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As the Supreme court took suo motu cognisance, it described Manipur as a state where law and order had completely broken down and where the state police had not only lost control over the situation, but had also been complicit in heinous crimes

The recent Supreme Court order immediately puts Rahul back as an MP, though it has to be seen whether he can attend Parliament during the no-confidence motion deliberations on August 8, 9 and 10. That will depend on when Speaker Om Birla allows the Lok Sabha Secretariat’s notice to take effect

The bone-chilling video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur has brought into question the job of women’s commissions which have been flayed for being laggardly in taking action

The former president Donald Trump appeared in a Washington court after he was indicted for the third time for using illegal means to stay in power. The four-count federal indictment contains a massive amount of evidence against Trump and his lawyers. The Justice Department team led by prosecutor Jack smith has painstakingly reconstructed Trump’s every day and every conversation from mid-October 2020 through January 2021 when Joe Biden was certified as president

The no-confidence motion moved by Gaurav Gogoi is bound to fail as the NDA members are more than twice that of the Opposition. But it is an attempt to put the government on the mat over Manipur

The confiscation of assets and bulldozing properties of those involved in crime is a common tactic in UP and MP. But will such harsh and swift punishment reduce the crime rate?

The proposed Bill needs careful evaluation and amendments to ensure that it upholds the principles of sustainable development and ecological integrity so that India’s natural heritage is protected

The passing of the Bill decriminalises biodiversity offences and provides for a three-tiered mechanism to allow benefit sharing of the resources for research, patents and commercial utilisation

In a progressive judgment, the MP High Court took a humanistic approach and quashed the FIR against an accused who was in a romantic relationship with a minor girl, thereby saving both from ignominy

The Kerala High Court has said that bystanders were unwilling to help victims due to needless harassment. Despite laws and guidelines to protect them, the reality is different.