Women have earlier written to their husbands’ employers alleging adultery or ill-treatment, seeking termination of employment. How have courts viewed such cases?

Intentionally preventing the singing of the national anthem or causing a disturbance to any assembly engaged in such singing is a criminal offence. The amended law proposes to include the national song within its ambit.

The next phase of reforms will see the retirement fund body attempt to navigate payments for social security schemes covering over 60 crore workers, out of which over three-quarters are in the unorganised sector.

The Cockroach Janta Party-led protests were triggered by discontent with the NEET-UG. But as discussions spill over to criticisms of the broader education system, what do data show about the government's focus on the sector?

He vacated the position last month in the wake of intense speculation over his continued ability to lead the Labour Party, following a dismal performance in the local elections earlier this year.

Launched weeks after BSE’s Saatvik Index, NSE’s new index excludes several big names while focusing on animal-cruelty-free companies.

Without Chabahar, India loses its primary non-Pakistani corridor to landlocked markets, effectively undoing New Delhi's decades of connectivity planning.

The Parsvnath Developers case tells the story of a larger problem in the housing segment: getting a favourable order from the real estate regulator is often just the beginning of a homebuyer’s ordeal.

A division bench said that the state cannot demolish a house to punish the family for an alleged offence. However, it was split on the question of whether the HC can create additional safeguards against state action.

While the National Conference is already under mounting pressure especially in the Kashmir valley for scaling down its demands since coming to power in 2024, it now finds itself with limited political options. We explain.

Given the prevalence of chewable tobacco products, oral cancer is a significant health concern in India, accounting for about 1 in 4 of all global cases.

The presence of police in plainclothes during the CJP protest on Monday has raised questions over officer identification, legal authority, accountability and safeguards during crowd control.

Israel's longest-serving prime minister faces a tough challenge from retired army chief Gadi Eisenkot's new party for the first time. We explain what's driving his decline, who Eisenkot is, and how Israel's coalition system could decide the outcome

The Houthis’ blockade declaration has put the spotlight on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital maritime chokepoint whose disruption could reshape global shipping, oil markets and India’s energy security.

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he ever came to the city. This week, he said the city has no legal authority to do so, weeks before Netanyahu's September visit.

Israel is constructing a massive earthen barrier separating the over 50% of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of the territory, satellite images show. This further entrenches the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave and is seen as a prelude to…

US President Donald Trump’s threat comes after several such ultimatums, largely designed to attract investment in the US. Actual tariffs on drugs have been exempted in most tariff instruments his administration has used so far.

The case stems from an explosion inside a Rajasthan Roadways bus travelling from Agra to Bikaner in May 1996 near Samleti in Rajasthan’s Dausa district, which claimed 14 lives and left 37 injured.

The RBI is set to launch a trial of plastic notes, after an aborted attempt 15 years back. Plastic banknotes are used in more than 50 countries and are considered to be far superior to paper ones. Here's why.

The nationalisation of British Steel has revived debate over the future of Britain’s steel industry, as the UK government seeks to preserve primary steelmaking capacity at Scunthorpe. Here is what to know

The US-Saudi nuclear deal has raised concerns that it could pave the way for Saudi Arabia to develop a nuclear bomb.