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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicCriminal justice

Topic: Criminal justice

Inmate’s ‘birthday bash’ with cake, apple garland sparks fresh row for ‘high-security’ Bengaluru jail

Viral video purportedly shows murder accused history-sheeter cutting cake to applause from other inmates. Last yr, actor Darshan, accused of murder, was seen enjoying his time in the prison.

Launch of new criminal justice laws to start from UTs, data-driven probe — takeaways of DGP-IGP meet

While the National Crime Records Bureau has been given the responsibility to handle 'backend' details, the Bureau of Police Research & Development will train officers in the new laws.

PM Modi wants India to shed its colonial past. He should begin by reforming the police

Indian musical instruments in Army bands, new naval ensign, Raj Path renamed Kartavya Path. But one colonial legacy Modi hasn’t shown interest in eradicating is Police Act of 1861.

Criminal Justice doesn’t get it right this season. Watch it for Pankaj Tripathi

The season tries to look at the world of teenage mental health and stardom, but does not quite manage to make an impact.

Time to depoliticise Indian police. It can be Modi’s Sudarshan Chakra

Indian citizens lost trust in the State over the years, but not in PM Narendra Modi. Can he privilege India over the BJP?

Jailed for years: Why India needs a right to compensation for wrongful arrests & detention

Law Commission recommended India apply standard for wrongful prosecution, in keeping with international promises, but Parliament hasn’t paid heed to it.

How to kill a criminal justice system – rewarding prosecutors for death sentences

Reforming India’s criminal justice system needs more innovation than forcing prosecutors to perform or perish.

On Camera

BJP is blocking UDF from a landslide. How did Hindutva gain ground in Kerala?

It is curious to note that a section of the Hindu vote has seamlessly transferred between the BJP in the 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the Left in the 2020 & 2025 local body polls.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.