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India Legal
NEEDLESS BROUHAHA
The Court dismissed petitions challenging the Act saying that as the affairs of the Sikh minority in Haryana are to be managed by Sikhs alone, fundamental rights had not been violated
6 min |
October 17, 2022
India Legal
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
Live telecast is expected to curb many ills in the judiciary-flexible time schedules, corruption, theatrics and lack of preparation
3 min |
October 17, 2022
India Legal
THE GREAT LEGAL SHOW
More than eight lakh people watched the live streaming of three Constitution Bench proceedings. The landmark decision to live stream will ensure judicial transparency and reveal the hard work of judges
4 min |
October 17, 2022
India Legal
JUDGING THE JUDGES
In a first, the apex court collegium will access the judicial records and judgments of judges of High Courts for elevation to the Court. Judges find this derogatory, while the rest of the fraternity welcomes it
5 min |
October 17, 2022
India Legal
ELEGIUM CRACKS
The contentious selection system is yet again facing the test of time. As CJI UU Lalit tries to form a consensus on judges' appointments, creases and crevices are showing up. Is the system well geared to handle judiciary's ever-evolving needs?
4 min |
October 17, 2022
India Legal
Window into a Upgrade
Microsoft has just released its first major update for Windows .11 which includes new security, productivity, navigation, accessibility and gaming features.
1 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
THE HURTFUL BLOGGER
YouTuber and blogger A Shankar posts regular articles on alleged corruption by politicians, government employees, journalists and judges. The Madras High Court has now sentenced him to a prison term for his claims that the "entire higher judiciary is plagued by corruption"
3 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
DOUBLE WHAMMY
An lowa court judgment ordering a teen victim of rape to pay $1,50,000 to her rapist's family has brought into focus restitution law, which activists call harsh. In India, courts have often sided with the victim
6 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
SPEED NEED OF THE HOUR
While the introduction of the Policy is well-timed, the Union and states must work together to tackle ineptitudes in the logistics sector. This will make businesses more viable and support exports
4 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
THIS IS THE LIMIT
The centre-appointed Delimitation Commission has made major changes in the boundaries of 24 constituencies in Delhi. But this has led to angst and CM Arvind Kejriwal now plans to move the EC
4 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
TRUMP'S LEGAL QUAGMIRE
Lawyers for the former US president in a court filing recently admitted that it is possible that he broke the Presidential Records Act, taking home classified documents. Would Donald Trump face full accountability after leaving office?
5 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
DROPPING THE BALL
The recent case of cricketer Arshdeep Singh's Wikipedia page being trolled and smeared with false information raises some crucial questions about how such platforms are monitored and administered and where responsibility rests
5 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
SARTORIAL SKIRMISH
Following a clutch of petitions, the Court has said that there can be no comparison between the kirpan and turban of Sikhs and the hijab of Muslim women as the former was allowed under the Constitution
4 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
BOARD OFF CONTROL
The order not only allows BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to continue for another term, but ensures that there is no cooling-off period. But this has come in for criticism
4 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
CODE OF CONDUCT
A recent case of a judge allegedly helping an accused in a scam has led to a debate on whether an internal model code of conduct is needed. The process to handle such allegations should also be revisited
3 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
THINGS WE LOVE TO HATE
Hate speech has become a divisive issue in order to exploit social prejudices for electoral gains. The Supreme Court recently came down heavily on TV channels promoting and fanning religious and sectarian hatred as a means of increasing their ratings. Will anything change?
8 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
Russian Roulette
Russian President and international outlier Vladimir Putin (right) is getting increasingly desperate, and increasingly isolated.
1 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
Covid and Corruption
The building that houses the Feeding Our Future offices in Minnesota, US
2 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
Iran's Hijab Moment
They are Iranian women's worst nightmare-Iran's who are in charge of enforcing the country's strict social rules of the Islamic Republic, mainly to do with the country's dress code for women which mandates wearing a hijab in public.
1 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
CBI gives clean chit to Niira Radia in 12-year-old case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave a clean chit to former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia (above) in the matter involving 5,800 taped conversations of Radia, alleging that she had influenced allocations in some cabinet ministries in 2009.
1 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
SC to live stream Constitution bench cases from September 27
The Supreme Court decided to start the live streaming of cases before the Constitution bench from September 27.
1 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
Supreme Court appoints former judge L Nageswara Rao to conduct Indian Olympic Association elections
The Supreme Court appointed its former judge L Nageswara Rao (bottom) to prepare the electoral rolls and conduct elections to Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
1 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
SC judge Indira Banerjee demits office, hopes to see more women as judges
Supreme Court judge, Justice Indira September Justice Banerjee was the fifth senior-most judge in the apex court.
2 min |
October 3, 2022
India Legal
Flood of Misery
The WHO estimates that at least 6,34,000 people affected by floods are living in displaced persons camps
1 min |
September 19, 2022
India Legal
The Nuclear Nightmare
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine; (inset) UN inspectors assess damage to the plant
1 min |
September 19, 2022
India Legal
Queen and Country
Her last official engagement and public sighting was when she met Britain's new prime minister Liz Truss at her Scottish residence (right).
1 min |
September 19, 2022
India Legal
NOT YOUR WORSHIP
The Kerala High Court's decision to deny permission for constructing a new place of worship, saying the state was "exhausted with religious places and prayer halls," throws up several questions for other states where the spread of religious places is on the rise
3 min |
September 19, 2022
India Legal
WEDDED MISS
While dismissing a petition for divorce, the Kerala High Court observed that the present trend seems to be to break the nuptial tie on flimsy grounds. It said that marriage is not a mere ritual for intimacy
5 min |
September 19, 2022
India Legal
TECHNOPOLIS GRINDS TO A HALT
Parts of India's Silicon City have been marooned after rains exposed its hi-tech lies. But this is the state of every city in the country with haphazard development and greedy contractors
4 min |
September 19, 2022
India Legal
UNHOLY ALLIANCE
The pharma-physician connection has knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court. The recent public interest litigation filed in the apex court is only a replication of the clear truth that commerce, and not service, is the significant inspiring force in the healthcare industry
6 min |