Law

Bhojshala dispute: SC earmarks adjacent site for Friday namaz

IANS | July 30, 2026 7:32 PM

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to make arrangements for members of the Muslim community to offer Friday namaz at a plot stated to be adjacent to the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar.

CBI secures deportation of wanted fugitive Rahul Shamrao Kalokhe from Fiji

IANS | July 30, 2026 2:16 PM

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and the Maharashtra Police, has successfully secured the deportation of Red Notice subject Rahul Shamrao Kalokhe from Fiji to India on Thursday, an official statement said.

SC to examine use of metallic pellet guns on protesters, orders treatment for injured

IANS | July 30, 2026 1:37 PM

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the petitioners seeking a ban on the use of metallic pellet guns for dispersing civilian assemblies to amend their plea to specifically challenge the police regulations permitting the use of such weapons in exceptional circumstances, while directing the Delhi government to ensure medical treatment for those injured during the July 20 student protests.

‘Being judge does not permit arrogance or ego’: K’taka HC

IANS | July 29, 2026 10:43 PM

Bengaluru, July 29 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday took strong exception to the alleged heavy-handed conduct of a woman judge in connection with a road rage incident in Kolar district, observing that merely being a judge does not entitle one to display arrogance or ego.

Odisha Crime Branch takes over probe into missing Naidu Commission report

IANS | July 28, 2026 3:30 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 28 (IANS) Following Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s directions, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Tuesday launched an investigation into the alleged disappearance of the Justice A.S. Naidu Commission report on the 2008 killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four others at the Jaleshpata Ashram in Kandhamal district from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) during the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government.

SC hints at retired judge-led SIT, orders no coercive action against student protesters

IANS | July 28, 2026 1:20 PM

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by a former apex court judge to probe allegations of police excesses as well as attacks on police personnel during the recent nationwide student protests over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, while directing that no coercive action be taken against protesters having no criminal antecedents.