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Fumigation Furore

The apex court has pulled up the centre for only issuing an advisory on the use of disinfectants and UV rays on humans. It has directed the government to come up with directions to ban/regulate their use

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Tina Turner’s famous song could well illustrate the unsettling phenomenon taking place in UP, Haryana, MP and Karnataka where girls are lured by Muslim men. The states are now thinking of a law against it

Died to Vote: Fierce Voter Wars & the Presidential Poll

The election marks the resurgence of the American dream. But President Trump alleging “systematic” voter fraud even after the results were out is a constitutional disgrace. One hopes no further unbecoming conduct will mark the smooth transition of democratic power

Stop Making a Spectacle

In a laudable move, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that producing suspects before the media is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution as unless he is convicted, his innocence has to be presumed

Return to Reason

US President-elect Joe Biden’s nearly 50 years in public life and a well-formed philosophy on democracy suggest that the two largest democracies in the world are likely to find a comfortable relationship, but not without some disagreements

An Antiquated, Unnecessary System

Having an Electoral College inspires little confidence as it is the voters who cast vote for the candidate and the winner takes all the votes assigned to a state. Candidates also give preference to swing states, often compromising governance

A Shot Of Good Health

The NMC Act will bring in much-needed reforms in the medical education sector by ensuring probity, bringing down costs, simplifying procedures and enhancing the number of medical seats in India

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

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.

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

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

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.