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A series of incendiary remarks from BJP leaders and affiliated online voices has placed the judiciary, particularly the apex court, at the centre of a storm. The controversy follows rulings on the Waqf Act and gubernatorial delays in approving legislation—and it is raising urgent questions about the separation of powers, free speech, and contempt

In an extraordinary clash between the Trump administration and America’s top colleges, a wave of federal pressure threatens academic freedom, civil rights, and the nation’s scientific research infrastructure—all rooted in what one columnist calls a “cruel farce” of personal vengeance and ideological hold

Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has stirred a hornet’s nest by asserting that the word Waqf “finds no mention” in the Quran: “It goes against the grain of Quranic teaching,” Khan said in the interv...

By Sanjay Raman Sinha As the National Education Policy 2020 gets implemented hopes are high for legal education as well. It is expected that with the overhaul of the education ecosystem, legal edu...

By Sanjay Raman Sinha The rollout of NEP 2020 has revived long-standing North-South tensions, especially over the contentious three-language policy. Tamil Nadu's staunch opposition is morphing int...

By Kumkum Chadha To call her a victim would be an insult to her strength. She is an accomplished civil servant with a career that many would envy. Sarada Muraleedharan, Kerala’s chief secretary, h...

By Annunthra Rangan As geopolitical tensions mount, US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on countries that challenge the US dollar’s global dominance—chief among ...

By Kenneth Tiven I have had lunch in the White House mess hall. I can report that the food was good and inexpensive. That was then. What follows is the here-and-now “menu” of fresh items. The comm...

Forget Congress. Forget the Constitution. The American president is rewriting economic rules by decree—at a staggering cost to the global economy

American resistance to the president has slowly grown in recognition of the cumulative impact of his continuous “shock and awe” campaign using executive orders to replace constitutional democracy