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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The regulatory clampdown on unsecured personal loans has given a fillip to loans against the yellow metal, with gold loans soaring in the last few months. Rising gold prices on the back of escalating global conflict and uncertainty have also aided demand for gold loans, as customers reassess the value of their collateral and seek more credit against it.

Beside delivering several landmark judgements like the Ayodhya land dispute, abrogation of Article 370 and the decriminalisation of consensual gay sex that shaped society and politics, he was part of 38 constitution benches during his eight years tenure as a judge in the Supreme Court. During his tenure at the apex court, he rendered more than 500 judgements, some of them having wide ramification to the society and legal field.

Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Central Railway has successfully reunited 861 children with their families as part of their ongoing efforts through “Operation Nanhe Farishte,” TOI reported. This initiative, covering the period from April 1 to October 31, has helped reunite 589 boys and 272 girls with their families. Central Railway’s chief spokesperson, Swapnil Nila, highlighted the critical role of the RPF in safeguarding railway assets, stations, and passengers. The force adheres to the Ministry of Railways’ Standard Operating Procedure for rescuing children, collaborating with various organisations to aid in child rescue missions under “Operation Nanhe Farishte.” A recent incident on November 7, 2024, demonstrated the RPF’s dedication. RPF officers Ishwar Chand Jat and R K Tripathi, while patrolling Khandwa station, noticed a young boy sitting alone on platform 4/5. Upon counselling, they found that the boy, named Sumit, had a phone number tattooed on his right arm. When they contacted the number, Sumit’s brother informed them that Sumit suffers from amnesia. After a medical evaluation, the child was placed in Navjeevan Balgrih’s care, with ChildLine representatives assisting until Sumit’s brother could arrive to take him home.

Amit Shah on Sunday slammed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) saying that the Congress party did not fulfil the guarantees it gave in the states like Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana. He further added that Maha Vikas Aghadi's guarantee is a guarantee of lies, corruption, and appeasement. "...Maha Vikas Aghadi has given a lot of guarantees. Rahul Gandhi was angry with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge because he spoke the truth and said that only those promises should be made which can be fulfilled. The Congress party did not fulfil the guarantees it gave in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana. Maha Vikas Aghadi's guarantee is a guarantee of lies, corruption, appeasement..." said the Union Home Minister while addressing a public rally in Maharashtra's Buldhana. Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah in a public rally held in Jalgaon said, «For the first time, Lord Ram celebrated Diwali in the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Not just the Ram temple, Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, Somnath temple is also being built… When we removed Article 370, they (Maha Vikas Aghadi) opposed it, when we built the Ram temple, they (Maha Vikas Aghadi) opposed it… The Maha Vikas Aghadi is also opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024… PM Modi has decided that the Waqf Act will be amended in Parliament and this right will not remain with the Waqf Board....»

Chandrachud retires on November 10, he will leave with one of the most significant legacies in the history of the Supreme Court. There has never been a CJI as prolific as Chandrachud in terms of judicial output. He has written 92 judgments as CJI, more than his last 4 predecessors put together. To put things in perspective, the last CJI who served a similar 2-year term, SH Kapadia authored 27 judgments, less than a third of Chandrachud. “This is a testament to how incredibly hard-working Chandrachud has been as CJI,” wrote Anrghya Sengupta Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, for TOI. The 50th CJI played a pivotal role in several crucial cases, including the decision where a 5-judge bench headed by him unanimously ruled against legalising same-sex marriage in India.

Speaking to ANI, the Karnataka Minister questioned the BJP over its actions on the Waqf board during their regime. «Not our government, but even during the BJP government, the notices of Waqf that were issued have all been stopped and asked to withdraw… CM has assured that the agriculture that is being done by farmers will be given protection; such an order has been issued… The BJP is doing politics; during their regime, did they shut the Waqf board?» Priyank Kharge told ANI.

Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, often known as DYC in the legal world, has had a distinguished career that has left a lasting mark on India's judiciary. Known for his progressive ideas, dedication to justice, and compassion, Chandrachud’s journey has been both influential and inspiring.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Since Wednesday, American intellectuals have tried to guess why Americans voted Donald Trump to power, even though they had discouraged them. They have given a host of reasons, except one.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Chennai-based Sudarshan Jain was in for a shock when he checked his Employee Provident Fund (EPF) passbook in August this year. Interest on his EPF for the financial year 2023 and 2024 had not been credited.

Donald Trump winning the US Presidential elections, the Democrats have begun shoving off responsibility and pinning the blame on reigning US President Joe Biden for not dropping out at the right time from the US elections 2024.

re-election of Donald Trump are taking a sudden interest in a feminist movement that started in South Korea and encourages the rejection of heterosexual marriage, sex, childbirth and dating.The 4B movement, as it’s called, began in South Korea when women started swearing off heterosexual dating in protest of misogyny in the Asian country. While it’s hard to pin down the start of 4B, it’s believed to have begun around 2017, but gained traction in 2018 when protests erupted around the country in response to a spy cam epidemic and grew into a #MeToo-esque feminist phenomenon.On Wednesday, Google searches for “4B” spiked by 450 per cent in the U.S., with the most interest coming from Washington D.C., Colorado, Vermont and Minnesota.

Cherokee Nation Entertainment has filed a lawsuit challenging a measure Arkansas voters approved this week that revokes its license for a planned casino in the state

Kamala Harris in the US elections 2024, Democrats are turning to the former First Lady as their 'savior' in the next US elections of 2028. Michelle Obama is an extremely popular figure in the US political landscape, and there was a time when she was more popular than her husband Barack Obama, when he was still the President.

The US Fed cut its benchmark lending rate by 25 bps to 4.5%, in line with expectations and in an attempt to support economic growth, China’s National People's Congress (NPC) approved $839 billion refinancing of local government debt. This would help reduce interest payments by 600 billion yuan over five years.

4B movement has seen a surge online after Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential elections 2024. Trump's victory- fuelled by male voters and to many looked like a referendum on reproductive rights — some young American women are talking about boycotting men.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The moment he realised he’d called it wrong and Donald Trump was going to be the next US President, the “Nostradamus of US elections" Allan Lichtman held his head in his hands and declared that “democracy is gone". He’d got nine elections right in the past based on a model of reading historical patterns, but it’s certainly telling that so many people placed so much stock in his placid belief (despite the misogyny of the average American) that Kamala Harris would win.

'The Claman Countdown' panelists Kenny Polcari and Andy Brenner react to the Federal Reserve news conference.

The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey say that recent efforts to smooth the frequently volatile ties between the neighboring countries and regional rivals are bearing fruit, although significant differences remain, notably over maritime boundaries...

Maine is testing the legal limits of restrictions on so-called super PACs