Law

SIR issue goes at the very roots of democracy, remarks SC

IANS | July 10, 2025 1:16 PM

New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday orally observed that the clutch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to revise electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar raises an issue which “goes at the very roots of democracy”, involving the right to vote.

Madras HC orders urgent action to remove non-consensual private videos of woman advocate

IANS | July 9, 2025 6:43 PM

Chennai, July 9 (IANS) In a deeply emotional and strongly worded order, the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to take urgent steps to detect, remove, and block the circulation of private images and videos of a woman advocate, which were recorded without her consent and widely shared online.

Sajjan Kumar pleads innocence in 1984 riots cases

IANS | July 7, 2025 3:59 PM

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on Monday pleaded his innocence in connection with alleged killings of two Sikhs, Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh in Delhi’s Janakpuri, and another incident in Vikaspuri where one Gurcharan Singh was allegedly set ablaze, during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.