The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of family members in a 2010 Chhattisgarh dowry death case, stressing the need for deterrence against the continued harassment and humiliation of brides.
The top court questioned how the NEET-UG paper leak slipped through multiple safeguards, saying responsibility must be fixed when systems fail.
Vinesh Phogat can compete in the Asian Games trials after the Supreme Court refused to stay a Delhi High Court order, though it sharply questioned the reasoning behind the ruling.
The National Testing Agency has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court in the NEET examination leak case. It said it is committed to strengthening exam integrity, transparency and fairness through ongoing reforms.
Even as the Supreme Court prepares to hear pleas over the NEET paper leak controversy, the government is weighing military-backed transport for exam papers while key agencies are yet to respond before the court.
Ranveer Singh's reported exit from Don 3 has led FWICE to ask its members not to work with him until he explains his stand. The row has widened into a legal battle over contract breach, union powers and competition law.
The Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, recommended the names during meetings held on May 22 and May 27. The judges recommended for elevation are Justice Sheel Nagu of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar of the Bombay High Court, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and Justice Arun Palli of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The Supreme Court set aside the CCI's Rs 202 crore penalty on Amazon and quashed orders suspending its Future Coupons deal. The ruling ends a five-year legal battle and underscores that regulators must act with legality, fairness and reasoned decision-making.
The Twisha Sharma death case takes a turn as the Madhya Pradesh government says injuries suggest struggle before death, raising murder angle. The High Court reserves its order on plea seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail to Giribala Singh as the CBI takes custody of Twisha's husband.
The Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision but said it is not a citizenship test. The ruling now shifts attention to how the Home Ministry will verify documents of deleted voters.
The Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission's authority to conduct the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, saying the exercise has a direct link to ensuring free and fair elections.
The Supreme Court said an independent agency should investigate Twisha Sharma's death and backed the Madhya Pradesh government's move for a CBI probe.
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that daughters are equal heirs to their father's share under Hindu law. The ruling highlights how legal equality continues to face resistance within families and social practice.
The Supreme Court has stepped into the controversial Twisha Sharma death case, raising questions over alleged institutional bias and procedural lapses as scrutiny intensifies around the investigation into the young woman's death.
Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old from Noida, died by suicide at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12. Her family accused her in-laws of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide, while her husband Samarth Singh's family claimed she was addicted to drugs.
Here's how the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam treat dowry deaths, abetment of suicide, cruelty by in-laws, burden of proof, bail, and legal presumptions.
The Centre told the court that of the 217 Indian nationals who had joined the Russian armed forces, 139 had been released through diplomatic intervention, while 49 had died, 6 remained missing and the status of 23 others remained unknown.
The Supreme Court referred the issue of bail standards under the UAPA to a larger bench while reconsidering its earlier judgment denying relief to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots case.
The deaths of Twisha Sharma and Deepika Nagar have reignited focus on how Indian law distinguishes between dowry death and abetment of suicide.
The hearing comes on the same day the state government recommended a CBI probe into Twisha Sharma's death and gave its consent to transfer the investigation to the premier central agency.
