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At least 18 foreign nationals were among the 21 people who died in the deadly fire that broke out at the Flourish Stay B&B in south Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 9, 2026) said “slackness” by the civic authorities to take effective action against unauthorised constructions in…
Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) said restraining Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leaders from making public statements linking political rivals with the Karur stampede may amount to an injunction on “free speech.” The court advised the Opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam…
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Supreme Court gave Asaram’s side liberty to make an urgent mentioning in case his condition deteriorated, warranting medical attention. The court said medical facilities afforded to the petitioner would continue. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court clarified in an oral observation, on Tuesday (June 30, 2026), that it would consider medical bail for…
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The reach of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary legal protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants may extend to many other countries. Thursday´s (June 25, 2026) decision directly applies to about 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, but may be a sign of what´s in store for nearly 1.3…
The Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) directed the Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) to hold the long-overdue elections to the village committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) in a single phase on September 27, making it clear that no further extension of the poll…
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Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to determine judicial outcomes, the Supreme Court AI committee has proposed draft regulations that bar AI-assisted sentencing without mandatory human oversight, prevent AI systems from profiling parties or witnesses, and disallow the use of “opaque” or “unexplainable”…
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The Supreme Court has held that cases involving the trafficking of children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) can attract charges under the stringent POCSO Act, alongside the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan on Friday (May 29, 2026) issued…
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The Tamil Nadu government has written to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to relieve Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal from the BSF, according to official sources. The Tamil Nadu government on Friday appointed senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal as the Director-General of Police and Head of the Police Force. The 1994-Batch IPS officer is serving as…
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SC upholds SIR, says just because the exercise does not adhere strictly to modalities, it cannot be invalidated Supreme Court, while delivering the verdict on the SIR exercise in Bihar, upholds the judgment. Just because the exercise does not adhere strictly to modalities, it cannot be invalidated, the top court says. The apex court says…
The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 21, 2026) declined to interfere with the environmental clearances granted to the Adani Group’s coal block project in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district, pointing to the delay in challenging the approvals. A Bench comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe was hearing a plea filed by environmental activist Ajay Dubey…