The Delhi High Court upheld the Union government’s decision to ban messaging application Telegram till the day after the undergraduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test re-examination for seats in medical colleges. The court held that the government “strictly followed the procedure” under the Information Technology Act given the “emergency nature” of the order.

Telegram had argued in its petition that the government had singled it out, violating Article 14 of the Constitution that guarantees the right to equality. Read on.

The Supreme Court held that walking safely on demarcated footpaths is a fundamental right. The persons walking on footpaths take priority over vehicles, the court said.

While the freedom to walk is subject to reasonable restrictions, the authorities must ensure that common spaces are not monopolised by persons driving vehicles, the bench said. Read on.

A case has been filed against a principal and two teachers in Maharashtra’s Jalna district after students performed to a song claimed to be Pakistani at a school event. The principal Wazhiyoddin Siddiqui said that the song is actually from the Turkish television series Ertuğrul.

The event was held in February 2025. The three were booked for acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, promoting enmity between groups, spreading misinformation affecting national integration and circulating false information likely to cause public alarm. Read on.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution against the Karnataka government’s plan to construct the Mekedatu dam on the Cauvery river. However, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge said that the state would continue to pursue its interests through legal means.

The Mekedatu dam project entails building a reservoir in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka with an aim to provide drinking water to Bengaluru and nearby areas. Tamil Nadu has claimed that it will impede the free flow of water from the Cauvery into the state. Read on.

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