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The Last Straw

The laws are seen as anti-farmer and corporate-friendly and opposition to them has reached the Supreme Court. Some states like Punjab are also looking to amend their mandi Act

Rules of Residence

A New Tenancy Act awaiting official sanction is meant to bring transparency, fix accountability and promote fairness in the rental housing segment. What are the salient features?

Oceania's 11

Coronavirus free remote Pacific islands of Oceania

Short & Sweet

India is currently in the midst of Unlock 5.0. While a short lockdown may curtail Covid cases, implementing it without adhering to correct and consistent use of masks would be counter-productive

Privacy During A Pandemic

In 2017, the Supreme Court fast-delivered one of the most important judgments, asserting that the right to privacy is a fundamental right. Now, amid a raging pandemic, there is a perceptible difference in the way individual privacy is treated by authorities at large, and once again, the matter has gone to court

Disrobing Democracy?

The passage of the Bills saw a notice of motion for the removal of the Deputy Chairman. But Article 122 says that the validity of any proceeding shall not be questioned for alleged irregularity of procedure

Digital Dictatorship

Social activists have been warning of its emergence for some time but the pandemic has hastened its arrival. The reality of what digital dictatorship means is only now beginning to be felt—and it is to be feared

Airport Smarts

Most airports these days are ghostly spaces, with vast empty spaces and running at huge losses.

A Brutal & Brazen Tragedy

While the gangrape and death of a young woman in UP shocked the nation, what numbed it was the heartlessness of the police who cremated her in the dead of the night and claimed that she hadn’t even been raped

Handle with Care

There has been much debate about the pros and cons of the therapy and trials have shown that it improves symptoms like difficulty in breathing and fatigue. But the decision is best left to the physician

Salve Weds Britisher

Former solicitor general of India and a renowned advocate recently got married to a London-based artiste at a private ceremony

Criminals Rule the Roost

Despite an apex court order on candidates with criminal cases, it has made no dent in the state polls with 328 of them contesting in the first phase alone. The ball is now in the court of the EC

Thorn in the Flesh Trade

What made the Supreme Court ask state governments to provide allowances and rations to them? It relates to the peculiar situation governing sex workers

Clash of the Titans

The interim relief granted by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre to Amazon with regard to a Rs 24,713-crore deal between Future Group and RIL is likely to be challenged

Keep Data Secure

Pharma companies, which keep valuable data, are vulnerable to cyber attacks as these can be monetised by criminals. Once India passes the Personal Data Protection Bill such breaches should be fewer

Gloom & Doom

A survey on Covid’s impact on informal workers has found that unemployment is still considerably high and that quality jobs in urban areas have disappeared, while there is underemployment in rural India

Checks & Balances

After the Bombay High Court pulled up the media for being highly polarised in its coverage of the Rajput case, the News Broadcasting Standards Authority directed four channels to air their apologies

A Silver Lining

The state has taken the lead in introducing a penalty for the misuse of social media by way of an ordinance in the Kerala Police Act. While freedom of expression is a fundamental right, it is not an absolute one

Can't Summon Citizens For Criticising Govt, Says SC

The Supreme Court slammed the Kolkata Police for summoning a Delhi-based woman to Kolkata for questioning after filing an FIR against her at the Ballygunge Police Station for Facebook posts attributed to her.

Jurors with a Difference

As the judiciary increasingly comes under criticism, would an impartial jury trial by lay persons be desirable? They would be the very embodiment of equity and allow for a more open system of justice

Queen of the White Nile

She is arguably the most famous queen in history, which tells us that Cleopatra was the daughter of a Pharaoh, Ptolemy XII, and of Macedonian descent, albeit a royal one.

RAMAYANA UNDER LEGAL SCRUTINY

The book is an unprecedented attempt to retell the significant happenings in the Ramayana through the legal prism of the IPC. Each chapter comprises a prosecution version, citations of relevant IPC provisions, deposition of witnesses and the defence argument.

Protest Signs

They are being called the “Milk Tea Alliance”.Protesters in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand have been collectively branded as such after the drink popular in all three countries.

Restless & Reckless

With the pandemic continuing to surge and people walking around unmasked, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to file FIRs under Section 188 of the IPC. Will this curb such callous behaviour?

Living With the Virus

The judiciary is learning to live with the virus and various courts in the country have devised their own innovative ways to deliver justice to litigants

Battling Smog

Even as the national capital is enveloped by smoke from stubble burning in the surrounding states, its government has initiated a number of steps to curb it. Will they succeed and lead to cleaner air?

Future of Flight?

From concept drawings it looks like a spaceship from Star Trek or other science fiction creations, but fiction could soon be fact as the aircraft industry takes a closer look at the future of air travel— planes with futuristic shapes and powered by liquid hydrogen.

Batting for Battered Women

In a laudable judgment for women subjected to domestic violence, the Court held that they are entitled to claim their right of residence in a shared household even though the property belongs to their in-laws

Health Is Wealth

In Covid times, the IRDAI guidelines on health and wellness and the rewards that insurers will now give to consumers for staying fit are welcome. Many also offer claims linked to home quarantine cure

अनर्थकारी होती है नैतिकता विहीन राजनीति

शासन चलाने के लिए राजनीति एक कला है, कौशल है। इसी कौशल और कला के बल पर किसी समाज, राज्य और राष्ट्रहित में निर्णय लिये जा सकते हैं। सामाजिक आदर्शों को प्राप्त कर वैसा व्यवहार करके समाज हित में किया गया कार्य-व्यवहार ही नैतिकता कहलाता है।