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Modi govt’s triple talaq bill places burden on Muslim women to prove the offence

Government’s tokenism will only end up causing more trouble while leaving out glaring violation of women’s rights.

India not only doesn’t want to scrap Victorian adultery law, it wants women included too

The adultery law does not exclude women to supposedly 'protect' them, but to deny them an equal right in a marriage.

SC has come a long way since 2012 when it sought explanations for MSM & carnal intercourse

Lawyers who have appeared in 2012 and now recognise that this five-judge bench was more aware and willing to listen to petitioners.

Why some brother judges write concurrent opinions when CJI Misra writes majority view

Given the enormous political implications of their opinions, it is important judges make it easy for citizens to understand court rulings.

Failure on judicial reforms’ front is one of Narendra Modi’s biggest frustrations

In this tussle between the collegium and the government, the judiciary has failed to stand up and defend itself so far.

Gloves off, dissent collar on. US judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg is what India needs

Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg is quite the rage in the United States. She is on T-shirts, phone cases, adult colouring books and children’s books.

RBI’s ban on Bitcoins puts regulators’ accountability back under judicial scrutiny

India’s most trusted regulatory body, the Reserve Bank of India, has given the courts two opportunities to question its manner of taking significant decisions in the last two years.

Khattar’s namaz remark contradicts what Hindutva groups have argued for in the Ayodhya case

A Supreme Court judgment in 1994 in the Ayodhya case had ruled that while a Muslim can pray practically anywhere, the site of a Hindu temple is set in stone.

A Supreme Court bench delivered 38 judgments in a month exposing a problem in the judiciary

The Supreme Court itself has said that judgments can't be reserved for over three months. However, it continues to flout its own rule.

Before you cheer Hadiya judgment, spare a thought for what it did not say

The ruling utterly fails to capture the hurdles -- both institutional and personal -- that Hadiya had to overcome for her “liberty” to be restored.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Hit by mortar shell, but still fighting—BSF heroes of Op Sindoor honoured with gallantry medals

President of India has honoured 16 BSF personnel with gallantry medals for show of exemplary courage in the 87-hour ‘war’ between India and Pakistan that followed the launch of Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.