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Social media ire to panic-stricken public — police has a lot to face in times of coronavirus

Although the main challenge before police is to keep people indoors, the presence of limited manpower means a strain on those performing their duty.

Iftekhar, Bollywood’s favourite cop, was also an exceptional painter

On his 25th death anniversary, a look at the life of Hindi cinema's favourite upright, ethical police officer.

Who will watch the watchmen? How my guidelines helped SC put down laws for police action

In ‘From the Trenches’, lawyer and Congress politician Abhishek Manu Singhvi writes about SC’s decision in D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal case on police safeguards.

The lathi rule, a Gandhi-mukt Congress and Jammu and Kashmir’s version of democracy

The best cartoons of the year, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Don’t just blame India’s courts, it’s the police that can’t solve criminal cases in time

Unoccupied police posts, inhumane work hours, lack of training are some reasons why investigations of thousands of criminal cases are pending in India.

Uttarakhand Police gets a mongrel, and he’s better than any Labrador or German Shepherd

Dog squads are usually reserved for Western breeds, but Thenga has outperformed them in training and been recruited to the State Disaster Response Force.

Not just Delhi, there is growing disconnect between police leadership & constabulary in India

The policeman in the video outside Delhi's Saket Court complex didn't retaliate against violent lawyers. But not because he was a coward.

Row over parking leads to clash between lawyers & police at Tis Hazari, police car burnt

Eyewitnesses say an argument over a parking issue between lawyers and the police at Tiz Hazai turned ugly, police care burnt

IPS officers defending hegemony over CAPFs is like British justifying their rule over India

Law and order situation in most Indian states makes people question the abilities of IPS officers to manage CAPFs, as does their many ill-conceived decisions.

Can changes in British-era IPC alter police attitude towards people or more reforms needed?

The Narendra Modi government has decided to revamp the British-era Indian Penal Code.

On Camera

Manipur has seen too much pain to be seduced by promises

Nehru learned the truth the hard way when 3,000 Nagas walked out of his 1953 rally. The people of the Northeast aren’t easily seduced by baubles.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.