New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on what it described as a growing culture of attacks on the judiciary and the legal system, with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant warning against “parasites” seeking to undermine institutions through social media and other platforms.The strong oral observations came from the Bench, also comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi, while hearing a petition filed by an advocate challenging the Delhi High Court’s refusal to cons…

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) In a case of suspected suicide, a 21-year-old woman ended her life by hanging herself in north Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar, an incident which took place within days of her appearing in the NEET UG exam on May 3, police said. The exact cause of victim Anshika Pandey’s extreme step is yet to be ascertained by the police, said a police official.Her family members claimed she was under stress due to the NEET exam cancellation and continuous academic pressure while preparing for…

Indore, May 15 (IANS) Abdul Samad, President of the Kamal Maula Welfare Society and one of the petitioners of the Muslim side in the case over Bhojshala and Kamal Maula Mosque complex, on Friday claimed that idols of Hindu goddesses were brought into the disputed site after the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) 2003 order.The Madhya Pradesh High Court recognised the Bhojshala complex as a Hindu temple and the property of King Bhoj. Revoking the ASI’s 2003 order, the court granted the Hindu …

Bhopal/Dhar, May 15 (IANS) Following the landmark ruling by the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court regarding the Bhojshala complex in Dhar, the Hindu side has moved swiftly to secure its legal standing. On Friday, a caveat petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India by Jitendra Singh Vishen through his counsel, Advocate Barun Kumar Sinha.The petition formally requests that the apex court refrain from passing any ex parte orders on potential appeals against the High Court’s verdic…

Bhopal, May 15 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday welcomed the landmark verdict delivered by the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court regarding the historic Bhojshala complex in Dhar.The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court redefined the legal status of the Bhojshala complex by ruling that the site is a temple and that the Hindu community possesses an inherent right to worship there which was never lost to history.In a significant judgment delivered on F…

Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) The investigation into the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate 2026 paper leak case has taken a significant turn, with the Central Bureau of Investigation uncovering fresh details about the alleged racket that first drew attention in Rajasthan’s Sikar district. According to investigators, the accused Dinesh Biwal allegedly paid nearly Rs 10 lakh to obtain a leaked National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test question paper for his son, Rishi Biwal.However, desp…

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the premature release of Rohit Chaturvedi, one of the convicts in the 2003 murder case of poetess Madhumita Shukla, holding that the Union Home Ministry’s decision rejecting his remission plea was “arbitrary, non-speaking, unsustainable in law and merit”. A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan quashed the July 9, 2025, letter issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which had declined to concur with the Uttarak…

Gangtok, May 15 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday reviewed several key infrastructure and development projects in Sikkim’s Namchi district, focusing on education, tourism, tea production, and sports development.​ On the second day of his official visit to Sikkim, Scindia visited the under-construction Khangchendzonga Sikkim State University at Tarku in Namchi, which is being developed as the state’s first univers…

Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) With the Election Commission of India initiating the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Punjab, Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra on Friday held a meeting with representatives of registered and recognised political parties and urged them to appoint booth-level agents to ensure transparency and smooth conduct of the revision process. At the meeting, the Chief Electoral Officer stressed that booth-level agents would play an extremely crucial role throug…

Srinagar, May 15 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town said on Friday that they have attached the property of a terror handler operating from Pakistan as part of the ongoing major crackdown on terror network. A police statement said that the proclaimed offender linked to terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen had crossed to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) for arms training and was now acting as a terror handler from there.Police attached the immovable property of a proclaimed offender involv…