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Delhi court grants bail to Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual harassment case

ANI -
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal directed accused persons to furnish a personal bail bond of Rs 25,000 each. The court also imposed several conditions.
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‘Deeply disturbing’: SC takes suo motu cognisance of purported Manipur video of women being paraded naked

Apoorva Mandhani -
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud says 'using women as an instrument in an area of communal strife to perpetuate gender violence is unacceptable', tells govt to take action.
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SC grants bail to Teesta Setalvad, reverses Gujarat HC’s ‘perverse, contradictory’ order

Bhadra Sinha -
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad who is facing charges of falsifying evidence in a 2002 post-Godhra...
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Divorce cases to strip searches, how courts are championing ‘right to privacy’

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Courts in India have become increasingly proactive about safeguarding the privacy and dignity of individuals across a range of cases, including in matrimonial and criminal matters.
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‘AAP ministers’ immature acts paralysed Delhi, so stepped in’: Centre defends Delhi ordinance in SC

Apoorva Mandhani -
Union govt told Supreme Court that Delhi CM Kejriwal 'appreciated work of all IAS officers & accorded them ‘outstanding’ rating, except for one, for the year 2019-2020'.
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Can Parliament amend Constitution to strip Delhi govt of ‘services’? SC’s ordinance plea stumper

Bhadra Sinha -
3-judge bench led by CJI Chandrachud hearing Delhi govt plea, says two previous Constitution bench judgments on distribution of powers in Capital didn’t cover this question of law.
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‘Criminalising consensual teenage relationships burdens courts’ — Bombay HC acquits man in rape case

Apoorva Mandhani -
In 10 July ruling in case stemming from 25-year-old man's relationship with 17.5-year-old, Bombay HC says age of consent at 18 is 'criminalising consensual adolescence/teenage relationships'.
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Delhi woman’s ‘family chopped off husband’s penis’. Couple wants case quashed, prosecution opposes

Apoorva Mandhani -
Almost 3 yrs after the incident, prosecution filed status report this week, describing it as 'one of the most reprehensible crimes'. Matter is set to come up before HC on 18 July.
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‘Will destroy wildlife’ — Haryana govt’s ambitious Aravalli jungle safari project challenged in SC 

Sushil Manav -
Petition by environmentalists flags potential damage the project will cause to the Aravalli Range. It comes day after CM Khattar invited PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone for it.   
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Tiger conservation body seeks clarity on SC stay on construction within reserves, national parks

Bhadra Sinha -
National Tiger Conservation Authority raises concerns about order impacting infra projects & welfare activities, defends construction of zoo/tiger safari in Corbett Tiger Reserve's buffer zone.
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China uses UK universities, think tanks to promote its interest. Academics...

Gautam Chikermane -
Western academics are championing the cause of the PLA, the CCP, and Xi Jinping at the cost of their nations.
Police used several rounds of tear gas shells to stop and disperse a crowd gathered near the regional office of BJP in Imphal | ANI file photo

It took a viral video of rape for India to wake...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at the press meet after the Opposition parties meeting in Bengaluru Tuesday | ANI

INDIA 2024 fault line goes via five states. But Mamata Banerjee...

Economy

G20 draft tweaked to reflect dissent on cutting ‘unabated’ fossil fuels

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By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma BAMBOLIM, India (Reuters) - A draft statement by Group of 20 energy officials was edited on Saturday to reflect concerns from some members on phasing down "

Defence

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Indian military faces staggering shortfall of 11,266 young officers, Modi govt...

Smruti Deshpande -
MoD is considering making 'short service entry more attractive' to mitigate shortage, clarified that available strength is adequate to meet current operational requirements.

National Interest

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New BJP govt, old divisive ways. Biren’s rule shows party never...

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Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, and by implication, the BJP nationally and the Modi government are all under attack over anarchy in the...

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