NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has rebuked trial and high courts for disclosing the identity of rape survivors in their orders and directed them to ensure that names of survivors and family members are not mentioned in court records, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh expressed concern that despite statutory safeguards and repeated directions from SC, such lapses persist. The court made the observation while convicting a rape accused, noting that the name of the minor survivor was mentioned in lower court orders.“The legislature had as far back as 1983 introduced a provision into IPC seeking to protect the identity of the victim of the offence under Section 376 IPC. The amendment was made apparently to address a specific mischief that emerged starkly from the way sexual offence cases were handled: the public disclosure of a survivor’s identity.”Morality won’t guide court for protection of citizen’s rights: HCThe court rejected the argument of the woman’s family. “There is no offence of the kind where a married man, staying with an adult in a live-in relationship, by consent of the other person, can be prosecuted for any offence whatsoever,” the bench said. “Morality and law have to be kept apart. If there is no offence under the law made out, social opinions and morality will not guide the action of the court for protecting the rights of citizens.”The couple told the court that the woman’s family members had threatened her with death and they feared an honour killing attempt. The district police chief allegedly took no action.The court reminded the authorities that it was the fundamental duty of police to protect two adults living together. Finding a prima facie case, the bench admitted the petition, issued notices to respondents, and granted the state counsel two weeks to file a counter-affidavit.Granting immediate interim relief to the couple, the court also directed that the petitioners not be arrested “until further orders”. The case against the man had been registered under Section 87 of BNS, which criminalises kidnapping, abduction or inducement of a woman to compel her into marriage or illicit sexual relations, with penalties of up to 10 years’ imprisonment and fines.To ensure protection, the court restrained the informant and all members of the woman’s family from causing any harm to the couple in life or limb, from entering their home and contacting them directly, through electronic means, or through others. The district SP would be personally responsible for ensuring the petitioners’ safety and security, the court said.

Kai Trump and Aryna Sabalenka (Image Via Getty)

Kai Trump, granddaughter of Donald Trump, grabbed attention at the Miami Open 2026 after openly supporting Aryna Sabalenka over American star Coco Gauff. She was present in the crowd on Thursday, March 26, when Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinal. What stood out was not just the match, but what happened after it.Soon after the win, Kai met Sabalenka and shared the moment on Instagram. She looked excited and clearly impressed by the performance she had just seen. Instead of backing her fellow American Gauff, she showed full support for Sabalenka ahead of the final scheduled for Saturday, March 28. On her Instagram story, Kai wrote, “So much fun watching @arynasabalenka… Let’s get it on Saturday.”

Aryna Sabalenka vs Coco Gauff final builds hype as Kai Trump shows support after semifinal win

Sabalenka has been in strong form this season, and that showed again in Miami. Her win over Rybakina was clean and controlled. She did not look under pressure at any point in the match. That performance clearly left an impression on Kai, who watched everything from close range.Looking at the bigger picture, Sabalenka is having one of her best runs. She has already won the Indian Wells title recently and is now one match away from winning Miami as well. If she does that, she will complete what players call the “Sunshine Double,” which means winning both Indian Wells and Miami in the same season.Her journey has not been easy though. At the Australian Open earlier this year, she lost in the final to Rybakina. But she turned things around quickly and beat the same opponent in Indian Wells. That win gave her a lot of confidence coming into Miami.Now, all eyes are on her final against Gauff. This will be their 13th meeting, and so far, both players have won six matches each. So, it is perfectly balanced. Their last meeting at the WTA Finals 2025 was won by Sabalenka in straight sets.Gauff, on the other hand, will have strong crowd support as she is playing at home. She has also troubled Sabalenka in past matches, which makes this final even more interesting.If Sabalenka wins on Saturday, she will defend her Miami Open title and also make history. She could become the first woman since Ashleigh Barty in 2021 to defend the title successfully. That adds even more pressure and excitement to what is already a big match.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday unveiled its ‘Payments Vision 2028’ document, outlining a roadmap that includes exploring electronic cheques, expanding regulatory oversight to digital platforms, and strengthening safeguards in the fast-growing payments ecosystem, PTI reported.The central bank said it will examine the introduction of e-cheques to combine the advantages of paper instruments with the speed and reliability of digital payments. “To leverage the unique benefits of paper-based instruments and the speed and reliability of electronic payments, and cater to new business use cases, the introduction of electronic cheques in India shall be explored,” the RBI said.Alongside, the RBI is considering widening the regulatory ambit to include entities such as e-commerce marketplaces and centralised platforms that play a growing role in facilitating digital transactions.“In addition, e-commerce marketplaces and centralized platforms have been assuming significant responsibilities that could have implications on the orderly functioning of the payments ecosystem. These aspects shall be examined in detail and, if required, the scope of direct regulations shall be extended to cover such entities,” the document said.The vision document also proposes allowing users to enable or disable transactions across digital payment modes, similar to controls available for card transactions.To address fraud risks, the RBI is exploring a “shared responsibility framework” under which both the issuing bank and the beneficiary bank would share liability in cases of unauthorised digital transactions.The central bank also plans to review cheque design and security features, introduce a Domestic Legal Entity Identifier (DLEI) framework for better transaction traceability, and bring in a Cyber Key Risk Indicators (KRI) framework for non-bank payment system operators.Other initiatives include exploring white-label solutions in the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS), developing interoperability in the Trade Receivables e-Discounting System (TReDS), and introducing a ‘Payments Switching Service’ to ease customer migration across platforms.The RBI said it will also review the cross-border payments ecosystem to improve efficiency and streamline authorisation processes, alongside publishing periodic reports on global and domestic payment trends.Additionally, the central bank aims to enhance access to payment data and reimagine the card payments ecosystem by promoting secure tokenisation, improved transparency in pricing, and greater choice for users and merchants.

