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TREND | 27 Jun 2025, 10:05PM

MEA rejects 'illegal' tribunal's supplemental award on Indus water dispute

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India has rejected the supplemental award by a so-called Court of Arbitration on Indus Waters Treaty, calling it 'illegal' and 'void', and denouncing its authority over hydroelectric project disputes

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TREND | 27 Jun 2025, 09:57PM

Live-in relationships go against middle-class values: Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad High Court has observed that the concept of live-in relationships is against the "settled law in the Indian middle class society". Justice Siddharth made the observation while granting bail to a man accused of sexually exploiting a woman on the pretext of marriage. The court also expressed its displeasure at the growing number of such cases reaching the courts. "After live-in-relationship has been legalised by the apex court, the court had fed up such cases. These cases are coming to the court because the concept of live-in-relationship is against the settled law in the Indian middle class society (sic)," it said. The court said live-in relationships disproportionately harmed women, observing while men might move on and even marry after such relationships end, it was difficult for women to find a life partner after a breakup. The court in its order passed on June 24 made the observations while dealing with a bail plea of an accused named Shane Alam, who was booked un

Govt must handle NGO foreign funding cases with an 'open mind': Madras HC

Business Standard | 27 Jun 2025, 07:34PM 3 more

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TREND | 27 Jun 2025, 09:15PM

US SC limits judges' power to block birthright citizenship order

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However, the court's 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not let Trump's policy go into effect immediately and did not address the policy's legality

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TREND | 26 Jun 2025, 04:22PM

JSW seeks review of Supreme Court verdict on BPSL deal

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On May 2 the Supreme Court had found JSW's Resolution Plan for BPSL in flagrant violation and contravention' of the law

JSW Steel files review petition before Supreme Court on Bhushan Power deal collapse

Business Line | 26 Jun 2025, 09:54AM 6 more

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TREND | 26 Jun 2025, 02:02PM

Zelenskyy backs tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for Ukraine invasion

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally approved plans Wednesday to set up a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The special tribunal will be created through an agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe, the continent's top human rights body. Zelenskyy visited the Strasbourg-based organisation for the first time as part of the announcement. The special tribunal aims to target senior Russian leaders for the crime of aggression, which underpins the countless war crimes Ukraine accuses Russian forces of committing since the start of the war on Feb 24, 2022. Existing international courts, including the International Criminal Court in The Hague lack jurisdiction to prosecute Russian nationals for that specific offense. Since early in the conflict, Kyiv has been pushing for the creation of a special tribunal that goes beyond prosecuting war crimes that Ukraine alleged Russian forces committed including .

RG Kar case: Court to decide on victim's parents' plea to visit crime site

Business Standard | 26 Jun 2025, 01:46PM 1 more

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TREND | 24 Jun 2025

Bike taxi ban challenged in K'taka HC citing fundamental rights violation

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Two individual bike owners moved the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, challenging a recent single judge ruling that banned the operation of bike taxis in the state. The petitioners argued that the state cannot infringe upon the fundamental right to carry on a business or choose a bike taxi over the metro or a bus. Represented by Senior Advocate Dhyan Chinnappa, the owners argued that the prohibition not only contradicts provisions in the Motor Vehicles Act, but also severely impacts both their livelihood and public convenience. Appearing before a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi, Chinnappa contended that the Motor Vehicles Act allows two-wheelers to be registered as transport vehicles. Therefore, the state government cannot legally refuse to issue contract carriage permits to bikes intended for taxi use. The law enables registration of two-wheelers as transport vehicles. If the statute allows it, the state cannot override it by...

RS Secretariat verifies 44 MPs' signatures to remove HC Judge Yadav

Business Standard | 24 Jun 2025 3 more

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TREND | 24 Jun 2025

Service in Op Sindoor offers no immunity; SC asks commando to surrender

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Black Cat Commando Baljinder Singh, serving Rashtriya Rifles, was convicted under Section 304B of IPC in July 2004 in Amritsar for killing his wife by strangulating her in a dowry case

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TREND | 23 Jun 2025

Can numbers be trademarks? Delhi High Court ruling opens new front

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The Delhi HC ruling came in an appeal by Vineet Kapur, who sought to register "2929" as a trademark for a cosmetics product

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TREND | 23 Jun 2025

Why is registration not enough to prove you own a property?

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'Registration provides evidence, but not ownership,' warns SC in a ruling that could impact thousands of Indian homebuyers.

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TREND | 22 Jun 2025

Vijay Devarakonda booked under SC/ST act for remarks on tribal people

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A case was registered against actor Vijay devarakonda under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, for his alleged remarks about tribal people during a movie pre-release event here, police said on Sunday. According to police, the actor allegedly compared the recent terror attack in Pahalgam to tribal wars from 500 years ago while speaking at the event in April this year. The actor made comments in April. However, based on a complaint a case underSC/ST Act was booked against him on June 17, a police official told PTI. The complaint filed by Nenavath Ashok Kumar Naik Alias Ashok Rathod, State President, Joint Action Committee of Tribal Communities alleged that the movie actor who participated in the pre-release event of the movie titled 'Retro', starring hero Surya, made comments that hurt the sentiments of the tribals and seriously insulted them Rathod alleged that Devarakonda compared tribes with Pakistani terrorists and his comments are perceived as racially offensive. On May 3, t