SC upholds Aadhaar, says it's not needed for cellphones, banks

Aadhaar empowers marginalised sections of the society and gives them identity, which outweighs the harm, Supreme Court said, pronouncing the national identity card 'constitutionally valid' in......

SC to examine correctness of verdict reinstating Sec 377

IMAGE: Members and supporters of the LGBT groups participate in Queer Pride march in New Delhi. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that it would not......

Right to privacy verdict: What the judges said

The Supreme Court on Thursday declared right to privacy a Fundamental Right, a far-reaching verdict that could impact a range of life choices of Indians, including food habits and sexual......

SC reserves verdict on triple talaq

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Muslim bodies how can a practice like triple talaq be a matter of “faith” when they have been asserting that it is “patriarchal”,......

Why the women of Wall Street are disappearing

Nadine Mentor, 29, had just landed in New York--and found out, she says, that she'd bagged one of the biggest gets of her career at Citigroup: a role for the bank leading a bond offering, valued at......

Key facts on gender testing

The rapid improvement of South African teenager Caster Semenya, who won the women's world 800 metres title, prompted track and field officials to order a gender verification test. Here are some......