10 of 26 petitioners caught in Russia-Ukraine crossfire dead; some volunteered, others duped, government tells Supreme Court
The Indian government told the Supreme Court that 10 of 26 petitioners trapped in the Russia-Ukraine war have died, out of 215 Indians who went to Russia in total. Some travelled knowingly to fight, while others were allegedly misled into going. The court is now weighing what action the government must take for
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
Top Court Turns Down Plea for Additional Stray Round in NEET PG 2025
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking a Round 5 or Special Stray Vacancy Round in NEET PG 2025 counselling, upholding the National Medical Commission's decision to close the process. The ruling bars any court-ordered extension of counselling deadlines, leaving unplaced candidates without further recourse in the
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
TCS Nashik case: Plea in Supreme Court seeks directions to declare forced religious conversion as 'terrorist act'
Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has filed a Supreme Court petition seeking a declaration that forced or deceitful religious conversion qualifies as a terrorist act under Indian law. The plea, tied to the TCS Nashik case, argues such conversions threaten sovereignty, secularism, and national integration. The court's
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
Shocking that well-educated people getting duped in digital arrest cases: CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant flagged the prevalence of digital arrest scams, expressing concern that educated citizens remain vulnerable to such fraud. A recent case involving an elderly woman stripped of her entire retirement benefits was cited as an example. The remarks indicate possible judicial scrutiny of
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
SC issues pan-India directions for road safety, says expressways should not become corridor of peril
India's Supreme Court issued nationwide road safety directions, centering on expressways and national highways after noting that the latter represent 2% of total road length but generate nearly 30% of all road fatalities. The binding pan-India scope removes jurisdictional escape routes for state and highway authorities
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
Rein in Chambal sand mining or face paramilitary deployment, SC tells M.P., U.P., Rajasthan
India's Supreme Court threatened paramilitary deployment in the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary if Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan fail to curb illegal sand mining. The warning bypasses state enforcement discretion, potentially tightening regional sand supply and lifting aggregate prices. The three
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Bombay HC verdict lifting stay on fraud proceedings against Anil Ambani
The Supreme Court, in a bench led by CJI Surya Kant, refused to intervene against a Bombay High Court Division Bench order that lifted a stay on fraud proceedings against Anil Ambani. The ruling reinstates the legal track after a Single Judge had paused proceedings in December last year. Fraud proceedings against Amban
2mo ago · 1 min · Business
Reimagine governance that corrects, rather than reproduces, historical disadvantage, says ex-CJI Gavai
Former CJI Sanjiv Kumar Gavai has urged a fundamental rethink of governance structures to correct, rather than replicate, historical disadvantage. The call carries institutional weight given Gavai's role shaping India's equity and affirmative action jurisprudence. Attention now turns to whether his remarks influence pe
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government