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TopicJustice system

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Marital disputes to loan fraud, private detectives are Indian legal system’s secret search engine

Operating in a legal grey zone, these detectives work behind the scenes—tracking missing persons, unearthing hidden assets and gathering evidence that is often used in court.

Why India can’t let private sector develop facial recognition tech for law enforcement

Venture capital funded FRT companies can discount the price of facial recognition technology and push its use in law enforcement contexts without any public input or scrutiny.

Why Indian justice system needs prosecutors to work with police during probe

A prosecutor is forced to proceed even if they believe the evidence collected by the police isn't sufficient. This hampers their ability to take the case to its logical end.

Indian courts spend 273 days serving summons. Tech can speed it up

Though, the judiciary has recognised service of summons through electronic modes, emails and messaging apps, these modes are seldom used.

Justice with judiciousness

Judiciary remains our most trusted institution. Since it's working this summer vacation, it should also debate its internal health.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.