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From Hyde Park to the White House, Kashmiri diaspora protests have swept London, Bradford, Washington D.C., New York, and Geneva, demanding international accountability for over 90 civilian deaths in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. British MPs have raised alarm and formal petitions have been filed at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Read Full ArticleIndia formally assigned standard names to 27 geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh on the official Survey of India map on August 7, directly countering China's repeated renaming exercises. The 27 locations include the strategic Thag La Pass and Long Ju along the Line of Actual Control.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, 2026, committing that any armed attack on one will be treated as an attack on all three. The trilateral pact was signed in Mecca by Crown Prince MBS, PM Shehbaz Sharif, and President Erdogan amid the ongoing Iran war.
Delhi High Court holds that a father cannot adjust his daughter's PPF funds against his independent legal obligation to pay maintenance.
The Shahdara Bar Association has resolved to boycott the courts of two judicial officers at Delhi's Karkardooma Courts, alleging repeated discourteous conduct towards advocates, including an incident where a senior lawyer was allegedly called a "Dallal."
Japan's Cabinet approved the record 598-page Defence of Japan 2026 white paper on August 4, labelling China its "greatest strategic challenge" and warning of Beijing's expanding Pacific military reach...
The Centre has opposed PILs in the Supreme Court seeking a creamy layer exclusion and income-based sub-quota for SC/ST reservations, arguing that reservation is rooted in historical and social backwar...
The Rajya Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength to 38 judges, while MP Menaka Guruswamy questioned judicial diversity and the ordin...
The Bombay High Court set aside Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in the 2013 Tehelka sexual assault case, convicted him under multiple IPC provisions, sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment, and dir...
The Kerala High Court denied bail to a father accused of sexually assaulting his minor daughter under the POCSO Act, holding that the victim's mother cannot settle or compromise such offences, which a...
The Gujarat High Court upheld the rejection of a wife's maintenance claim under Section 125 CrPC, holding that the statutory bar under Section 125(4) applies where the wife is found to be living in ad...
The Karnataka High Court refused to quash an FIR against an advocate accused of telling a litigant's mother that ₹50 lakh was needed to secure bail through a High Court judge, holding the allegation...
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