Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Harshvardhan Jain, who is accused of posing as a diplomat and operating a fake embassy from a rented house in Ghaziabad. Harshvardhan was arrested last year for allegedly running the fraudulent operation in the Kavi Nagar area, claiming to represent fictitious nations. In its April 2 Read More…
New Delhi: Justice B V Nagaratna on Tuesday raised strong concerns over practices that treat women as “untouchable” during menstruation, observing that such beliefs are difficult to reconcile with constitutional guarantees of equality and dignity. The remarks came during hearings related to the entry of women into the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, where women between the Read More…
The Supreme Court of India has described dowry deaths as a “severe blot” on society, highlighting that the practice continues to cause the unnatural deaths of thousands of women despite legal bans. A bench of JB Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi made the observation while cancelling the bail granted to a man accused in a dowry Read More…
The Peshawar High Court has dismissed a petition filed by over 100 Afghan singers and musicians seeking protection from deportation, directing them instead to regularise their stay through proper legal channels. A two-member bench comprising Waqar Ahmad and Farah Jamshed rejected the plea, which had urged the court to halt their possible repatriation to Afghanistan. Read More…
SafeTree has reported a nearly 50% rise in demand for surrogacy insurance in 2025, as India’s surrogacy sector becomes more regulated. The increase comes after the implementation of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, which has shifted the system from an unregulated market to a more controlled and compliance-based framework. SafeTree said it has insured over 1,800 Read More…
Harish Rana, the first person in India to be granted permission for passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He was 31. Rana had been in a coma since 2013. He was shifted from his home in Ghaziabad to the palliative care unit at the hospital Read More…
District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor K B Sunilkumar has retired from service. He stepped down on March 19 after completing his term and reaching the age limit of 60. Sunilkumar began his tenure as Additional Government Pleader in the First Additional District Court, Thrissur in December 2016. He was later given additional charge as Read More…
The Supreme Court of India has said that a wife not doing housework cannot be treated as cruelty. The observation came while hearing a divorce plea filed by a husband. He claimed that his wife refused to cook and sought divorce on that ground. A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vikram Nath heard the Read More…
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has admitted the appeal filed by the Kerala government in the high-profile actress assault case in Kochi and issued notices to the accused, including actor Dileep. The court accepted the state government’s appeal challenging the trial court verdict that had acquitted the accused in the case. Following this, the High Read More…
The Kerala High Court has granted bail to six juveniles accused in the high-profile murder of 15-year-old Mohammed Shahabas from Thamarassery, Kozhikode. The tragic incident occurred on February 27 during a farewell event at a tuition centre, where Shahabas was allegedly assaulted with a nunchaku and sustained fatal skull injuries, succumbing the next day. Justice Read More…