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Recent rulings by the Delhi and Madras Courts offer sharply  contrasting views on the legality of phone bugging in India—reviving critical questions about privacy and the scope of state power

As over 400 such people from West Bengal are held illegally by Odisha police and charged with being: “foreigners”—Bangladeshis, in other words—the Calcutta High Court has responded strongly. The entire issue is set to flare up as a divisive plague that could  one day engulf the entire nation

In a precedent-setting judgment, the Bombay High Court has upheld a 2022 Maharashtra regulation allowing rehabilitation projects within designated open spaces in cities—offering a transformative alternative to displacement 

As the Joint Parliamentary Committee weighs the Modi government’s ambitious proposal, constitutional luminaries and electoral experts raise red flags over political centralization and the potential erosion of regional voices

In India’s overcrowded courtrooms, justice is often not denied—it is simply delayed. With over 5.2 crore cases pending across the country’s judiciary, legal redress has become a long and costly ordeal. But what if the government itself—a party to nearly half of all these cases—could step back, streamline, and stop unnecessary litigation?

As New Delhi prepares to chair the new conclave in 2026, it stands at a crucial inflection point—leveraging the bloc to amplify its  global voice while delicately managing tensions with the United  States over de-dollarisation and trade

As the apex court recognizes that not all mediations aim to reconcile estranged couples, the evolving role of this process in matrimonial  conflicts redefines justice—not as punishment, but as closure

A fuel ban targeting petrol engines older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10—aimed at cutting Delhi’s pollution—was launched abruptly on July 1, but operational glitches and public backlash forced officials to defer enforcement until November

In response to misconduct allegations and dwindling public trust, the Collegium has introduced structured interviews and rigorous vetting to fortify transparency and confidence

A CBI crackdown on a sprawling network of corruption has exposed a jaw-dropping scam involving godmen, top bureaucrats, dummy faculty, and bribes routed through WhatsApp—and it is being called the biggest such fraud in the country’s history