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By Sujit Bhar While the US capitalist environment allows the growth and subsequent nurturing of super commercial behemoths, the system, at the same time, also has mechanisms that can break monopo...

A century after Clara Zetkin’s call for women’s liberation, March 8 remains a symbolic gesture—a day for stocktaking, not celebration

By Dilip Bobb Last week, two Supreme Court judges travelled 5,000 miles to Kenya. No, not for a wildlife safari, but for a week-long engagement between the two Supreme Courts. Justices BR Gavai an...

When a Congress MP laced a video uploaded on social media with a particular poem with a large message, an FIR was filed against him. The Gujarat High Court refused to quash that FIR, but the top court observed that the police of this country are yet to comprehend the basics of free speech even after 75 years of the Constitution

The recently concluded Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj was not just a religious gathering; it was a grand spectacle where spiritual devotion clashed with VIP privilege, leaving millions of ordinary pilgrims to fend for themselves in chaos, filth, and neglect

Both the IMF and the World Bank have consistently argued that the Indian judicial system is in urgent need of reforms. There’s a reason why global institutions tasked with economic and monetary policies are so keen on judicial reforms in India

Two horrific murder cases in Kolkata—one a brutal rape-murder in a government hospital, the other a chilling family massacre—expose the stark contrast in police efficiency when freed from political interference. The cases also shine a harsh light on the urgent need for long-overdue police reforms

A nation torn between democracy, extremism, and economic survival

The new Bill is undoubtedly a significant step forward in reforming India’s tax system, and is surely an upgrade over the existing law. It may not qualify to represent a complete transformation, but, undoubtedly, it is a very good beginning

The Supreme Court’s recent order, reaffirming maintenance entitlement even in a void marriage as per the Act, sets a nice legal precedent that could result in humane applications