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Expunction Row

The furore in both houses of parliament about expunctions from the speeches of two leading members of the Opposition relating to an Indian businessman has brought focus on this parliamentary practice. What are the official compulsions?

Documentary Debate

The ban on BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised questions on the application of IT rules and right to freedom of expression. The controversy was discussed threadbare on the India Legal show hosted by Editor-in-Chief, APN channel, Rajshri Rai. A report.

This Officer is No Gentleman

The Court clarified that the Forces can try personnel indulging in adultery despite it being decriminalised in 2018. But then, in the Forces, the malaise can be detrimental to the security of the nation.

ADANIGATE

The explosive crisis is a defining test for India Inc and corporate governance. The government can soften the national and international fallout only by investigating the Gautam Adani affair thoroughly and with extensive public disclosure.

Call for Compensation

The recent disaster in Uttarakhand has revealed the need for compensation. India lacks a firm policy and methodology in this regard and ensuring the legal rights of the affected people.

PIL, difficult to swallow

In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court lamented the increasing number of frivolous public interest litigations being filed in courts and echoed the sentiments of the Supreme Court that such litigations are the bane of the judicial system. Is there any way to restrict their misuse?

America’s angst

From messy, divisive politics to a series of mass shootings, and now black officers brutally beating another black man to death as seen in bodycam videos, America’s domestic convulsions are cause for serious introspection.

Bad times for Indians in American tech

When the hi-tech sector in America sheds tens of thousands of jobs, the tsunami of firings is felt globally, especially in India, because so many Indians work abroad in the technology sector. These companies are not on the brink of financial ruin. Quite the contrary, so why shed people?

Upping the Ante

As the centre’s calls for reforms in the system get strident, questions of primacy of the executive over the judiciary have raised concerns. Objections by the executive betray a sense of insecurity.

Algorithms Spew Hate

There has been a spike in hate speeches recently. While laws have been largely ineffective, a new threat is posed by algorithms which drive prejudiced people to extreme bias by offering videos and posts.

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