Amendments to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 proscribe employing children below the age of 14. But exemptions in the new law render it open to gross misuse
By Ajith Pillai
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While Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel was the first casualty of their anger, the next year’s polls in Uttar Pradesh will prove the final clincher
By Kalyani Shankar
In politics, fortunes change in a ...
With numerous defamation cases filed by Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court has asked the state to be tolerant to criticism and give it a list of those in the firing line
By India Legal T...
Though the Transgender Persons (Protection of rights) Bill 2016 is a welcome move, unless society changes its perception and abuse of transgenders, little progress will be made so that they lead a lif...
Indirect taxes have been the bane of the common man. With a common tax regime now in place, will corporate pass on the benefits to consumers so that prices come down?
By Sumit Dutt Majumder
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On July 29, a PIL was filed in Calcutta High Court asking for an inquiry commission to look into the disappearance of gold and jewelry of the INA. Could this stir another Hornet’s Nest?
By Sujit Bh...
The Indian High Commission has notched up unpaid dues worth millions to London’s transport authorities as its cars refuse to pay congestion charges which are seen as taxes
By Sajeda Momin
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The intemperate and aggressive Chinese reaction to the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration’s verdict that it has no territorial claims in the seas off Philippines and other nations reveals the communist...
The month of July was one of the worst for the police of Karnataka as four of their men and women took their lives unable to bear with the stress and strain of duty. What ails this profession?
By I...
Work came to stop in courts across Kerala as a confrontation between the press and the legal fraternity took an ugly turn. Finally, the Chief Justice of India had to step in
By Naveen Nair in Thiru...