Legal

Bengaluru: More than four-and-a-half years after Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her residence, the trial in the case will get underway on May 27. The journalist-turned-activist was allegedly shot...

Ranchi: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren was on Friday served a notice by the high court. The notice relates to a petition filed against Soren for owning a mining lease...

New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) observed on Thursday that petitions are being filed for ‘everything under the sun’ and wondered why even pleas on political issues are...

Islamabad: In another twist to the political drama in Pakistan, the Supreme Court said on Thursday said that the decision to reject a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed journalist Rana Ayyub to travel abroad, but with certain conditions. “Writ allowed, petition disposed, will pass detailed order,” Justice Chandra Dhari...

New Delhi: The last has not been heard of the hijab controversy which dominated headlines for weeks. The Karnataka High Court’s March 15 order, upholding the ban on wearing hijab...

Kochi: In a setback to the two-day Bharat Bandh called by CITU and other trade unions, the Kerala High Court on Monday barred government employees from participating in the 48-hour...

Mumbai: The metropolitan magistrate’s court in Andheri has rejected Kangana Ranaut’s petition for permanent exemption from appearing in the defamation case filed against her by lyricist Javed Akhtar. Observing that...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has transferred investigation of the cases against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A two-member bench, comprising...

New Delhi: In a significant order on marital rape, Karnataka High Court said on Wednesday that marriage is no license to unleash ‘a brutal beast.’ “The institution of marriage does...