The Delhi High Court has sought a response on a plea filed by RJD chief and former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, in which he has questioned a trial court order framing charges against him in the alleged IRCTC hotel corruption case. A bench led by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to the…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, while approving bail for five other accused persons. The top court delivered the order after hearing arguments from both sides and reviewing the circumstances surrounding the case. Umar Khalid and Sharjeel…
A Delhi court has allowed Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani to withdraw a civil defamation suit filed against investigative portal Cobrapost, The Economic Times, and other media entities in connection with reportage alleging large-scale financial improprieties involving his group companies, worth over Rs 41,000 crore. Senior Civil Judge Vivek Beniwal of the Karkardooma Courts disposed…
In the backdrop of the continuing embargo on non-forest activities in notified ridge areas and the requirement of judicial clearance under the forest and environmental protection framework, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking prior approval for the diversion and regulated use of forest land situated in the…
By JP Singh Temples can be destroyed, repaired, and rebuilt. Mountains, however—like the Aravallis, now at the centre of a grave controversy—once destroyed, can never be rebuilt. Temples may rise again through human devotion and wealth; mountains cannot—for they are not human artefacts, but the very architecture of life. Mountain ranges protect forests, flora, and…
By Annunthra Rangan Since its violent birth in 1971, Bangladesh has struggled to secure enduring institutional stability. From the trauma of Partition to cycles of military rule and dynastic political rivalry, Dhaka has rarely enjoyed the continuity needed to consolidate democracy. Today, once again, the country stands at a volatile crossroads—torn between competing street movements,…
By Binny Yadav The story of India over the last 11 years is, in many ways, the story that began the night Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched. In September 2015, in Bisada village near Dadri, a rumour—amplified through a temple loudspeaker—claimed that Akhlaq had slaughtered a cow and stored beef in his refrigerator. Within hours, suspicion…
By Kumkum Chadha “What’s in a name?” Would William Shakespeare be turning in his grave? Quite likely because when he wrote the famous and kind of immortal line, he had not imagined that centuries later, politicians would spar over a name. For the uninitiated, it is in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet that the “what’s…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha On December 29, 2025, a three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, with Justices JK Maheshwari and AG Masih, stayed the Delhi High Court order granting bail to expelled BJP MLA and Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The Delhi High Court had suspended his sentence…
By Kenneth Tiven The potential for a new era in American political life now rests on Zohran Mamdani—who is far more than just the youngest mayor in New York City’s history. Born in Kampala, 34 years ago to Indian parents, the Ugandan-American brings a distinctive blend of populist thinking, social-media fluency, intellectual grounding, and emotional…