A Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant proposed a statutory fund to financially assist young, first-generation lawyers, especially from marginalized sections, facing hardship in their initial years. The court acknowledged issues like inadequate infrastructure and meager stipends that deter women and poor lawyers from continuing in the profession.
One year after a fatal Air India crash killed 260 people, sole survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh is demanding honesty and transparency from investigators. He speaks of significant psychological scars and financial hardship, having lost his brother in the disaster.
A Canberra charity, Rise Above, is seeing an "astonishing" rise in demand for financial aid from cancer patients struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. Many patients, particularly those aged 20-45, are facing tough decisions between basic needs and medical treatment.
Hong Kong mother Chau Ting-ting, 30, shares her struggles with caring for her autistic son Ziyi, 5, amidst financial hardships and postnatal depression, highlighting the challenges faced by families with special needs children.
The Allahabad High Court has upheld a maintenance order against Prayagraj resident Tej Bahadur Maurya, ruling that a man cannot use financial hardship to avoid supporting his wife and children. The court directed Maurya to pay ₹4,000 as interim maintenance to his wife, who has no independent income and bears full responsibility for raising their children. The bench cited the Supreme Court judgment in Rajnesh vs. Neha (2021), emphasizing that an able-bodied man must earn through physical labour to fulfill his legal obligations.
