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In a landmark judgment that embraces the evolving dynamics of relationships in India, long-term live-in partnerships cannot be reduced to false promises of marriage 

The apex court’s endorsement of privacy in a dispute over CCTV surveillance in a Kolkata ancestral home opens up larger questions about personal liberty, domestic oversight, and the evolving tensions within India’s joint family system

The tug-of-war over the appointment of judges has reached a critical point, with the apex court rebuking the centre for sitting on recommendations and delaying justice. But beneath the constitutional tussle lies a deeper question: how should a democracy appoint its judges?

The release of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian scholar detained for pro-Palestinian speech, reveals growing judicial resistance to Donald Trump-era authoritarian overreach—and signals the high-stakes battle over America’s democratic future

The jury is still out on whether the rapidly unfolding events spell a setback to India’s diplomacy and whether the country’s much publicized “clout” on the world stage is illusory

It has been described as a PR masterstroke, but there is another battleground that lies behind the sight of two female officers—Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh—conducting the briefings during Operation Sindoor. Their professionalism was clearly visible, but it also reflects a long, hard legal struggle to get where they have: specifically chosen to reassure a nation during a potentially perilous military conflict

From whimsical tariffs to AI papal cosplay, Donald Trump’s second presidency is a chaotic spectacle of ignorance, overreach, and surreal theatrics. US EDITOR KENNETH TIVEN chronicles the twilight zone of American governance

The declaration of assets by a majority of the apex court judges is commendable, but it actually dates back to a process called the Bangalore Declaration. In 2001, a group of senior judges and jurists from different countries convened under the umbrella of the United Nations. They produced what came to be known as the Bangalore Draft Code of Judicial Conduct—an effort to create a universally acceptable standard of judicial ethics around the world

The spectre of demonetisation still exists, for many companies and organisations that had justly and legally deposited their hard earned cash incomes during the government-provided window. The Delhi High Court has recently cut to size a marauding government agency

In an unflinching interview, the National Conference MP speaks about the Pahalgam terror attack, the alienation of Kashmiris, the politics of religion, and his growing disillusionment with his own party’s silence