By Binny Yadav On July 1, a long-awaited ban on refuelling End-of-Life (EOL) vehicles in the capital came into effect—only to be paused within three days. In those 72 hours, the city was given a fleeting glimpse of what strict vehicular regulation might look like. But just as quickly, that window was slammed shut by…
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for overreaching the Supreme Court’s directions in the matter related to the alleged use of adulterated ghee for preparing laddoos offered as prasadam at Tirumala Tirupati Temple. The single-judge Bench of Justice Harinath N reprimanded the CBI Director for nominating an…
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has stressed on the importance of legal fundamentals, saying that core subjects like the Constitution, the Code of Civil Procedure, the Contract Act, criminal laws and others formed the bedrock of a sound professional life. Addressing the 22nd Convocation of NALSAR University of Law on Friday, the CJI said…
Kanwar Yatra: Supreme Court to hear plea challenging QR code mandate for vendors on July 15 The Supreme Court will hear on July 15, a writ petition seeking stay on the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand government’s decision mandating all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display QR code stickers on their banners. The Bench…
By Inderjit Badhwar The surprise triumph of Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary is, on its face, a quintessentially American story: A young, second-generation immigrant defies the odds, unseats a seasoned political giant, and charts a path to power powered not by money, but by authenticity and grassroots mobilization. But to see…
By Kenneth Tiven Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City has stirred euphoria among young progressives and a firestorm of opposition from political elites—delivering all the emotional highs and ideological conflict of a feel-good political thriller, minus the Hollywood ending. At just 33, the Indian-American state legislator pulled…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday pleaded ‘not guilty’ in a criminal defamation complaint filed against him for passing alleged derogatory remarks against freedom fighter and right-wing leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar during his speech at London in 2023. Gandhi did not appear personally before the court. He moved an application through his lawyer Milind Pawar, seeking…
A Delhi court has sentenced a man to three-year imprisonment for promoting hatred against a particular minority community during the 2020 North East Delhi riots. While pronouncing the quantum of sentence, Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts, however, ordered the release of Lokesh Kumar Solanki as he had already spent more than three years…
A Delhi court has discharged 10 Trinamool Congress leaders, including journalist-turned-politician Sagarika Ghose, MP Derek O’Brien and party spokesperson Saket Gokhale, in a criminal case related to their protest outside the Election Commission of India (ECI) premises in 2024, despite prohibitory orders. The order was passed on Thursday by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Neha…
The Supreme Court will hear on July 14, the anticipatory bail petition of Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in an undignified manner. Advocate Vrinda Grover mentioned the matter before the Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which agreed to list…