Supreme Court signs MoU with Bhutan apex court for exchange of law clerks, says CJI Surya Kant
“The initiative is aimed at strengthening judicial cooperation and enhancing institutional ties between the two countries,” says the CJI
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Delhi riots case: Supreme Court denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, grants relief to five co-accused
The top court reasoned that Mr. Khalid and Mr. Imam stood “qualitatively on a different footing” from the remaining accused
Banks speed up response time, but technical shortcomings continue to fuel cybercrimes
According to data accessed by The Hindu, banks’ response time to police enquiries and notices averaged 15 to 20 days in 2024, depending on the bank. In 2025, this has come down to about a week.
Two injured in blasts in Manipur’s Bishnupur
The house has remained abandoned since ethnic violence broke out in the state in May 2023, with its owner and his family currently living at a relief camp
IRCTC ‘scam’ case: Delhi HC asks CBI to reply to Lalu Prasad’s plea against charge framing order
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, however, refused to stay the trial, at this stage, in the case, and said it cannot do so without going through the probe agency’s reply
Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim again granted 40-day parole
Prior to his latest parole, Singh has come out of prison 14 times since being convicted in 2017; Sikh organisations, such as Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, have in the past criticised the grant of relief to Singh
Five mobile phones seized again from Bengaluru’s central prison
A case has been registered against the people allegedly involved in smuggling the prohibited articles into the prison, those who assisted them, and the inmates who used the banned items
FIR over ‘missing’ posters for Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda
A complaint was lodged by an Assistant Engineer of Battarayanapura sub-division, alleging that unidentified persons had pasted posters on roadside transformers
IRCTC ‘scam’ case: Delhi HC to hear Lalu Prasad’s petition against framing charges on Jan. 5
Earlier on October 13, the Court had framed charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy, and sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused persons
Proposal to upgrade MCC to Grade 1 civic body: MLA asks officials to keep data ready in one month
The State Cabinet has already taken a decision to upgrade the MCC into a Grade 1 civic body by including Hootagalli CMC, Town Panchayats of Rammanahalli, Bogadi, Srirampura and Kadakola besides a few other gram panchayats on the outskirts of Mysuru City.