The Supreme Court has granted bail to three accused of swapping blood samples in the 2024 Pune Porsche crash that killed two techies, Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta.
The Supreme Court ruled that menstrual health is a fundamental right, directing states and UTs to provide free biodegradable sanitary napkins, proper toilets, hygiene facilities, awareness programmes and oversight in all schools.
The Supreme Court held that the absence of gender-segregated toilets and access to menstrual hygiene products in schools violates girl students' fundamental rights to education, equality, health, dignity and privacy.
Why did the UGC bring new equity regulations in 2026 — and why did campuses erupt in protest?
The Supreme Court paused the UGC's new anti-discrimination rules and issued a notice to the government, citing concerns over the guidelines' vagueness and potential for misuse.
In 2021, ex-Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede made news for arresting Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan for alleged possession, consumption and trafficking of drugs.
The plea was mentioned before a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The petitioner argued that the new regulations are discriminatory towards General Category students.
The UGC's anti-caste discrimination regulations were framed after repeated Supreme Court directions. The court flagged poor implementation of older rules and called for monitoring of the new framework.
The Supreme Court's observations came while hearing the plea of Shaheen Malik, an acid attack survivor, who challenged a trial court's acquittal of the accused in her case.
The death of software engineer Yuvraj Mehta in an unbarricaded construction pit in Noida's Sector 150 was not just a tragic mishap.
