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The passing of the Bill decriminalises biodiversity offences and provides for a three-tiered mechanism to allow benefit sharing of the resources for research, patents and commercial utilisation

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, walked into a federal court in Delaware last week expecting to accept a guilty plea-bargain over a gun possession charge and failure to pay proper income tax on earnings. As long as ex-president Donald Trump remains under indictments in multiple state and federal cases, there will be pressure on Hunter Biden.

With the apex court setting aside the Gujarat High Court’s order and granting regular bail to the social activist accused of fabricating evidence linked to the 2002 Gujarat riots, another chapter in the long running saga has begun. The court is now hearing an appeal by Rahul Gandhi challenging the High Court’s refusal to stay his conviction

A transgender couple has pleaded before the Kerala High Court that their child’s birth certificate should refer to them as “parents” and not as “father” and “mother”. Will the Court oblige?

The Court has asked a panel to look into environmental issues arising out of pilgrims visiting the core area of Sariska sanctuary. Other forests too have been bedevilled by this problem

An NGT order asking Delhi’s L-G to head a panel to deal with issues concerning the rejuvenation of the Yamuna was stayed by the Court after the state government said it was unconstitutional

The Court pulled up the NGT for simply accepting the advice of an expert committee in a case and not giving a hearing to the petitioners, thereby violating the principles of natural justice

Justice Hima Kohli has highlighted gender-based violence and harassment meted out to women in sports and said regressive mindsets which limited their aspirations should be curbed

The impounding of 15-year-old vehicles by Delhi’s transport department has raised a furore among the owners. While courts have given exemptions in certain cases, a clear-cut policy is needed

In a startling video, a horse is shown being forced to smoke by two men on the Kedarnath Temple route. An FIR was filed under the IPC and Animal Cruelty Act.