Russian missile attack kills 10 in northeast Ukraine, Zelenskiy vows responseA Russian missile strike killed ten people in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. The attack also injured at least eighteen civilians and damaged sev...
18 Aug, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
Trump promised a sex-trafficking crackdown. His Justice Department hasn't deliveredFederal sex trafficking prosecutions have significantly declined in recent months. Staffing shortages and funding cuts have hampered invest...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.04 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
Americans were told bird flu caused soaring egg prices, then an investigation uncovered these text messages from US egg producers - here's what we know so farEgg price investigation explained: US egg giants are accused of secretly coordinating to inflate prices during the bird flu crisis. Prosecu...
03 Jul, 2026, 04.10 AM IST
Identify, report how many special courts needed to complete UAPA trials in one year: SC to states, UTsThe Supreme Court has ordered all state governments and Union Territories to identify the number of exclusive courts needed for UAPA cases....
25 Mar, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Coal scam: SC appoints former ASG Maninder Singh, advocate Rajesh Batra as SPPs in ED casesA bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said that though there was no consensus on the names of individuals, the counsel appearing on all...
16 Apr, 2021, 02.51 PM IST
Coal scam: SC grants time to Centre to suggest names for special public prosecutorThe bench did not seem to be in agreement with the suggestion of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that former Addi...
07 Feb, 2020, 12.20 PM IST
CBI facing staff crunch at crucial positionsMore than one-third crucial posts of investigating and supervisory officers are lying vacant in CBI, which is burdened with over a thousand...
08 Feb, 2016, 06.32 PM IST
BJP MP Kirti Azad and five others acquitted in a caseJudicial Magistrate Braj Kishore Sinha passed the order acquitting Azad, and five others for want of evidence against them in the said case.
24 Apr, 2015, 03.07 PM IST
Slow trials at fast-track courts raise eyebrowsIn 2012, over 500 such cases were disposed of by regular courts while around 700 and 650 cases were decided in 2010 and 2011.
16 Dec, 2014, 12.31 PM IST
Remembering Nirbhaya: Rape trial reforms run into roadblocksThe case saw decisive judicial intervention on two fronts - a speedy trial to convict the guilty and constant monitoring to improve safety ...
16 Dec, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Home Ministry asks states to fast-track cases against MPs, MLAsThe direction came in the wake of Supreme Court setting a deadline to complete trial in cases involving lawmakers.
07 Sep, 2014, 04.46 PM IST
Review public prosecutors’ pay: Delhi High CourtThe Delhi HC took a stern view of the situation and observed that the remuneration for the PPs had to be "attractive enough".
08 Aug, 2014, 04.13 PM IST
Delhi government creates new posts for prosecutorsHe said that the Director Prosecution has also asked for several posts of public prosecutors in the newly created criminal Session courts a...
12 Jul, 2014, 08.09 PM IST
- Address shortage & working of prosecutors: Court to Delhi government
A court here has directed Delhi government to address the issues of shortage of Public Prosecutors and their failure to work freely and ind...
07 May, 2013, 09.21 PM IST
- SFIO grappling with talent shortage with dozens of vacant positions
SFIO, probing many high profile corporate scams, is grappling with severe talent shortage as nearly half of its approved 130 positions rema...
02 Oct, 2012, 06.24 PM IST
- Over 900 executive officer posts lying vacant in CBI
According to CBI data, out of the 4,490 sanctioned posts at executive officers level, about 3,575 are filled. Among the 915 vacancies, 211 ...
05 Jun, 2011, 12.08 PM IST