nikki Bhati case takes a twist: Sister, prime witness, turns hostile, family agrees to settlementNine months after Nikki Bhati's death, a settlement has been reached between her family and her husband's family. Property has been transfe...
Welcome to Trump’s America, where the visa dream is getting harder to keep alivePresident Trump's second term is tightening legal immigration pathways, including student visas and green card applications. New policies r...
'Would Kasab have got bail too?' Centre’s explosive question to Supreme Court during heated UAPA debateThe Centre questioned the Supreme Court of India over whether prolonged delays in trials should automatically result in bail for those accu...
Businessman spent 57 days in jail over aamchur & garam masala in airport luggage. Here’s what went horribly wrongA businessman was wrongly jailed for 57 days after airport security mistook aamchur and garam masala for narcotics. The Madhya Pradesh High...
National Commission for Women seeks time-bound probe into Jodhpur sisters' suicide caseThe National Commission for Women is investigating a grave case in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Two sisters allegedly faced repeated gang rape, blac...
Bengaluru, India's IT capital, has highest dowry-related cases among metro cities: NCRB reportBengaluru leads metropolitan cities in dowry-related cases with 878 incidents reported in 2024, accounting for 87% of metro cases. Delhi, h...
Jobless teachers cautiously optimistic after Bengal assembly poll resultsFollowing a landslide victory, the new West Bengal government faces expectations from thousands of jobless teaching staff. Their appointmen...
Powell’s Final Act? Fed decision looms under political and economic strainThe US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged following its latest policy meeting on Wednesday, in what could ...
'Mahabharata-like' divorce war: How Supreme Court settled bitter 10-year-long matrimonial dispute involving 80+ cases & Rs 5 crore alimonyThe Supreme Court has brought an end to a ten-year matrimonial dispute, annulling the marriage and describing it as a “Mahabharata-like” ba...
HC grants last opportunity to Arvind Kejriwal on ED’s expunction pleaThe Delhi High Court has given a final chance to Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and others to reply to the Enforcement Directorate's requ...
Floccinaucinihilipilification: Delhi Court uses 29-letter word while dismissing defamation plea against Nirmala Sitharaman. Check meaning & pronunciationA Delhi court has dismissed a criminal defamation complaint against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The court described the comp...
After divorce is final, criminal case against in-laws has no purpose: SC quashes 498A criminal case against father-in-lawThe Supreme Court quashed criminal charges against a father-in-law in a 498A case, citing the divorce decree obtained by his son and ex-wif...
Prolonging criminal case for unreasonable period a type of suffering: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that prolonged criminal cases inflict mental suffering, akin to incarceration, on the accused. This observation...
SC flags worrying trend of criminalising long term consensual relationships upon turning sourThe Supreme Court quashed a rape and cheating FIR against a man, highlighting a concerning trend of criminalizing soured consensual relatio...
Nearly 80 pc prisoners are undertrials, need to question procedures: CJI"We need a holistic plan of action to increase the efficiency of the administration of the criminal justice system," the CJI said at the in...