Mint Explainer: Opinion trading apps win relief—but is it game on or just extra time?

On Saturday, the Chhattisgarh High Court granted interim relief to platforms such as Probo and SportsBaazi, allowing them to operate nationwide while ordering geo-blocking only within the state. The court flagged procedural lapses, noting that the state’s blanket ban lacked prior notice or a hearing. This comes even as another court—Punjab and Haryana High Court—hears…

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Congress moves SC against challenges to Places of Worship Act, citing ‘threat to communal harmony’

The Congress party has moved the Supreme Court to oppose the petitions challenging provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, news agency ANI reported on Thursday, January 16. The party has moved an intervention application in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar…

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