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- India
Anna University sexual assault case: Accused found guilty, sentencing on June 2
Chennai: Nearly five months after the sexual assault of a student inside the Anna University campus, the Mahila Court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday found the sole accused, Gnanasekaran (37), guilty…
- India
Petition against Waqf 1995 Act, SC issues notice to Centre and states
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and state governments on a petition challenging the validity of several provisions of the Waqf Act, 1995. At the outset,…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea challenging proposed NEET-PG 2025 exam in 2 shifts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging a decision of the National Board of Examination to hold the NEET-PG exam in two shifts. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance…
- India
Govt forms special NIA court in Manipur for trial of cases related to ethnic violence
New Delhi: A sessions court in Manipur’s Churachandpur has been designated as a special NIA court for the trial of cases related to ethnic violence being investigated by the National Investigation Agency…
- India
SC directs IAF not to release officer part of Operation Sindoor from service
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and the Indian Air Force not to release from service a woman officer, who was part of Operation Balakot and Operation Sindoor…
- India
Fresh law graduates cannot appear in judicial services exam: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that fresh law graduates cannot appear in judicial services examination, mandating minimum three years of legal practice for candidates applying to entry-level posts. The…
- Andhra Pradesh
Former YSRCP MP sent to judicial custody in assault case
Amaravati: A court in Mangalagiri on Monday sent YSR Congress Party leader and former MP Nandigam Suresh to judicial custody for 14 days in a case registered against him for alleged assault…
- India
Cash at judge’s residence: SC agrees to list plea seeking FIR against Justice Varma
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for urgent hearing a plea seeking criminal prosecution of Justice Yashwant Varma, who is embroiled in a controversy surrounding the alleged discovery…
- India
SC says no to fresh pleas against Waqf law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine a couple of fresh pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, saying everybody wants name in newspapers. A…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC calls for tougher laws to curb ‘wheeling’ on roads
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has raised serious concerns over the lack of specific legal provisions to deal with the growing menace of ‘wheeling’, and has called for tougher laws to curb…
- India
Mundra port drug haul: SC dismisses bail plea of Delhi-based businessman
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of a Delhi-based businessman held in the Rs 21,000 crore Mundra port drug haul case. A bench of Justices Surya Kant…
- India
‘Bail is rule’, says Bombay HC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has emphasised that the principle of bail is the rule, and refusal is an exception, saying detaining a prisoner for a long period without trial amounts to…
- India
HC denies pre-arrest bail to doctor accused of molesting juniors
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has denied pre-arrest bail to a senior doctor of the civic-run KEM Hospital, accused of molesting six women junior doctors, noting that it must consider the “emotional…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad woman gets 1 year jail in 16-yr-old data theft case
Hyderabad: A 35-year-old woman has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment and fined Rs 25,000 for data theft and criminal breach of trust. The judgment comes 16 years after the case…
- Telangana
Man gets 10 yrs in jail for drunk driving death in Jagtial
A 37-year-old lorry driver has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 20,500 in a 2022 drunk driving case that claimed the life of a…
