The Supreme Court of India has granted bail to another accused in connection with the high-profile Pune Porsche crash case, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal proceedings. The case stems from a fatal car accident in Pune involving a luxury sports vehicle manufactured by Porsche. The crash had sparked widespread public attention and…
The Karnataka High Court has set aside criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, holding that allowing the case to continue would amount to an abuse of the process of law. The case stemmed from campaign material circulated during the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, in which the Congress party had referred to allegations…
More than two decades after the death of Telugu-Tamil actress Pratyusha, the Supreme Court of India has upheld the conviction of Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy for abetment of suicide while firmly ruling out claims of murder or sexual assault. A Bench comprising Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Manmohan dismissed appeals filed both by Reddy and by…
The Supreme Court of India has declined to entertain a plea challenging restrictions placed on the entry of Christian missionaries into certain tribal villages in Chhattisgarh. By doing so, the top court left undisturbed an earlier decision of the Chhattisgarh High Court, which had upheld the authority of local village bodies to pass such measures….
The Supreme Court of India on Monday declined to entertain a petition raising concerns about the worsening water quality of the river Ganga in Varanasi. The plea had been filed by Badaravada Venugopal, who is also known as Baba Khatarnak, seeking judicial intervention over the alleged discharge of untreated sewage into the river. A Bench…
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court Complex has framed charges against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The court observed that, at the prima facie stage, the material placed on record suggested the existence of a conspiracy purportedly “mentored by Lalu” during his…
The Supreme Court of India has refused to stay the recent amendment that links the country’s data protection regime with changes to the transparency law under the Right to Information Act, even as it agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the move. The challenge arises from amendments introduced through the Digital Personal Data Protection…
By Kumkum Chadha When Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus termed the elections in Bangladesh as “the birthday of a new Bangladesh” and “an unprecedented journey” for the country, he put to rest all speculation about the elections being a non-starter. As against this, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dubbed the elections as a “well planned farce”…
By Inderjit Badhwar When India first chose to push back against steep American tariffs, it was not merely defending export margins. It was defending negotiating space. The subsequent decision to return to the table and craft an interim trade framework with the United States marks neither capitulation nor triumph. It marks calculation. This agreement arrives…
By Annunthra Rangan India’s decision to first resist steep American tariffs and then return to the negotiating table has produced what may prove to be one of the most consequential recalibrations in its recent economic diplomacy. The newly announced interim trade framework between India and the United States is being hailed in both capitals as…