Law

Justice Surya Kant to take oath as 53rd CJI today

IANS | November 24, 2025 6:41 AM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Justice Surya Kant will take oath on Monday as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI), marking the beginning of his 14-month tenure in the country's highest judicial office.

SC to hear Delhi Police arguments today against bail in 2020 riots case

IANS | November 24, 2025 12:10 AM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to continue hearing on Monday the bail pleas of student leaders Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, and Shifa-ur-Rehman -- all accused under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the alleged "larger conspiracy" behind the 2020 North East Delhi riots.

New labour codes are the biggest reform since Independence, says NFITU General Secretary Virat Jaiswal

IANS | November 23, 2025 9:25 PM

Bhopal, Nov 23 (IANS) The National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU) has hailed the Modi government’s new labour codes as what it called “a landmark step toward transforming the lives of millions of workers”. NFITU General Secretary Dr Virat Jaiswal described the reforms as “the most historic labour transformation since Independence,” asserting that they will bring decisive, long-awaited change for India’s workforce.

Key eyewitness identifies Yasin Malik as main shooter in 1990 IAF personnel killings

IANS | November 23, 2025 1:23 PM

Jammu, Nov 23 (IANS) In a breakthrough during the trial of banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, Yasin Malik, for the killings of four IAF officials in Rawalpora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city on January 25, 1990, a key eyewitness has identified the separatist leader as the main shooter in the TADA court.

Justice Surya Kant to take oath as 53rd CJI tomorrow

IANS | November 23, 2025 9:13 AM

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Justice Surya Kant will take oath on Monday as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI), marking the beginning of his 14-month tenure in the country's highest judicial office.

A legal, political battle that parties must fight jointly: Oppn as SC to hear plea for postponement of SIR in Kerala

IANS | November 21, 2025 1:23 PM

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) As the Supreme Court on Friday prepares to hear a plea seeking the postponement of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala ahead of the upcoming Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGI) elections, Opposition leaders on Friday said the matter represents both a legal and political battle that all parties must actively engage in.