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The Cyber Threat

Cyber security cases are skyrocketing in India, making India the third most wedged by network attacks in the world. According to the latest information, till June 2022, India has reported more than 6,74,000 cyber security cases—almost 3,700 cyber attacks a day!
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Regulation, the Name of the Game

By Ashit Kumar Srivastava Recently, Twitter India filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the orders given by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) f...
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Electing a President: The powers of the office

On July 18 this year, elected members of the state legislative assemblies and Parliament will vote to elect the 15th president of India. The Election Commission of India conducts the elections for the office of the president of India, the highest constitutional functionary in the country.

Justice Delayed, Justice Denied

India has been struggling under the problem of huge arrears of pending cases for the past 70 years. A major shift needs to be made from adjourning authority to adjudicating authority and people should be made aware of Alternative Dispute Resolution systems

The Twitter Tangle

In its newest conflict with the government of India, Twitter has opposed a series of blocking orders issued by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the grounds that they are “procedurally and substantially deficient” and violate the provisions of Section 69A of the IT Act 2000.

The Harangue of the Superannuated

In the Nupur Sharma episode, the over-reaction by 117 distinguished judges, bureaucrats and military and police officers, all retired, with long years of dedicated public service. What has happened to reason, humanism, and plain common sense?

Judicial Appointments and Presidential Powers

The time has come when the Supreme Court collegium should be replaced by the NJAC comprising the members of the judiciary, the legislature and the executive who can select the best legal brains for judicial appointments. The observations by a former president on this issue are noteworthy 

A Roller-coaster Ride

The judgment will go a long way to serve as a guiding principle to all courts for imposition of commensurate sentence keeping in view the nature of crime and competing interests of the accused and the victim  

More Than A Requiem for Reproductive Freedom?

The overturning of Roe v Wade shows a dismal saga of men gaining power by trading away the rights of women. Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion forecasts a bleak future for constitutionalism in the US

Money-making Machines

Schools and hospitals were allotted land at throwaway prices to meet the health and educational needs of future populations. But sheer avarice and selfishness have seen these laws being flouted with impunity  

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