- Friday, May 02, 2025
THE CENTRAL government has asked the Supreme Court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing case brought by campaigners seeking to outlaw it. The penal code introduced in the 19th century during British colonial rule of India explicitly states that "sexual acts by a man with…
THE SUPREME COURT on Friday constituted an independent special investigation team (SIT) to conduct probe into allegations of use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddus. The SIT will comprise two officials each from the CBI and the Andhra Pradesh Police besides a senior FSSAI official. The bench said the…
THE SUPREME COURT on Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions in the prison manuals of around 11 states. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the Constitution mandates the replacement of 'fundamental wrongs' with fundamental rights. The bench attacked the…
A SCHOOL teacher in Ahmedabad has been detained by the police after a video of him ruthlessly beating a student went viral. In a CCTV footage from Madhav Public School, the teacher, identified as Abhishek Patel, is seen twisting the arm of a student, pulling his hair and slamming him…
HYUNDAI Motor India Ltd is expected to launch its much-awaited ₹250 billion (£2.27bn) initial share-sale for public subscription on October 14 by its South Korean parent, people familiar with the development said on Thursday. This would be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in India after LIC's initial share sale…
ACTOR Triptii Dimri’s spokesperson has stated that she "fully honoured her professional obligations" related to promoting her upcoming film, "Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video". The clarification comes after event organisers in Jaipur accused the actor of skipping an appearance, with a group of women alleging they paid ₹ 550,000…
SIX-TIME world champion boxer M C Mary Kom on Thursday waded into the debate surrounding wrestler Vinesh Phogat's Olympic heartbreak for being overweight, saying that to be within the prescribed limit is an individual responsibility. The 42-year-old mother of four, who was India's first woman boxer to win an Olympic…
THE SUPREME COURT on Thursday effectively halted the police probe into the alleged illegal confinement of two women at spiritual leader Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation ashram at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. Transferring to itself a habeas corpus petition of a man alleging that his two daughters were held captive…
ROHIT SHARMA believes that he has played enough cricket to trust his own judgements, like he did in what will be seen as a potentially grammar changing Test match against Bangladesh. India won the match at Kanpur by seven wickets despite the game losing more than 220 overs due to…
PAYAL KAPADIA, director of the Cannes Grand Prix award-winning film "All We Imagine As Light," has been named to the Time100 Next 2024 list. The list, created by Time magazine, recognizes influential figures from various fields. Kapadia's film made history by becoming the first Indian film to compete at the…
