The media, both print and online, went to town talking about the first-ever conclave of the India Legal Research Foundation held in Ranchi, Jharkhand, recently. The conclave mulled over “Access to Jus...
The first-ever conclave of the India Legal Research Foundation held in Ranchi took a long hard look at the reasons why access to justice still eludes the poor and powerless. Addressing this vexed ques...
Pro-active action by Virender Singh, Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, has helped reach justice to those who never dreamt they would get it
By Ramesh Menon
When his nine-year-old daught...
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has put out a pre-consultation paper on “Infrastructure Sharing in the Broadcasting TV Distribution Sector”. It has invited writt...
-By Deepti Jain
Careers of many medical aspirants are at stake, after the apex court on April 11, reverted its 2013 controversial judgment for striking down NEET (national eligibility and entrance ...
A “loyalty form” by this organization to Urdu authors and editors says that adverse comments about the government in their books can invite legal action. This brings into question freedom of speech an...
Justice M. Fathima Beevi became the first woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India, in 1989. She also held the distinction of being the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any highe...
A project in AP and Karnataka has empowered sex workers by making them paralegal volunteers. As they are made aware of their rights, a confident community is fighting exploitation and domestic violenc...
Sexual misdemeanors by the clergy in Kerala are nothing new. But for the first time, the Church has paid `12 lakh to a former nun who was sexually abused.
By TK Devasia
Pope Francis defrocked...
Even as the Supreme Court stays the Rajasthan High Court verdict making Santhara illegal, all eyes are on what the final verdict will be. Is one’s religion more important than the law of the land?
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