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Analysis of Karnataka’s Hate Speech Bill, 2025, examining vague definitions, harsh penalties, executive powers, and its impact on free speech.
Read Full ArticleIndore water contamination claims 14 lives, sparks outrage over minister Kailash Vijayvargiya’s remarks as HC, state agencies and law step in.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath criticises opposition silence over the alleged lynching of Dalit Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh, urges diplomatic action.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Ethiopia’s highest civilian honour, the Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia, marking a historic milestone in bilateral ties.
Delhi court dismisses ED’s PMLA complaint in National Herald case, holding FIR for scheduled offence mandatory before prosecution.
BJP MP Anurag Thakur flags alleged e-cigarette use by an AITC MP in Lok Sabha, citing breach of decorum and violation of e-cigarette ban law.
Kangana Ranaut challenges Rahul Gandhi’s voter fraud allegations in Parliament, reigniting debate on electoral integrity and institutional trust.
RTI records show Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy spent ₹222.85 crore on air travel from 2019–24, triggering demands for audits, legal scrutiny and fiscal accountability.
Claims of a ‘New Rent Agreement Act 2025’ are false. The Centre has not notified any new rent law, and tenancy regulations remain under State jurisdiction.
Centre clarifies no proposal to merge DA or DR with basic pay under the 8th Pay Commission, ending speculation as biannual inflation-linked revisions continue.
India is reviewing Bangladesh’s request to extradite former PM Sheikh Hasina after her death sentence in absentia, triggering major legal and diplomatic scrutiny.
India celebrates Constitution Day, reflecting on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s vision, democratic values, and the enduring spirit of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.
ECI flags nearly 14 lakh voter forms as ‘uncollectable’ during West Bengal’s Special Electoral Roll Revision, prompting scrutiny of accuracy and verification processes.
Centre rejects Metro proposals for Coimbatore and Madurai, saying both cities fall below the 2-million population requirement under the Metro Rail Policy, 2017.
ED secures 13-day custody of Al-Falah University chairman Jawed Siddiqui in a money laundering probe linked to the Red Fort blast investigation.
Kerala High Court rules that a victim’s appeal against acquittal can be summarily dismissed under BNSS if no prima facie arguable case is shown.
10 January, 2026 12:52 AM
Madras High Court held that no government permission is needed to erect a memorial stupa on private patta land, citing the Stan Swamy memorial precedent.
05 January, 2026 05:35 PM
Supreme Court denies bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, while granting bail to five co-accused.
05 January, 2026 05:55 PM
Allahabad High Court rules that domestic arbitral awards in international commercial arbitration seated in India must be enforced before the High Court’s Commercial Division.
05 January, 2026 06:11 PM
Andhra Pradesh High Court rules theft below ₹5,000 is non-cognizable under BNS; police cannot register FIR or investigate without magistrate’s permission.
05 January, 2026 07:31 PM
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