CENTRE’S REGULATION FOR CHEMICAL USED IN ‘MEOW MEOW’ DRUG
NEW DELHI,16 March 2026 : The Centre has taken a significant step against widely used synthetic drug ‘Meow-Meow’, listing a specific chemical used in its making as a controlled substance. 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone is the chemical that drug cartels use to manufacture the drug known as mephedrone, which has the street name ‘Meow-Meow’ or ‘Drone.’ The government […]
6 NEW VISA UPDATES THAT INDIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS NEED TO KNOW
NEW DELHI,15 March 2026 : International travel planning often comes with one big question – what has changed with visas this year? Governments frequently tweak visa systems, documentation rules and application processes to manage rising travel demand. For Indian travellers, 2026 has already brought several such updates across different destinations. From digital visas and student […]
SONAM WANGCHUK COMES OUT OF JODHPUR JAIL AFTER 170 DAYS OF INCARNATION
NEW DELHI,14March 2026 : Laddakh’s environment activist Sonam Wangchuk was on Saturday freed from the Jodhpur central jail after 170 days of incarnation under the National Security Act. The Centre withdrew the NSA against him. He was arrested on September 24 by the Ladakh adminisstration and shifted to the Jodhpur jail on September 26. He […]
SC REJECTS PLEA FOR MENSTRUAL LEAVE
NEW DELHI,14 March 2026 : Mandatory menstrual leave for women could ‘adversely impact (their) employment’ because employers ‘will not hire women if we make such a law’, Chief Justice Surya Kant said Friday. Such a law would also ‘create a psychological fear or impression among working women… that they are ‘less’ than men’, the Chief […]
SC TO USE AI TO END HUMAN ROLE IN CASE LISTING, BENCH ALLOCATION
NEW DELHI,14 March 2026 : In a move that could mark a significant change in the functioning of the Supreme Court’s administrative side, software powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take over case listing and bench allocation in the top court effectively removing human intervention in the process. The decision was taken by Chief Justice […]
SC PUSHES FOR FARMING OF PULSES INSTEAD OF WHEAT & RICE
NEW DELHI,14 March 2026 : The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to reassess its long-standing focus on wheat and rice cultivation and consider a new policy framework that encourages farmers to grow alternative crops, especially pulses. The court made these observations while hearing a petition filed by the Kisan Mahapanchayat. Chief Justice of […]
KASHMIRI SEPARATIST LEADER SHABIR AHMAD SHAH GETS BAIL
NEW DELHI,13 March 2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, who has been in custody in connection with a case involving allegations of terror funding and a conspiracy to secede Jammu and Kashmir from India. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta granted […]
SC Seeks Centre’s Response On Plea To Ban Animal sacrifice In Temples, Amendment To PCA Act Provision
New Delhi, 13March 2026: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central government on a PIL by advocate Shruti Bisht seeking a ban on animal sacrifice in temples as part of religious practices and amendment to Section 28 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, which provides that the killing of […]
NCERT ASKED TO REVIEW ALL SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS
NEW DELHI,12 March 2026 : The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has directed the NCERT to review the textbooks of all classes. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that instead of asking the NCERT to do so, it would have appreciated […]
FOR FIRST TIME, PASSIVE EUTHANASIA ALLOWED TO MAN IN VEGITATIVE STATE SINCE 2013
NEW DELHI,12 March 2026,: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed plea for passive euthanasia (withdrawal of life support) of Ghaziabad’s 31-year-old Harish Rana, who has remained in a permanent vegetative state since 2013 after falling from a building. This could be the first instance of the Court passing such a direction in an individual case, […]
