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Monday, August 18, 2025
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Topic: Law

How legalising cannabis can help India ease some of its economic burden

Indian cities are among the highest consumers of marijuana in the world; legalising it will give the government a major new revenue stream.

The Supreme Court has to get its act right. Now.

Crisis in the higher judiciary has exploded with 4 Supreme Court judges going public with differences in the top court. Judiciary can’t ignore this storm any longer.

14 states still don’t have a single fast-track court for crimes against women and children

As per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, the Centre had proposed setting up 1,800 fast track courts at a cost of Rs 4,144 crore.

तीन तलाक विधेयक: संवैधानिकता की कसौटी पर खरा उतरेगा?

दरअसल, यह विधेयक बेमानी प्रावधानों से भरा पड़ा है और मुस्लिम महिलाओं की मदद करने के अपने मकसद करने में निष्प्रभावी साबित हो सकता है.

Will triple talaq bill stand the test of constitutionality in courts?

The bill is full of redundant provisions, and will likely prove to be ineffectual in its approach. It actually does little to help Muslim women.

Madhya Pradesh clears bill to hang child rapists, legal experts say it’s a really bad idea

Legal experts say it could increase under-reporting of cases and put the lives of children in danger.

Who killed Pradyuman? Connecting the dots of the deepening Ryan murder mystery

Two probe agencies, same witnesses, same evidence, wildly different conclusions: ThePrint tries to make sense of the Ryan International School murder.

Yogi Adityanath makes it explicit that some people have a licence to kill

Adityanath's statement makes it explicit that the BJP has very little regard for the law of this country, and that certain persons believe that they have a license to kill.

This MP warned the Constitution didn’t give Indians freedom of speech. He’s been proven right

Historically, the imposition of restrictions on the right of citizens to freedom of speech and expression in the Constitution was neither inevitable nor unopposed.

The objections to Padmavati require social debate, not legal censure

We are in the midst of a culture war. Each week, we discuss the propriety and limits of the freedom of speech and expression

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?