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The Supreme Court has regained its sanctioned strength of 34 judges with the appointment of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala on May 9 as judges.  The Union Law Ministry ...

The Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on May 5 finalised the delimitation order and submitted it to the Election Commission of India where it has recommended 43 assembly seats f...

Recently, the Delhi High Court was told that the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation Fund (PM CARES Fund) must either submit to the rigours of the Constitution or re...

On April 26, 2022, the Mumbai Police filed a chargesheet against senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla in an alleged phone tapping case. The over 700-pages chargesheet contains statements of at least 20 p...

The Kerala Police filing a rape case against Malayalam film actor-cum-producer Vijay Babu threatens to open a Pandora’s Box in the state’s film industry. The Ernakulam South Police registered the cas...

The din is just getting louder. The loudspeaker controversy that started from Maharashtra is now moving to other states. In many states, the government has issued guidelines regarding this. Following...

In order to broaden the scope of quality higher education and permit better flexibility, the UGC has increased collaboration between Indian and foreign universities for various courses.

The Supreme Court last month issued a notice in a matter seeking simplification of the adoption process in India. A bench, comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant, heard the petition in which the counsel for the petitioner highlighted the ground reality with respect to the adoption process in India and the kind of impact it has had on the country over a period of time.

Indian data mining company Just Dial has got an interim injunction from the Delhi High Court on a complaint that a local company had been stealing data from the well-known and established data miner. This is a good precedent in this world of uncertain data ownership rights.

The Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Lok Sabha last year to amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972—a law that provides a framework for the protection of wild plants, birds and animals.