Law

Both 'guardian and catalyst': CJI Gavai highlights judiciary's evolving role at Nepal-India Judicial Dialogue

IANS | September 5, 2025 9:19 PM

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, while addressing the Nepal-India Judicial Dialogue 2025 in Kathmandu on Friday, emphasised the judiciary’s dual role as both "a guardian and a catalyst" – safeguarding the foundational structures of society while simultaneously encouraging reforms that strengthen the moral and ethical fabric of a nation.

‘Pest control wasn’t carried out, very serious note taken’: MP Dy CM on hospital rodent attack

IANS | September 3, 2025 3:14 PM

Indore, Sep 3 (IANS) A day after the shocking incident of rodent attack inside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward of M. Y. Hospital in Indore, in which one newborn (baby girl) died, Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Wednesday claimed that the government has taken the incident very seriously, asserting that pest control was not carried out in the hospital.

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.