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Monday, July 21, 2025
TopicCriminalisation of politics

Topic: Criminalisation of politics

‘Laws expire at UP border’: In the MP/MLA courts of the ganglands, cases come to crawl

Acting on SC's orders in 2018, such courts were set up across India. And while UP has MP/MLA courts in almost all districts, 1,377 cases are pending in these as of November 2022.

SC tells parties to publish candidates’ criminal records, directs EC to monitor compliance

Supreme Court says all its appeals to lawmakers to prohibit involvement of those with criminal backgrounds in politics have 'fallen on deaf ears'.

Aadhaar verdict is welcome, despite Chandrachud dissent

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.