The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has pulled up news channel Aaj Tak and journalist Sudhir Chaudhary over a broadcast that advanced claims that the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu temple, holding that the programme failed to
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There are legal disputes, there are political battles, and then there are cases that become mirrors reflecting the anxieties, ambitions and contradictions of an entire nation. The Delhi Gymkhana Club case belongs firmly in the last category.
At first glance,…
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By Kenneth Tiven
Memorial Day in the United States is traditionally observed as a solemn occasion—a day to honour the nation’s war dead while also marking the unofficial start of summer. This year, however, President Donald Trump used the holiday…
Battle for The Gym
By Sanjay Raman Sinha
The Delhi High Court is currently hearing an intense legal contest over one of the most exclusive institutions in the national capital—the Delhi Gymkhana Club. At stake is the future of the Club’s sprawling 27.3-acre property…
Punjab and Haryana High Court denies anticipatory bail to author Madhu Kishwar in case over defamatory post against PM Narendra Modi
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to author Madhu Purnima Kishwar in an FIR registered over a social media post allegedly containing defamatory and misleading content related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The single-judge…
Supreme Court upholds mandatory TET requirement for in-service school teachers
The Supreme Court has refused to review its 2025 judgment, which made it compulsory for in-service school teachers to qualify the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) to continue in service and become eligible for promotion.
The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta…
Supreme Court declines fresh probe into international wildlife transfers to Vantara
The Supreme Court has refused to reopen investigations into international wildlife transfers to the Jamnagar-based Vantara animal rescue and rehabilitation facilities associated with the Reliance Group, holding that the issues had already been comprehensively examined by a court-appointed Special Investigation…
Hold It! Justice in Motion
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg
Few provisions in Indian criminal law carry the historical and political burden of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code— the sedition law. Drafted by the British colonial administration in 1890, the provision was never…
“It is a Dream Come True”: Agnimitra Paul’s Journey From Fashion Ramp to Bengal Power Corridors
When BJP’s Agnimitra Paul saw her “god”—read Prime Minister Narendra Modi— for the first time she was mesmerized. It was, to quote her, a dream come true: a moment that she had waited for several years without knowing whether it…
When Courtroom Remarks Spill Into the Public Square
By Dilip Bobb
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, is known for his calm courtroom demeanour and measured conduct while presiding over complex constitutional matters. Yet, a recent off-the-cuff “cockroach” remark during apex court proceedings has unexpectedly triggered a political and cultural…