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SC upholds 'bail is rule, jail an exception' principle even under anti-terror law

The "bail is the rule and jail is an exception" legal principle is applicable even to offences under special statutes like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Supreme Court ruled on......

1st Time ISI Ex-Chief Faces Court Martial

Former ISI DG Faiz Hameed's arrest sends a strong message to PTI supporters that Imran Khan's culpability for the May 9, 2023 violence could well be drawn within the purview of military courts,......

Again! Jaya Bachchan vs Dhankar in RS

Uneasy relations between Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and opposition parties on Friday erupted in a heated exchange between the chair and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, leading to a......

Can't make a citizen run pillar to post: SC in Sisodia's case

Citizens cannot be made to run from pillar to post in matters pertaining to life and liberty which is one of the most sacrosanct rights guaranteed by the Constitution, the Supreme Court said on......

LG, not Delhi govt, has power to nominate MCD official: SC

In a major setback to Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party government, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the law 'expressly enables' the lieutenant governor to nominate aldermen to the Municipal......

Hindujas' RCap purchase hangs fire as deadline looms with payment on hold

Mauritius-based Hinduja group firm IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL) has informed the administrator of Reliance Capital that it is ready with its equity contribution of Rs 2,750 crore in cash......

SC terms single judge order in Maran arbitral award row 'atrocious'

The Supreme Court on Friday got irked over a lengthy judgement penned by a single judge bench of the Delhi high court in a case related to an arbitral award involving media baron Kalanithi Maran......

Google Unveils AI For India's Developers

Developers in India now have expanded access to Google's powerful AI models with the 2 million token context window in Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemma 2, the next generation of open models. IMAGE:......

GST@7: Challenges But Collections Surge

Average monthly GST collection rose from Rs 90,000 crore during the first year of its implementation -- 2017-2018 -- to Rs 1.68 trillion during 2023-2024, representing an 87 per cent rise.......

Surging markets: CJI Chandrachud urges Sebi, SAT to be cautious

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday advised market regulator SEBI and the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) to exercise caution amid a significant surge in equity markets and......

Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao In Supreme Court

Lawyers flooded the courtroom of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud to witness the proceedings as one special guest -- Aamir Khan -- was seated in the front row. IMAGE: Movie superstar Aamir......

Olympics Hockey: India's Rohidas gets one-match ban; will miss semis

IMAGE: Amit Rohidas was shown a red card during the quarter-final against Great Britain after his stick unintentionally hit a rival player. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters India's key......

Why Simone Biles Is An Olympic Legend

IMAGE: Simone Biles in action on the Floor Exercise during the Artistic Gymnastics women's team final at the Bercy Arena in Paris, July 30, 2024. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters It was......

PIX: Biles wins 5th Olympics gymnastics gold as Team US reign

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all-time, earned the United States their 11th Olympic medal in the women's team event with a solid performance on all four apparatus. IMAGE: The United......

Olympics Rugby: Canada women ruin French party

IMAGE: Canada's Chloe Daniels and Florence Symonds celebrate winning the women's rugby sevens quarter-final against France at Stade de France, on Monday. Photographs: Esa Alexander/Reuters......

'Fearless Approach': Team India's new template in T20s

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant in action during his quick-fire 49 in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Photograph: BCCI / X After facile victories on successive days, India's new T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav......

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