Law

Madras HC quashes denial of kidney transplant over 'proof of friendship'

IANS | September 3, 2025 2:37 PM

Chennai, Sep 3 (IANS) Questioning the logic of demanding documents to establish personal friendship, the Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Authorisation Committee that had refused permission for a kidney transplant between two men who described themselves as family friends.

Dawood Ibrahim’s drug cartel goes rural to evade the net

Vicky Nanjappa | September 1, 2025 6:49 PM

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) A new modus operandi has come to light whereby the drug syndicate controlled by the ISI-backed Dawood Ibrahim has made a shift from main cities to rural areas. This new plan has been in the works for some time and has now started to take effect.

Bihar SIR row: SC to hear pleas seeking extension of claim submission deadline tomorrow

IANS | August 31, 2025 8:44 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a clutch of applications seeking an extension of the September 1 deadline for filing claims and objections to the draft electoral rolls published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) following the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar.

Probe panel submits Sambhal report to CM Yogi, Vishnu Shankar Jain sees ‘foreign hand’ in violence

IANS | August 28, 2025 4:29 PM

Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) The three-member judicial committee, formed to investigate Sambhal violence, submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday. The report, yet to be made public, will shed light on the reasons behind the November 2024 violence and is also expected to fix blame on the culprits behind the stir, which resulted in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to many others.

Delhi lawyers protest against L-G's virtual police deposition order

IANS | August 27, 2025 2:45 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Lawyers across several courts in the national capital on Wednesday intensified their protest against Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Vinai Kumar Saxena's August 13 order that allows police to virtually present evidence in courts directly from police stations.