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A single-judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand of Rajasthan High Court while taking suo motu cognisance of the need to provide adequate and hygienic public washrooms emphasized the importance of upholding the right to dignity and decency for women

Recently, in a case involving a man’s second divorce petition following the dismissal of his first, the Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench ruled that a subsequent petition based on cruelty is permissible if new grounds arise after the initial dismissal. In this case, the appellant is the husband and the respondent is the wife

Opposition parties, led by the Congress, have moved a resolution of no-confidence to unseat Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar from office, alleging partisanship. However, how much this motion achieves in outcome and symbolism has to be observed

The Bill has cleared the Lok Sabha and, once passed by the Rajya Sabha and the President, will enable a bank account holder to nominate four people to her/his account

By Inderjit Badhwar In a historic and progressive ruling, the Supreme Court of India under Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has taken a decisive step to halt the dangerous tide of communal animosity th...

The President-elect has chosen a different criterion for selecting his cabinet than during his last term. Now, relevant experience or educational background appears unnecessary. His unwillingness to select people based on competence and reputation to manage departments that spend billions of taxpayer dollars and have tens of thousands of employees is a problem for politicians and those organizations focused on responsible government

A Madras High Court order denying a Scheduled Caste certificate to a Christian woman who claimed to be a Hindu while applying for an upper division clerk job is just the latest in a number of pleas pending before the apex court that deal with the larger question on the constitutionality of using religion as a yardstick for Scheduled Caste quota

In response to a PIL, the Bombay High Court instructed urban planning authorities in Maharashtra to link their official websites with the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority portal within a period of three months. The Court said that the integration is imperative for establishing a streamlined process for verifying the authenticity of certificates submitted in real estate registrations, as envisaged under the RERA Act

An international conference on ending plastic pollution comes unglued after countries want curbs on plastic production. Hope lives on for another attempt, even with climate skeptic Donald Trump looming large on the horizon

The conflict in the state is a product of historical grievances, socio-economic inequalities and political mismanagement rather than a singular issue like religion or migration. Only through sustained and inclusive efforts can lasting peace be achieved in the state