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Sunday, May 24, 2026
TopicLegal system

Topic: Legal system

No tort law, only tort rulings—India’s liability framework grew case by case through courts & tribunals

New Delhi: Earlier this month, while ruling that a medical negligence claim can continue against the legal heirs of a deceased doctor, the Supreme...

India’s Supreme Court is a decorated superstructure with a dilapidated base

Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian's 'A Sixth of Humanity' has been called a definitive development history of India.

With new portal on courtroom humour, Delhi HC upholds the right to be funny

Portal aims to show the 'human side' of legal system. 'We need to learn how to laugh at ourselves,' says chairperson of HC's IT, AI & Accessibility Committee, which conceived the idea.

Too many juveniles are locked up in adult jails. Police bias is to blame

The police decide whether a young person in custody will be treated as a child or an adult. Placing discretion with them is based on the erroneous presumption that age is clear.

On Camera

FIFA World Cup is Neymar’s final chance at glory. Brazil and football both need him

Neymar may not be going to the World Cup as the invincible prince of football like he once was, but as something perhaps even more meaningful, a flawed, broken footballer getting one final chance at glory.

India on an FTA signing spree, but limited utilisation & widening trade deficits temper gains

India has signed several free trade agreements in the last 5 yrs, but they are yet to be utilised to the extent expected.

Are drones from Turkey fighting each other in Sudan’s proxy civil war?

The alleged downing of a drone by Sudan’s own fleet exposes chaotic logic of Africa’s proxy conflicts, where Turkish weapons are now being turned against themselves.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.