India's fight against narcotics has entered a new phase with the release of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Annual Report 2025 and the Vision Document on Drug Control 2026–2029. The documents were unveiled by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah during the 10th NCORD Apex Meeting. The report highlights a sharp rise in anti-drug enforcement, emerging threats from synthetic opioids, increasing use of encrypted messaging apps by traffickers, and India's s

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"The petitioner no. 1 is not ready to go with her parents and she is happy with the company of the petitioner no. 2." Uttarakhand High Court Protects Couple Facing Threats From Family In a significant ruling, the Uttarakhand High Court granted protection to a young couple despite objections that the male petitioner had not attained the age of 21 years at the time of their marriage. Justice Alok Mahra held that the couple had established a case for police protection after cons

"All citizens are being made slaves of Indian Government... They cannot stage protests, they cannot agitate—what is all this?" — Justice Madhav Jamdar (oral observation during the hearing) The Bombay High Court has held that merely opposing decisions of the Union Government or raising slogans against it cannot be a valid ground for externing a citizen from any area. In a significant judgment delivered on Thursday, July 2, Justice Madhav Jamdar quashed the externment order iss

Rajasthan Maternal Health Crisis Raises Fresh Questions About C-Section Safety and Oxytocin Use A series of maternal health emergencies in Rajasthan has once again brought the safety of Caesarean deliveries (C-sections), the quality of essential medicines, and India's emergency maternal healthcare system under the national spotlight. On June 20, eight women who underwent Caesarean deliveries at the District Government Hospital in Paota, Jodhpur, reportedly fell ill shortly af

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