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In a series of quiet but significant rule changes, the ECI has altered how video evidence is stored and accessed—raising questions about transparency, institutional autonomy, and the very integrity of India’s democratic process

Actor-producer Kamal Haasan seems to be actively, and literally, courting controversy with his latest film Thug Life becoming the focus of courtroom drama, and now the Supreme Court turning it into a defence of free speech. By transferring the case to itself from the Karnataka High Court, the apex court seems to be intent on sending a strong message about protecting fundamental rights

By Sanjay Raman Sinha The crash of the ill-fated Air India 787-8 Dreamliner that extinguished 260 lives is not just a tragedy—it is a mystery still waiting to be unravelled. While families mourn a...

By Inderjit Badhwar In this week’s cover story, veteran journalist Kenneth Tiven dissects what may become one of the defining—and most dangerous—decisions of President Donald Trump’s second term:...

The world watches in suspended anxiety as the political players in the latest Middle East crisis succumb to their darkest instincts—driven by nationalistic pride, personal ambition, and the enduring ...

New visa scrutiny, attacks on lawyers, and chaotic immigration policy mark Donald Trump’s latest playbook for control

The apex court slams newly designated senior advocates for withdrawing from cases without notice

The Supreme Court recently ruled that the right under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution—the right to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade, or business—also includes the right not to carry it on. The verdict can be viewed through the lens of the socio-economic dilemma that exists in India today

As the judiciary grapples with increasing scrutiny from the executive, two top Supreme Court judges have called for caution, reigniting the debate on the fine line between activism and overreach

For almost a decade now, the National Crime Records Bureau has registered “love affairs”as the fastest rising cause for murders in the country. The Sonam Raghuvanshi story, which has shocked the nation, has reaffirmed a new and brutal trend: women who are willing to take the extreme step of murder to escape an unsuited marriage