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No one has been arrested so far for Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder and police investigations are still going on. So, what prompted Trudeau to escalate the issue and accuse India of his killing based on “credible information” on the floor of parliament? And follow it up with the expulsion of an Indian diplomat?

By Dilip Bobb The Hosannas and hype surrounding the success of the G-20 meeting in Delhi has taken a beating after one its participants, Justin Trudeau of Canada, made the shocking claim that Indi...

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill has been critiqued for vagueness. Of course, this is not a virtue in legislative drafting of crimes. Outright vagueness is neither desirable, nor constitutionally permissible

At the last moment, the Narendra Modi government drops the Bill to modify service conditions of Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners in the face of protests. Here’s how it can impact democracy in India

In what could perhaps be seen as a skewed response to maternal upbraiding, courts in India have been okaying medical termination of pregnancies beyond the previous lakshman rekha of 20-24 weeks. Recently, a 27-week-old foetus was cleared for abortion. Court-sanctioned abortions in India have gone beyond the doors of matrimony

With “fatigue” among pilots becoming a major talking point, it is time for a Supreme Court suo motu action to look into their mental health as they are under immense pressure to perform their tasks

One of the priority tasks of the parliamentary panel looking into the three re-codification bills is to change the perspective of Macaulay’s codes, as most provisions retain IPC’s crime and punishment

The move by Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to bar people accused of crimes against women from government jobs seems a populist one. Will it curb such crimes and does it not violate the right to a fair trial?

The Supreme Court Constitution bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, is hearing challenges to the abrogation of Article 370 in J&K. Operating within the confines of the Constitution, would the Court be able to find a solution to this vexing issue?

A judgment passed by the Kerala High Court for compensation to the victims has been disregarded by the state. The judicial directions are based on fundamental rights and are not an example of judicial overreach