Supreme Court
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CCTV in police stations: Centre assures Supreme Court to resolve installation issues within 2 week
India | Apr 07, 2026, 05:24 PM ISTThe Supreme Court received an assurance from the Centre that all issues linked to installing CCTVs in police stations nationwide will be resolved within two weeks. The court encouraged adopting Kerala's successful model to streamline implementation.
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Ban on women at Sabarimala linked to Lord Ayyappa's celibate tradition, not bias: Centre tells SC
India | Apr 07, 2026, 10:58 AM ISTThe Supreme Court’s nine-judge Constitutional bench will start hearing the case from today.
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Rajasthan SI Exam: Supreme Court restricts exam relief to single candidate; thousands lose benefit
Jobs | Apr 03, 2026, 03:23 PM ISTThe earlier order was passed on a plea filed by one candidate, Suraj Mal Meena, who had sought deferment of the examination by at least four weeks on the ground that he had been unable to appear for the examination scheduled on April 5–6.
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West Bengal: Malda protest mastermind arrested, 35 held as NIA probe begins
West Bengal | Apr 03, 2026, 12:10 PM IST35 people have been arrested, including the main conspirator, lawyer Mofakkarul Islam. West Bengal police apprehended him at Bagdogra airport while he was reportedly attempting to flee.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, April 2, 2026
India | Apr 02, 2026, 08:21 PM ISTOn Thursday morning, a massive protest was launched in Malda by people whose names were excluded from the voter list. They blocked National Highway 12.
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SC calls Bengal 'most polarised state', says judicial officers’ gherao in Malda was 'preplanned'
India | Apr 02, 2026, 12:04 PM ISTChief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said the incident was a “brazen attempt to challenge the authority of this Court" and aimed at demoralising judicial officers engaged in election-related duties.
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West Bengal SIR case: Calcutta HC informs SC that 47 lakh objections disposed of till March 31
India | Apr 01, 2026, 12:45 PM ISTWhile hearing the matter, the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said they have received a letter from the chief justice of the high court on Tuesday.
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SC forms SIT, slams Haryana Police for insensitive probe into rape of 4-year-old girl in Gurugram
India | Mar 25, 2026, 02:43 PM ISTThe top court issued show cause notices to officials of Gurugram Police and asked them why action should not be taken against them for shoddy investigation in the case. "Why cannot the police go to the victim's house? The one who went was arrested on corruption charges," the top court said.
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SC questions Bengal Govt on I-PAC raids: 'Can ED approach state police if officials face resistance'
West Bengal | Mar 24, 2026, 05:44 PM ISTThe top court was hearing a petition filed by the ED alleging obstruction by Mamata Banerjee and the state administration during its January 8 searches at the Kolkata office of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of its chief, Prateek Jain.
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No SC status after religious conversion: Supreme Court upholds Andhra Pradesh HC ruling
India | Mar 24, 2026, 11:55 AM ISTThe Supreme Court has upheld the Andhra Pradesh High Court's verdict that Scheduled Caste status ends immediately when a person converts to Christianity or any religion not listed under the 1950 Constitution Order.
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SC upholds Permanent Commission for women officers in big decision, grants pension rights
India | Mar 24, 2026, 12:32 PM ISTThe court said that the grant of Permanent Commission to Short Service Commission officers who have already been granted such commission by Selection Boards held in 2019, 2020, and 2021 shall not be disturbed.
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NCERT book row: Centre informs SC on panel of domain experts to finalise legal studies course
Education | Mar 20, 2026, 02:20 PM ISTNCERT book row: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that Senior lawyer and former Attorney General KK Venugopal, former SC judges Indu Malhotra, Aniruddha Bose and Director of the National Judicial Academy will be in the panel.
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Supreme Court pulls up Mamata Banerjee over barging in during ED's I-PAC raids: 'Unusual situation'
India | Mar 18, 2026, 06:26 PM ISTThe Supreme Court questioned the West Bengal government over Mamata Banerjee's actions during the January ED raids on I-PAC offices, quipping whether the agency will be left with a remedy if some other chief minister barges in during a raid in the future.
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Supreme Court calls for law on paternity leave, expands rights of adoptive mothers
India | Mar 17, 2026, 06:01 PM ISTA bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan noted that introducing paternity leave would help break traditional gender roles. It said such a measure would encourage fathers to be more involved in childcare and promote equality both at home and in the workplace.
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SC strikes down law limiting maternity leave to adoption of children under 3 months
India | Mar 17, 2026, 04:08 PM ISTThe top court's judgement came on a plea filed by advocate Hamsaanandini Nanduri challenging Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code that allows 12 weeks of maternity leave only if an adoptive mother adopts a child below three months of age.
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'It's time to go now': Family bids emotional farewell to Harish Rana | Video
India | Mar 16, 2026, 10:25 AM ISTThe Supreme Court on March 11 permitted the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for Harish Rana, lying in a comatose condition for over 13 years, noting that prospects of his recovery are negligible.
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Delhi excise policy case: Kejriwal, Sisodia escalate to SC after HC CJ rejects judge transfer plea
India | Mar 15, 2026, 11:45 PM ISTDelhi excise policy case: The scrapped 2021 Delhi excise policy sought to boost revenue through liquor sales privatisation but drew fire for alleged irregularities, kickbacks to favored licensees and massive losses to the state exchequer, triggering CBI and ED investigations.
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Supreme Court declines PIL seeking nationwide menstrual leave policy: Here's what the top court said
India | Mar 13, 2026, 12:47 PM ISTThe Supreme Court of India declined a PIL seeking a nationwide menstrual leave policy, warning that a mandatory law could hurt women's job prospects and reinforce gender stereotypes. The bench was hearing a PIL filed by Shailendra Mani Tripathi.
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Cash-for-query case: SC stays HC order on Lokpal move to grant CBI sanction against Mahua Moitra
India | Mar 13, 2026, 01:33 PM ISTCash-for-query case: On December 19, 2025, the high court had set aside an order of the Lokpal granting sanction to the CBI to file a chargesheet against Moitra in the alleged cash-for-query scam.
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Speed News: Centre forms 3-minister panel led by Amit Shah to monitor fuel supply
Originals | Mar 12, 2026, 05:24 PM ISTCentre forms 3-minister panel led by Amit Shah to monitor fuel supply. Om Birla says Rahul Gandhi was not blocked from speaking. Rahul Gandhi warns of LPG shortage, urges govt action. Get all the latest updates of the day in today's Speed News