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The pleas seeking its legal recognition failed 2-3 at the doorstep of the Supreme Court’s five-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud

India has decided to bid for the 2036 Olympic Games and the government is ready to back the bid. While this is great for sports enthusiasts, one has to be aware of the ills that come to town with this spectacle

Debates over a woman’s autonomy over her own body vs the universal right to life of the unborn child have been keenly followed, but never more than after the latest case that arose due to a split verdict for termination of a 26-week pregnancy. The verdict was given by a Supreme Court bench that had voiced two opposite ideas of rights in such matters, but has finally come to an end

Recently, the National Restaurant Association of India and the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India challenged the July 4, 2022, guidelines of the Central Consumer Protection Authority in the Delhi High Court. The Authority had directed hotels and restaurants not to levy service charge on food bills. This issue has now become a legal bone of contention

The Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, has taken strong exception to High Courts being “tech indifferent” and judges not being tech friendly. He has issued directions to courts to ensure video conferencing and hybrid hearing

The National Medical Commission notification staying the opening of new medical colleges has raised the ire of the state chief minister who said it was tantamount to punishing states which had invested in public health infrastructure

Many companies who take loans are unable to repay it and have to either face the lender’s recovery cycles or be stuck in the ever-burdened system of litigation. This is where mediation can come as a big relief for these debtors

The Constitution guarantees Indians the right to protest peacefully, but sometimes laws are broken in the process. A template needs to be put in place to let the symbolism live

According to Israeli media by Day 6 of the attack, at least 1,300 Israelis have been killed and over 7,400 people in all wounded. The Gaza Health Ministry said 447 children and 248 women were among the 1,417 Palestinians killed by Israel Defence Forces. The IDF said it is holding 1,500 bodies of militants. And the body count is likely to grow as the end of war is nowhere in sight. Over 3,30,000 people in Gaza have been forced to flee their homes after Israel rockets and bombs hit residential buildings, according to the UN. More importantly, what are the international dimensions of the war?

Trump managed himself into bankruptcy six times in casinos, airlines, steaks, wine, universities and real estate. His 2016 election required voters to ignore reality or feign amnesia. Understanding this makes Trump less a phenomenon or role model than the ultimate realization of a tradition as old as the nation itself. His bravado at the defense table in a trial where the judge has already ruled him a fraud is his way of reflecting his own hype: Penalties? What’s $250 million to a man like me, his behaviour demonstrates. Despite facing 91 felony counts in four separate criminal cases, he was determined to make the civil suit in New York into a carnival to help his 2024 campaign for US president