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Govt to amend Criminal Procedure Code

In an effort to protect the life and liberty of citizens, the Government on Thursday night decided to amend the Criminal Procedure Code on the basis of the Law Commission recommendations.The......

Wife's qualifications no ground to deny maintenance: HC

The Allahabad high court has ruled that a wife cannot be denied maintenance under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code merely because she is highly qualified or possesses vocational skills.......

Imran Khan, Wife Get 17 Year Jail Term

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each by a court on Saturday in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case. IMAGE: Imran Khan with his......

NIA court orders to attach land of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist

A special National Investigation Agency court in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered immediate attachment of land belonging to Ghulam Nabi Fai, a US-based Kashmiri lobbyist and convicted agent of......

Lodge FIR if dog feeders are harassed, says SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said it would not go into the allegations of harassment of women dog feeders and caregivers by purported anti-feeder vigilantes since it was a law and order issue and......

Need clear timelines for NCLAT to dispose of appeals: Panel on IBC Bill

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Amendment Bill 2025 has failed to introduce specific timelines for the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to dispose of appeals, the select......

From 35 To 6: NITI Aayog's Tax Trim Plan

While the new income tax law replaces the Income Tax Act, 1961 and omits 13 offences, 35 actions and omissions continue to attract criminal liability under 13 provisions. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Court orders FIR against former SEBI chief Madhabi Buch

A special court in Mumbai has directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to register a first information report (FIR) against former Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi......

2025's Top 10 Female Performances On OTT

Actresses got to play interesting, non-cliched parts in OTT's releases of 2025. Deepa Gahlot picks the 10 best female performances of the year. Tillotama Shome, Paatal Lok 2Where to watch:......

Haq Trailer Shows Hope Of A Good Film

The hope is that the film raises significant issues about the rights of women, and does not become a diatribe against a minority community that has happened with some recent films, points out Deepa......

Haq Review: An Important Watch

Made at a time when an insidious agenda can be read into it, Haq is an important film that deals with a contentious subject with maturity, observes Deepa Gahlot. The bitter legal battle that came......

Delhi Crime 3 Review: Gritty And Disturbing

This Delhi Crime series belongs to Huma Qureshi, who plays Badi Didi as a hateful woman.She also commands some admiration for the way she negotiates with venal men and even some degree of sympathy......

Ram Gopal Varma Sentenced To Jail

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ram Gopal Varma/Instagram A Mumbai court sentenced filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma to three months imprisonment in a cheque bounce case and issued a non-bailable arrest warrant......

Molestation Case Meant to Malign Me: Prithvi Shaw

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw and social media influencer Sapna Gill. Photograph: BCCI/X and Sapna Gill/Instagram Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday claimed that social media influencer Sapna Gill's......

'Zero tolerance': NRAI after coach booked under POCSO

‘This is a very sensitive matter and, at NRAI (National Rifles Association of India), we take the greatest impetus and focus on ensuring that we provide a safe workplace’ IMAGE: The federation......

Pakistan cricketer faces criminal charges in UK

"The PCB has decided to place Haider Ali under provisional suspension, effective immediately." IMAGE: Haider Ali has represented Pakistan in 35 T20Is and two ODIs. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Reuters......

Ex-India pacer Prasad set to contest in KSCA elections

IMAGE: Former India pacer Prasad had served as a vice-president from 2013 to 2016 when Anil Kumble was the KSCA president. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad is......