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The 11 persons convicted of multiple murders and gangrape of a pregnant Bilkis Bano in 2002 during the Gujarat riots walked free from Godhra subjail on August 15, 2022. They brutally killed her three-year-old daughter by smashing her head on the ground and six other persons on March 3, 2002. The story thereafter is one of great struggle to bring the guilty to book.  

The central government appoints the Chief Justice of India based on seniority. But this convention was breached two times (in 1973 and 1977) when senior judges were bypassed and pliable junior judges were appointed to the office of the CJI by the Indira Gandhi government.

A new series of rules to regulate the digital lending system in India is centred on the advice obtained from the RBI’s Working Group on Digital Lending, including lending through online platforms and mobile apps. What does this mean for consumers and the platforms that offer these services?

In 2014, Parliament witnessed the arrival of its youngest-ever member who defeated heavyweight Kuldeep Bishnoi from Hisar Lok Sabha constituency.

It is imperative to mention that according to the National Broadband Mission, the aim of the government is to provide broadband access to all the villages by 2022 (report of the NITI Aayog Expert Committee on ODR). This will strengthen the digital infrastructure.

By Shivanand Pandit     The wait for profound legal security of people’s privacy in India, which has been under increasing attack, relentlessly, has just got longer. After almo...

By Abhinav Mehrotra & Dr Biswanath Gupta With the onset of the pandemic in 2020, life changed globally. The emergence of coronavirus shook the world and led to global upheaval. All aspects of ...

The King of Kashmir Gonanda was invited by his relative Jarasandha to join him in the war against the Yadavas.Gonanda joined the war and was killed by Krishana’s brother Balrama during the battle.Gonanda’s son Damodara wanted to avenge his father’s death

In May 2022, the Supreme Court of India advised the police and courts to put in abeyance Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with the offence of sedition, a colonial era law used against freedom fighters, whose success 75 years ago we will revel in soon, with flags in nearly every home.

The NDA has declared Jagdeep Dhankhar as its candidate for the office of vice-president, the second highest constitutional office in the country. If elected, he will be the first farmer’s son elected to this august office.