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About 50 of the more than 720 people charged in the Capitol invasion and destruction have been found guilty, although punishments have tended to be lenient despite the deaths and millions of dollars in damages. Lawyers are finding plenty of work on all sides of this conflict.

It is vital for any country governed by the rule of law that its judges decide cases solely on the evidence presented by parties and law. Judicial accountability vanishes when a judge travels beyond the case and makes unnecessary remarks in his decisions. This would set a precarious precedent and is undesirable.

By Kenneth Tiven in Washington Medical experts estimate the USA could see a million new cases of Omicron Covid virus a day if the current surge rate of 50% keeps growing. The death rate is sign...

A WhatsApp message appeared on a group last week from an indignant friend. It carried images of the recent 10th Standard Board exam that had carried an English comprehension passage which subscribed to the view that the man must be the head of the household—the lord and master—and the wife should be subservient, and she in turn could supervise the children and servants basking in his glory and frequently invoking fear of him.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and chief minister Mamata Banerjee have had numerous and scrappy exchanges. This time the governor has the upper hand over the chief minister who did not take him into confidence before issuing the notification to constitute the inquiry commission in the Pegasus matter.

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg It has been rightly said: “There will never be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.” At a recent event, Chief Justice of India NV...

By Lokendra Malik and Balram Pandey “But each day brings its petty dust, our soon-chok’d souls to fill. And we forget because we must, and not because we will.” These lines were written way bac...

The Bina Modi-Lalit Modi case has shown the importance of Indian courts adhering to UNCITRAL’s model rules and principles while deciding arbitration disputes and not obstructing the ADR process.

abated over the course of history, nevertheless, the issue of gender parity and its tryst with the Indian judicial system has assumed the role of a Faustian bargain.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s twitter account was briefly hacked but restored almost immediately. A recent investigation by Bloomberg, the US-based financial services company reveals that Twitter has a project that protects VIPs and their accounts.