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Laws on unwanted pregnancy in rape cases of minors must be amended: SC

Top court flags need to relax gestational limits under MTP Act, says delays in reporting and trauma require greater legal flexibility for minor survivors

Rain wreaks havoc in Bengaluru: 10 killed as wall collapses, floods disrupt

Seven people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when a compound wall of the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital collapsed amid the downpour

Row over Sunjay Kapur estate: HC restrains Priya Kapur from dealings

Court orders preservation of assets, bars alienation and third-party interests amid dispute over will's authenticity involving Karisma Kapoor's children

Remembering Edgar Francis Ribeiro: Champion of bottom-up planning

Ribeiro was instrumental in getting World Heritage sites in Old Goa notified. He was also closely involved in the drafting of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments passed in Parliament in 1992

No coercion, no captive buying: Delhi CM warns of action against schools

This comes after the Directorate of Education (DoE) had earlier this month asked not to compel students or parents to purchase books, writing materials or uniforms from specific vendors

CBI, ED tell SC's RCom probe won't hinder banks' recovery efforts

Agencies say criminal investigations into Reliance Communications operate separately from insolvency proceedings and will not affect lenders' efforts to recover dues

India to soon notify eased FDI norms for firms with 10% China stake: Report

However, the relaxed FDI rules will not apply to entities registered in China/Hong Kong or other countries sharing land borders with India

Govt will focus on connecting Poonch-Rajouri with rail network: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw, who flagged off the first direct Vande Bharat Express between Srinagar and Jammu here, said detailed project reports for these railway links have already been made

SC reserves order on Cong leader Pawan Khera's plea for anticipatory bail

Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Khera, said the allegations against him are a matter of trial and it was not necessary to humiliate him by arrest

Plea against NCLT acting president appointment infructuous: Delhi HC

On April 29, the Centre notified the appointment of Justice Grewal as NCLT president for five years with effect from the date of assumption of charge or till attaining the age of 67 years

Noida court strikes: SC asks HC panel to take action against bar leaders

The apex court expressed concern that the Gautam Buddha Nagar Bar Association kept passing resolutions to abstain from work despite a December 2024 Supreme Court order restraining such actions

I-PAC director Vinesh Chandel gets bail in money laundering case

Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal noted that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has not opposed the bail plea

SC issues notice to Centre on plea to establish revenue judicial service

The plea submitted that nearly 66 per cent of civil cases were related to land disputes, and the key lacuna was that they were being adjudicated by officers lacking formal legal education

Vaishnaw flags off Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat, services from May 2

The direct train services between Srinagar and Jammu will reduce travel time between the twin capitals of Jammu and Kashmir, and boost tourism, besides providing an all-weather surface transport link

Centre should amend law on terminating pregnancy of rape survivors: SC

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said this is a case of child rape and the survivor will have a lifelong scar and trauma if termination is not allowed

Nepal Airlines apologises for network map showing J-K as part of Pakistan

The airlines had deleted the social media post on Wednesday following the backlash

Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hits Ladakh's Leh, no damage reported

The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 150 km, with the epicentre located at latitude 36.722 N and longitude 74.456 E

US returns over 650 antiquities valued at nearly $14 million to India

The antique pieces were returned at an event attended by Consul Rajlakshmi Kadam from the Consulate General of India in New York

Rain, storms bring relief in North India; IMD forecasts more showers ahead

Light rain and thunderstorms bring relief across North India, lowering temperatures by up to 5°C; IMD forecasts more showers nationwide

NCB brings Dawood aide Salim Dola to Mumbai after transit remand granted

Dola was arrested on April 25 after the Narcotics Crimes Division of the Istanbul Police Department launched a targeted operation to intercept the Indian national