July 2026

Apex court acquits 1996 blast accused after he spends 23 years in prison NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday acquitted a man accused in the 1996 Rajasthan bomb blast case after finding no evidence against him, though he had already spent 23 years in jail. The court found the prosecution case against him “to be woefully…

Complaint filed with NHRC seeking independent inquiry into the alleged police “brutality” on July 20 NEW DELHI: A complaint has been filed with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking independent inquiry into the alleged police “brutality” on July 20 against students protesting over the NEET-UG exam paper leak issue here, including allegations of misconduct by…

As many as 91,623 number of waqf properties are pending at various stages of uploading NEW DELHI: Minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju informed Parliament on Wednesday that the data as on July 17 shows of the over 7.99 lakh waqf properties that have been been initiated for uploading on the UMEED Central Portal–2025 since it…

Opposition MPs stage protest against govt at Parliament in black clothes NEW DELHI: Govt and opposition were locked in intense discussions Wednesday to break the deadlock in Parliament, as the aftermath of the police crackdown on student protests led to a hardening of stance by the anti-BJP bloc – with both Houses witnessing a washout…

SC said that once a high court grants bail to an accused, it must be treated as final NEW DELHI: In an important exposition on the working of criminal justice process without diluting the primacy of individual liberty, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that once a high court grants bail to an accused, it…