Every year, festivals make India’s cities come alive with light, parties, traditional desserts and fireworks. Fireworks are an important part of most celebrations for children and adults alike. But at the same time, these very festivities pose a serious challenge of how to preserve religious traditions and culture without poisoning millions of people with toxic ...

The issue of custodial deaths remains one of the worst cases of governmental accountability. In case when a citizen dies under custody of law enforcement officers, the government needs to find out the truth behind the death and punish the guilty party for the crime. However, the process of bringing justice proves to be particularly ...

Supreme Court of India has instructed Indian Railways to provide insurance cover for all the train tickets bought from the ticket counters of the railway stations from October 27, 2026. The instruction was made by a panel of Justices consisting of Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan during a case related to safety of railways and ...

Healthcare marketing is entering a whole new world of complexity. Whereas previously, an erroneous medical assertion found its way into a newspaper or commercial advertisement and stayed there, today it could be spread via social networks, search engines, influencer and recommendation engines within a matter of minutes. The end result is an environment where exposure ...

India’s democracy at the polling box is dependent not only upon the practice of voting but also on voters being equipped with relevant information about the candidates standing before them. The Affidavit called ‘Form 26’, which the candidates file in conjunction with the nomination forms, is crucial in this respect. The Affidavit contains relevant information, ...

The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over deaths reported among internally displaced people living in relief camps in violence-hit Manipur. During a hearing on September 17, 2026, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant questioned the state government over its response to reports of unnatural deaths and directed the Manipur Chief ...

The Supreme Court will be hearing an important case on September 7, 2026, pertaining to the need for guidelines for regulating what the petitioner says are “the unpredictable swings in airfares and other charges levied by private airlines.” The importance of the case lies in the fact that it is taking place when the Centre ...

The Supreme Court of India is organizing the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum 2026 in New Delhi from September 4 to 6 this year, bringing together top judges from BRICS member nations and other countries to discuss the modern justice delivery system and the changes shaping it. This three-day forum comes at a time when various ...

CBSE’s 3-Language formula is again in the limelight now that the Supreme Court of India has agreed to consider issues regarding its implementation while denying an interim stay on its implementation for the 2026-27 academic year. In the hearing conducted by the court, it was noted that though learning new languages would be beneficial, it ...

SC stays execution: SC has stayed Centre’s implementation of three farm laws & formed a panel to negotiate with farmers In a major development amid the ongoing farmers’ protest across North India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the three controversial farm laws. The apex court also established a four-member committee of ...