Download IPFS The persistent issue of non-appearance by police witnesses in criminal trials has drawn sharp criticism from the High Court on July 23, 2025, which highlighted that such apathy “deserves redressal.” This judicial observation underscores a systemic problem that frequently hampers the efficient functioning of the criminal justice system,[Read More…]

Download IPFS In a significant reaffirmation of penal philosophy, the High Court on July 23, 2025, underscored that the fundamental purpose of imprisonment is correction and rehabilitation, not the destruction of an individual’s personality. This observation came during a hearing concerning a prisoner’s application for parole, emphasizing the judiciary’s commitment[Read More…]

Download IPFS A distressing incident in Hyderabad has brought to light serious allegations of harassment within a family, after a woman set herself ablaze, claiming she was subjected to inappropriate behavior by her father-in-law. The woman, who sustained severe burn injuries, accused in a video statement recorded from her hospital[Read More…]

Download IPFS In a significant ruling upholding the rights of women under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act), a Delhi court has intervened to protect a widow and her minor child from being unlawfully evicted from their matrimonial home by her in-laws. The court’s decision,[Read More…]

Download IPFS Following recent large-scale eviction drives in Assam, three neighboring Northeastern states, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Nagaland, have issued urgent advisories to bolster checks against the potential influx of illegal migrants. This proactive measure aims to prevent those displaced from Assam’s government lands from attempting to resettle across state borders,[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The Supreme Court has affirmed the validity of a two-month “cooling-off” period before police can make arrests in marital cruelty cases under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The ruling upholds a directive issued by the Allahabad High Court in 2021 aimed at preventing the misuse of[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS A 21-year-old BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) student at Sharda University was found dead by suicide in her hostel room on Thursday evening. The student, identified as Jyoti Jhangra from Gurugram, reportedly left behind a note blaming two faculty members for persistent mental harassment and humiliation. The handwritten[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS An Indian national was stripped and assaulted in a racially charged incident in the Tallaght area of Dublin, triggering widespread condemnation and raising concerns about migrant safety in Ireland. The incident occurred over the weekend in the Parkhill Road locality of Kilnamanagh. According to Gardaí (Irish police), the[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS In a significant breakthrough in the fight against human trafficking, 56 women were rescued from a Patna-bound train in West Bengal’s Siliguri late Monday night. The joint operation was carried out by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP), leading to the arrest of[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Nearly 78 years after India’s Independence, 13,212 living freedom fighters are still receiving pensions under the Central Government’s Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY), according to data shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The SSSY scheme, launched in 1980, provides a monthly[Read More…]