The Centre plans to raise Rs 8.20 lakh crore from the market in the first half of FY27 through dated securities, accounting for over half of its revised annual borrowing programme, the finance ministry said on Friday, PTI reported.The borrowing, scheduled for April–September 2026-27, is aimed at funding the fiscal deficit and bridging the revenue gap. It includes Rs 15,000 crore through Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs).The government had budgeted gross market borrowings at Rs 17.20 lakh crore for FY27, but after switches of government securities (G-Secs), the revised borrowing stands at Rs 16.09 lakh crore.“Of Rs 16.09 lakh crore, Rs 8.20 lakh crore (51 per cent) is planned to be borrowed in H1 through issuance of dated securities, including Rs 15,000 crore of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs),” the ministry said.The borrowing will be completed through 26 weekly auctions, with amounts ranging between Rs 28,000 crore and Rs 34,000 crore. Securities will be issued across maturities of 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 30, 40 and 50 years.The 10-year segment will account for the largest share at 29%, followed by 5-year (15.4%), 15-year (14.5%), and other tenures including 3-year (8.1%), 7-year (8.1%), 30-year (7.3%), 40-year (8%) and 50-year (9.6%).To improve participation, 5% of the notified amount in each auction will be reserved for retail investors under the non-competitive bidding route.The Centre will retain flexibility to modify the borrowing calendar, including changes in issuance size, maturities and instruments such as floating rate bonds (FRBs) and inflation indexed bonds (IIBs), depending on market conditions.Switch and buyback operations will continue to smoothen the redemption profile. “Switches of dated securities through auction will be conducted on the third Monday of every month or at more frequent intervals. In case the third Monday is a holiday, the switch auction will be conducted on the fourth Monday of the month,” the ministry said.The government will also retain the greenshoe option to accept an additional subscription of up to Rs 2,000 crore for each security.Separately, weekly Treasury Bill (T-Bill) borrowings in the first quarter are expected at Rs 24,000 crore for 12 weeks, including Rs 12,000 crore in 91-day T-Bills, and Rs 6,000 crore each in 182-day and 364-day instruments.To manage temporary cash mismatches, the Reserve Bank of India has fixed the Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limit for the first half of FY27 at Rs 2.50 lakh crore.In the Union Budget 2026-27, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had projected a fiscal deficit of 4.3% of GDP, amounting to Rs 16.9 lakh crore. “To finance the fiscal deficit, the net market borrowings from dated securities are estimated at Rs 11.7 lakh crore. The balance financing is expected to come from small savings and other sources. The gross market borrowings are estimated at Rs 17.2 lakh crore,” she had said.

As the United States deepens its military involvement in Iran, President Donald Trump has been publicly acting as if the conflict is already behind him.Even as thousands of additional troops are being sent to the Middle East and tensions remain high, Trump has repeatedly signaled that he sees the war as effectively over — a posture that has unsettled some senior White House aides and outside allies, according to three people who spoke to MS NOW.