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Monday, November 3, 2025
TopicJustice

Topic: Justice

Revenge rape, honour killings as ‘justice’: Pakistan’s problematic jirgas get more power

Sanya Dhingra -
Jirgas are tribal councils that consider women property. The National Assembly has given them quasi-judicial powers, and civil society is incensed.

Lawyers boycotting accused in heinous crimes violate the rights of the victim as well

Mrinal Satish -
For the rule of law to be upheld, it is essential that the right to counsel is zealously protected.

In parting shot, ex-CJI Khehar sent notice to Centre on Dalit Christian quota

Apurva Vishwanath -
Apex court was hearing the case after social activist John Dayal filed a petition, challenging the law that excludes Dalit Christians and Muslims from SC category

“Right to privacy is protected under Articles 21 and Part-III of the Constitution”

Apurva Vishwanath -
The SC ruling also confirms about a dozen rulings of smaller benches that had held that privacy is a fundamental right are valid.

Privacy is a fundamental right, Supreme Court rules

Apurva Vishwanath -
The apex court also overruled two previous Constitution bench judgements that had held that right to privacy is not protected under the Constitution.

The paper tigers that roared

Shekhar Gupta -
Having enjoyed a free run under a weak executive during the UPA's reign, the judiciary, civil society and media now face heightened pressure.
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Opinion

10 years of the Commercial Courts Act—has the law delivered on its promise?

Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah -
More than 60 per cent of the suits remain pending after two years of having been filed, and this proportion is agnostic to whether the suit is a commercial or ordinary suit.

Rahul Gandhi must stop with irresponsible SIR comments. There’s no ‘click’ to delete voters

A fitting tribute to Pakistan’s General Shanti

Economy

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

Udit Bubna -
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Defence

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

National Interest

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

Shekhar Gupta -
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.

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