Raj Kundra challenges PMLA court’s cognisance order, ED summons before Bombay High Court in Bitcoin case

Businessman Raj Kundra has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to set aside a special court’s order taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) supplementary prosecution complaint and the summons…

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Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging amended definition of ‘transgender person’ under 2026 law

The Supreme Court has sought the Union government’s response to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the proviso to Section 2(k) of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment…

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Supreme Court accepts CBI’s closure report exonerating late PM Manmohan Singh in coal block allocation case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) decision to give a clean chit to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in a case linked to…

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Supreme Court asks Centre to define digital arrests as distinct crime, suggests asset freeze mechanism for accused

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that the Union government define “digital arrest” as a standalone offence under criminal law with stringent punishment and provisions to freeze the assets of…

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Centre summons Meta global policy chief over removal of PM Modi’s Facebook post on paper leaks

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has summoned Meta’s global head of public policy after the company briefly removed a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed…

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Supreme Court questions legal basis of plea challenging EWS eligibility criteria for NEET AIQ

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the challenge to the eligibility criteria prescribed for determining beneficiaries under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation in the All India Quota (AIQ) for…

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CPM MP moves Supreme Court against facial recognition, biometric surveillance at Jantar Mantar protests

CPI (M) leader and Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi Police’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) and other biometric surveillance measures during…

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