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H-1B visas are at the heart of talent wars: Indian IT firms have been instrumental in powering the global tech economy, but they now face growing backlash in the US over hiring practices. The recent class-action lawsuits accuse these companies of favouring Indian talent brought in through these visas over local American workers, igniting debates over immigration, diversity, and the  future of American tech leadership

The death of the brilliant academic, who fought for human rights, and the cases of many others underscore the urgent need for reform in how the bail provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act  are interpreted. Prolonged incarceration without resolution continues to violate basic human rights 

The Supreme Court has issued a stern warning regarding compensatory afforestation. Developers failing to comply with their tree-planting obligations may face severe consequences, including the demolition of structures and hefty fines 

Short-term gains for the Canadian prime minister will prove long-term losses for his own country

Over time, the country has expanded its influence in India by engaging journalists, organisations with Marxist leanings, think-tanks, and even Bollywood, to shape narratives and gather intelligence on key sectors like defence, space, nuclear capabilities, and information technology

Recently, the division bench of the Bombay High Court had to teach the police a lesson in law, telling them how not to file false FIRs and imparted lessons on how recording conversation in a police station would not become an offence under the stringent Act

Navratri-observing advocates and meat-consuming lawyers squared up to each other over what is served in one of the apex court’s six canteens. The victims in the brouhaha were tolerance and the brotherhood among the Bar

No American presidential election choice in 92 years puts the fate of global democracy in voters’ hands as does the effort of an Indian-American woman to demonstrate the existence of an optimistic America with international concerns

The Delhi High Court’s verdict on legal recognition of posthumous reproduction is a welcome step. However there is an urgent need for a comprehensive legal framework to address outstanding issues since it also raises important legal, ethical, and social concerns related to reproductive rights, inheritance and consent

The words “enforceable order” are extremely crucial to any ongoing proceedings, especially regarding freebies. How legitimate and legal is the insistence by lawyers, litigants, media, and the activists that particular types of disputes and controversies shall always get a priority in the exercise of the prerogative of Master of Rolls exercised by the CJI or chief justices of the High Courts? Does jurisdiction of evasion exist in the first place, and second, if it does, how does it operate—within (or outside) the intricacies of discretion of the chief justice acting as a Master of Rolls?