Assam beheading accused dies after jumping from police vehicle
A 30-year-old Guwahati man accused of beheading his wife and storing her severed head in a refrigerator died after jumping from a moving police vehicle early Monday, police said.
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Lawyers still prefer Indian courts for urgent relief despite emergency arbitration
Emergency arbitration has gained recognition, but lawyers facing a threat to assets in India will still run to court first, JSA Partner Dheeraj Nair said at a Singapore Convention Week panel on…
Supreme Court orders DNA profiling of all captive elephants
The Supreme Court on August 18 directed the environment ministry and the Captive Elephant Healthcare and Welfare Committee to submit a status report on DNA profiling of all captive elephants and upload…
J&K High Court quashes bribe conviction for flawed trap probe
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has acquitted a public servant convicted of taking a Rs 1,800 bribe, ruling that the trap officer failed to independently verify the initial demand…
Nominee is not owner: legal heirs can claim your mutual funds and shares
Naming a nominee for your mutual funds or shares does not make that person the owner of the investments after your death, experts have clarified. The nominee holds the assets in a…
Supreme Court leaves hanging as execution method, rejects change bid
The Supreme Court on August 18 dismissed a petition seeking to replace hanging with lethal injection, electrocution or shooting as execution methods. It allowed the Union government to study whether scientific advances…
Bihar’s new anti-gambling law clashes with central PROG Act, says expert
Bihar has become the first state to notify a fresh anti-gambling law after the Centre's Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, creating a legal overlap. The Bihar Gambling (Prohibition) Act,…
91% of Bengal SIR appeals succeed as RTI reveals scale
An RTI reply to Congress MP Isha Khan Choudhury shows that 91% of appeals decided by West Bengal's electoral roll appellate tribunal have resulted in voter names being restored. Of 82,000 appeals…
AIBE 22 registration starts, exam on November 29
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has opened registration for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XXII on August 19, 2026. The exam will be held on November 29, 2026, as per…
Ram temple trust bank accounts under SIT scrutiny for 2020-22
A Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) visited Ayodhya on Tuesday and examined bank records of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust as part of a probe into alleged theft and misappropriation…
