West Bengal Polls: In Murshidabad's Beldanga, gamochas weave livelihoods amid election noiseBeldanga, Murshidabad, famous for its handwoven towels, faces religious polarization. Past incidents of violence and NIA probes have shifte...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Parental wealth crucial when determining wife's maintenance? Bombay HC directs husband to deposit Rs 3 lakh; know why"What must be assessed is whether the claimant spouse has sufficient independent income to sustain herself," the court said. While highligh...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
'Vague claims not enough,' Supreme Court says on Kanpur dowry caseCriminal proceedings require concrete evidence. The Supreme Court has quashed a dowry harassment case against a Kanpur couple. The court no...
27 Mar, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
SIR document verification hearings spark anxiety among Matuas in West BengalIn West Bengal, the Matua community is bracing for a tense period as document verification hearings approach, pivotal in safeguarding their...
19 Dec, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
Delhi's air quality severe, amicus curiae informs Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court was informed that Delhi's air quality reached "severe" levels. Expressing concern over inaction, the court emphasized tha...
15 Nov, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
Supreme Court to soon launch live streaming of all its hearingsThe Supreme Court of India is planning to live stream all its hearings via a dedicated app, currently in the testing phase. This move exten...
18 Oct, 2024, 11.16 PM IST
Patanjali misleading ads case: SC exempts Ramdev, Balkrishna from personal appearanceThe Supreme Court granted Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna more time to file affidavits in the Patanjali fake advertisements case. The ca...
14 May, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
Kannada actor Upendra gets interim stay on FIR over offensive remarksKarnataka's High Court has temporarily halted the case against politician and actor Upendra, who has been accused of making a derogatory co...
16 Aug, 2023, 09.30 AM IST
Supreme Court launches AI for live transcript of court hearingsThe service was launched in the courtroom of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who is heading a Constitution bench hearing a bunch of ...
22 Feb, 2023, 12.49 AM IST
Supreme Court begins livestreaming of Constitution bench hearingsA Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India U U Lalit, reserved its judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the 103rd sConsti...
27 Sep, 2022, 11.24 PM IST
Not must that seniormost MLA is pro tem speaker: SCJustice Bobde recounted how Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, despite not being the seniormost MLA, was appointed pro tem speaker in 2004 (when UPA ca...
20 May, 2018, 11.16 AM IST
Landmark ruling: Supreme Court says passive euthanasia is permissibleThe ruling stems from a petition filed by an NGO 'Common Cause', who had approached the court seeking a direction for recognition of 'livin...
09 Mar, 2018, 02.35 PM IST
Lawyers on tweeting spree to fill ‘info gaps’While those reporting proceedings are not allowed to take their phones or laptops to court rooms, lawyers have no such restrictions and hav...
22 Jul, 2017, 12.26 AM IST
Chief Justice of India's promise to make filing appeals in Supreme Court 'paperless', will remain a promiseOn May 10, the CJI said advocates would be required to file only a few pages detailing the grounds of appeal against a HC judgment and the ...
27 Jun, 2017, 11.42 AM IST
Yakub Memon's final bid for life; courtroom drama lasted all nightThe top-most judges of the country being woken up in the middle of the night and having to dash across to the Supreme Court for final heari...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
- Supreme Court grants bail to Pakistan scientist Mohammed Khalil Chisti
SC has granted bail on humanitarian grounds to octogenarian Pakistani scientist Mohammed Khalil Chisti, serving life term in Ajmer Jail for...
10 Apr, 2012, 02.33 AM IST
- SC asks Chennai patent office to hear Roche
The SC asked the Chennai patent office to hear and take a final view for all post-grant oppositions for a patent it had granted to Swiss co...
02 Mar, 2009, 07.19 PM IST