Law

Sonam Wangchuk released from Jodhpur Central Jail after 170 days

IANS | March 14, 2026 4:08 PM

Jaipur, March 14 (IANS) Ladakh-based climate activist and engineer, Sonam Wangchuk, was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday after the Central Government revoked the charges filed against him under the National Security Act (NSA). His release came shortly after the government formally withdrew the preventive detention order earlier in the day.

SC allows passive euthanasia for Ghaziabad man in vegetative state

IANS | March 11, 2026 12:21 PM

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed passive euthanasia for a 31-year-old Ghaziabad resident who has remained in a permanent vegetative state for nearly 13 years, after suffering severe head injuries in a fall from the fourth floor while he was a student.