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On busy first day, CJI bars oral hearing for urgent listing

On his first day as the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant on Monday set a new procedural norm that mentioning cases for urgent listing must be made in writing, and oral requests will be......

Woman lawyer alleges sexual assault in police custody; SC issues notice

The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre, Uttar Pradesh government and others on a plea filed by a woman advocate alleging illegal detention and custodial sexual assault at a......

Vijay's TVK not a recognised political party: EC

The Election Commission of India on Friday informed the Madras high court that top actor Vijay's TVK is not a recognised political party. Photograph: ANI Photo Niranjan Rajagopal, counsel for EC......

Should Rohingyas be given red carpet welcome, asks SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sharply questioned the legal status of Rohingyas living in India and asked whether "intruders" should be given a "red carpet welcome" while the country's own citizens......

Handle threats to BLOs, else will cause anarchy, SC tells poll panel

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over BLOs and other officials engaged in SIR 2.0 being "threatened" in West Bengal and other states, and asked the Election Commission to deal with......

NCLT Mumbai okays demerger of Vedanta into 5 distinct entities

The Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday gave its approval to Vedanta Limited’s demerger proposal, clearing the way for the group to reorganise its operations into......

Trump defends H-1B visa, says US has to bring in global talent

In what is seen as a U-turn, US President Donald Trump appeared to defend the H-1B visa programme to bring talent from across the world, saying a foreign investor cannot pull people off an......

Why Income Tax Cases Drag On For Decades

'Repeated adjournments are one of the largest contributors to lengthy litigation cycles.' Kindly note this illustration generated using Microsoft Copilot is only posted for representational......

A Legend Returns: My Tata Sierra Story

A car that defined a generation of Indian SUVs, offering a rear seat so comfortable it felt like home. As the Tata Sierra makes a triumphant return as a modern monocoque 5-door on November 15,......

HDFC Bank vs Lilavati Trust: Several HC benches recuse from hearing plea

Several benches of the Bombay high court have recused from hearing HDFC Bank CEO and MD Sashidhar Jagdishan's plea to quash an FIR of cheating and fraud registered against him on a complaint filed......

The Salil Chowdhury You Never Knew

'At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the dholak, blending vocal polyphony with Indian folk and contemporary......

Centre to decide on plea against '120 Bahadur' certification in 2 days

The Centre told the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday that it will decide within two days a representation of petitioners who have challenged the certification and release of the upcoming......

Historic! J&K Register First Ever Ranji Win Over Delhi

IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir opener Qamran Iqbal celebrates after hitting the winning runs against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy match on Tuesday. Photograph: Screengrab via BCCI Domestic/X Delhi's......

Garnacho double fires Chelsea into League Cup semis

IMAGE: Cherlsea's Alejandro Garnacho celebrates scoring their third goal against Cardiff City at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain, on Tuesday. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters......

PIX; City reach League Cup semis, Newcastle down Fulham

IMAGE: Manchester City's Savinho celebrates with teammates on scoring their second goal against Brentford at Etihad Stadium Manchester on Wednesday. Photograph: Peter Powell/Reuters Manchester......

Champions League PIX: City stun Madrid as Haaland strikes

IMAGE: Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly celebrates scoring their first goal. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Nico O'Reilly's opportunistic strike and Erling Haaland's penalty helped Manchester......

PIX: Own goals take Arsenal past Wolves; Salah milestone

Arsenal open five-point lead at the top; Champions Liverpool move up to sixth. A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Arsenal's players heave a sigh of relief after......