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Supreme Court orders mandatory insurance for Indian Railways tickets from October 27
India's Supreme Court has directed Indian Railways to provide insurance coverage for counter-booked tickets from October 27, addressing a protection gap between offline and online passengers. The order follows judicial scrutiny of railway safety after the 2023 Odisha disaster. Implementation details will determine how the coverage reaches ordinary travellers.
India voter-list protests intensify as opposition marches to Supreme Court over 130 million removals
India’s voter-list protests are escalating after 130 million names were removed. Find out why the dispute is now heading to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court questions Delhi Metro shutdown and protest detentions during election demonstrations
India's Supreme Court has intervened after mass detentions and widespread transport restrictions during protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. At a special Sunday hearing, judges questioned the closure of Delhi Metro stations and stressed that peaceful protesters should not face unlawful detention. The case now tests how public-order measures must respect constitutional freedoms.
Punjab government challenges CBI probe linked to Bhagwant Mann’s office in Supreme Court
A court-directed CBI investigation into alleged corruption involving an officer attached to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has triggered a major legal confrontation. Investigators are examining allegations involving government transfers, tenders and administrative decisions, while the Punjab government contests the High Court order and denies wrongdoing.
Supreme Court questions Jharkhand DGP appointment rules over Prakash Singh safeguards
Supreme Court questions Jharkhand DGP appointment rules and their compliance with the Prakash Singh judgment. What happens to Tadasha Mishra?
Supreme Court hears fresh arguments in Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray Shiv Sena dispute
More than four years after the Shiv Sena split, its identity remains a live constitutional and electoral dispute. The Supreme Court is examining competing arguments about legislative strength, organisational authority and the Election Commission's decision to recognise Eknath Shinde's faction. The next hearing is scheduled for October 13.
Indian Energy Exchange (NSE: IEX) volumes rise 14%, but can market coupling threaten its profits?
Indian Energy Exchange traded 77.2 billion units of electricity in the first half of FY2027, but market coupling could reshape competition and weaken its price-discovery advantage. The company's transaction-fee economics, growing real-time market and regulatory exposure reveal a more complicated financial picture than rising power volumes suggest.
Nestlé, Unilever and PepsiCo face tougher India red food-label rules
India's food regulator now proposes red front-of-pack warnings when even one of sugar, salt or fat exceeds prescribed limits, broadening potential exposure across packaged-food categories.
India signals tougher red food warnings after Supreme Court questions FSSAI plan
India’s food regulator has told the Supreme Court it could implement tougher front-of-pack warning labels in one phase, potentially requiring a red hexagon when a packaged food exceeds the limit for even one of added sugar, salt or saturated fat.
India food-safety crackdown puts one-in-five failure rate and warning labels under scrutiny
India is intensifying food-safety enforcement after government data showed roughly one in five tested samples failing safety, quality or labelling standards, while a separate Supreme Court battle over red front-of-pack warnings could reshape the country’s more than $100 billion packaged-food market.