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Waqf Law hearing resumes today: A look at three key provisions flagged by Supreme Court - explained
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan stopped short of passing the interim order on Wednesday and will resume the hearing today.
3 min read17 Apr 2025Kunal Kamra row: Even after 75 years, law enforcement ignorant of fundamental right, comedian's lawyer to Bombay HC
An FIR has been lodged against Kamra, 36, after he sparked a row by taking a swipe at Eknath Shinde in one of his stand-up shows. Kamra used a modified version of a Hindi song from Shahrukh Khan's Dil To Pagal Hai movie with a 'gaddar' (traitor) jibe.
2 min read17 Apr 2025Bombay High Court asks govt to instruct educational institutions to allow retrospective name, gender change in records
The petitioner, an alumnus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), identifies as a transgender and sought to change their name and gender in the education records of the institute
1 min read27 Apr 2023Italy Strips Some Gay Couples of Parental Recognition
Georgia Meloni’s government moves to restrict same-sex parenthood as its champions traditional values
7 min read25 Apr 2023Fresh cases against Imran Khan, close aide; Mehbooba Mufti says situation in India no different from Pak. Top updates
Seeing the situation in Pakistan, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Mehbooba Mufti compared the situation in Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370. She also cited example of former Delhi Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia who has been arrested by CBI during its probe into the alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy case.
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