By Kenneth Tiven President Donald Trump’s second-term style of governance appears less like leadership and more like performance—a tactical fog meant to obscure voter outrage over soaring health costs, a suspended food programme that once fed 40 million Americans, the expulsion of female military officers, and most recently, the selective release of documents from the…
The Election Commission of India has issued a strong clarification ahead of the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being conducted across 12 states and union territories. Emphasising the limited purpose of the Aadhaar card in the electoral process, the Commission stated that Aadhaar can be used only as proof of identity and…
The Union Government has officially notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025, completing a major step in giving effect to India’s new data protection framework. The notification was issued on November 13, 2025, several months after the draft rules were released for public consultation earlier this year. The final rules introduce a phased enforcement…
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the air pollution in Delhi was very serious and could cause permanent damage while asking lawyers to appear via video conferencing instead of coming to court. The bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar said lawyers should avail the virtual hearing facility and wondered why they were…
The Kerala High Court on Thursday heard a petition filed by the State Government seeking to defer the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The plea cited administrative challenges and overlapping election schedules as reasons for requesting the postponement. Justice V.G. Arun, who presided over the…
The Gujarat High Court has been approached by a man from Ahmedabad seeking divorce from his wife, alleging that her excessive attachment to stray dogs made their marriage unbearable. According to the petitioner, the couple married in 2006, but their relationship began to deteriorate when his wife started bringing stray dogs into their apartment. He…
A Delhi court has reopened criminal proceedings against former Union Minister and ex-Member of Parliament Bhanwar Jitendra Singh in connection with the alleged wrongful retention of a painting by celebrated artist M.F. Husain, said to be worth over ₹1 crore. The complaint was filed by Rohit Singh Mahiyaria, who claimed that his mother, Dr. Prabha…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the governments of Punjab and Haryana to submit detailed reports outlining the measures they have implemented to prevent stubble burning — one of the main factors behind the sharp rise in air pollution across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). A Bench led by Chief Justice B. R….
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed its strong dissatisfaction over the delay caused by the petitioners in filing appeals seeking disclosure of information related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bachelor’s degree from Delhi University (DU). Noting that the appeals had been filed well beyond the period of limitation, the Division Bench of Chief Justice…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, while expressing its strong displeasure over the recent incident of a lawyer allegedly hurling a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during court proceedings, said that such incidents warranted the formulation of preventive and regulatory mechanisms to preserve the sanctity of court proceedings. Noting that the episode…