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IAS murder case: SC directs Bihar govt to produce original records on remission granted to ex-MP Anand Mohan

Krishnaiah, who hailed from Telangana, was beaten to death by a mob in 1994 when his vehicle tried to overtake the funeral procession of gangster Chhotan Shukla in Muzaffarpur district. Mohan, then an MLA, was leading the procession

Dharma Files | Does an oppressive Hindu caste system actually exist?

The caste system is neither a Hindu phenomenon, nor do lower castes want the caste system abolished

90% IIT-Roorkee dropouts are backward caste: A case against affirmative action?

The revelation that 90 percent of the students that IIT Roorkee gave a second chance to after expelling them for poor performance last month belong to backwards castes (SCs, STs and OBCs) is hardly surprising because the writing has always been on the wall.

Explained: Roots of Brazil's chaotic uprising

Thousands of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters ransacked the Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congress on 8 January. The incident sparked accusations that Bolsonaro’s actions stoked the flames of dissent and ultimately produced the uprising

Can moviegoers take outside food to cinema halls? What the Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and PS Narasimha set aside an order of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and said that owners of cinema halls could regulate the sale of food. It, however, said that theatres should provide free drinking water and allow parents to carry food for infants

Timeline | From November 2016 to January 2023, a look at how the demonetisation case unfolded

The Supreme Court upheld the government's 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination notes in a 4:1 majority verdict on Monday, saying the decision-making process was not flawed

Was demonetisation a mistake? Supreme Court to announce verdict on 2 January

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer is likely to pronounce its verdict on 2 January on a batch of pleas challenging the government's 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations

Why did the Supreme Court overturn conviction of a Madhya Pradesh man accused of harassing wife?

A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia overturned the Madhya Pradesh High Court order, citing multiple dying declarations. It noted that the man was not named in the first declaration alleging cruelty relating to dowry but was named in the second one

ISRO espionage case: SC sets aside Kerala HC order granting pre-arrest bail to accused officials

A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar was hearing the matter and set it back to the Kerala HC to decide the pleas afresh within four weeks

SC gets all-women bench to hear matters for third time in history

The two-women judge bench will hear a batch of cases pertaining to transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters