Supreme Court has ushered transparency to some extent by making its position on the reiterated judges’ names public. But this should also extend to all candidates. Making these unsubstantial government arguments public can only intensify the executive-judiciary faceoff. This spat must end now. Larger public interest is at stake here
Bharat Jodo has done little to unite Congress. Sachin Pilot is still taking digs at Gehlot
Sachin Pilot’s show of strength through rallies and renewed digs at CM Gehlot signal end of truce between Rajasthan Congress gladiators. After committing hara-kiri in Punjab, party looks bent on a re-do in Rajasthan as high command walks the other way. Bharat Jodo Yatra has done little to unite Congress.
Proposed change to IT rules shocking. State can’t force media to take down articles on a whim
The proposed new amendment to IT Rules seeks to give outsized, Orwellian powers to the government over the news media. The State cannot appropriate the right to declare an article false and force publishers and platforms to take it down. It’s shocking that this incredible overreach is even being proposed.