Based on a petition, the apex court wants to reconsider an earlier decision on carrying out death sentence by hanging so that the convict does not suffer any pain
~By Venkatasubramanian
The dea...
Above: The philosophy of India’s criminal justice system is based on reform, but in practice, it’s deterrence that gets precedence. Representative Image: Anil Shakya
In a landmark judgment, the ape...
Above: 57 BSF Battalion seized around 100 cows at the Assam-Bangladesh border in Dhubri district. Photo: Twitter/@peteralextodd
As cattle smuggling thrives along the Indo-Bangla border with the con...
Above: Even after a year, the BCCI has not implemented the recommendations of the committee headed by Justice Lodha (in grey tie). Photo: UNI
Taking a serious note of BCCI’s lack of compliance with...
Above: Muslim women offering sweets to each other in Lucknow following the Supreme Court order on triple talaq. Photo: UNI
In a landmark judgment, the apex court has freed thousands of Muslim women...
In a big relief to all Indians, the Supreme Court has thrown its weight behind the right of an individual to privacy and called it a fundamental right. This has far-reaching implications for every asp...
Above: (L-R) Gulzari Lal Nanda, who was the PM for two short periods; Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and Jawaharlal Nehru (photo: kashmirconnected.com).
The Court’s decision to examine the validity of ...
SC also slaps contempt of court charge on Anurag Thakur, appoints two administrators to select new president, secretary
By Sujit Bhar
The first working day of the New Year has brought to an e...
The SC’s order last month directing tobacco companies to display bigger health warnings on their products is a shot in the arm for those campaigning against nicotine abuse. The industry’s plea against...
The apex court recently asked SpiceJet to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to a disabled passenger it had de-boarded. Will this pave the way for a more humane treatment of the differently abled?
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