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The US Supreme Court’s calendar for the new term includes several issues with intensely political implications. The American by-election is underway, with early voting already starting in some states. Doubtless, the claims of a stolen election have already been prepared by lawyers, needing only the actual vote count to make a court filing possible.

The DMRC stares at a debt trap as its financial viability is under question. Where did the success story go wrong? The crisis has raised questions about the primacy of metros over other modes of transport.

Mahatma Gandhi designed the Swadeshi Movement in such a way that it brought awareness about handmade clothing and sustainable consumption, quite different from the hedonistic Fast Fashion culture now 

The recent case of cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page being trolled and smeared with false information raises some crucial questions about how such platforms are monitored and administered and where responsibility rests

In his book, What We Owe The Future, William MacAskill, a philosopher at Oxford, refers to “longtermism” and why decision-makers must lay down tough policies based on ethics and morality to help future generations survive and thrive

The contentious selection system is yet again facing the test of time. As CJI UU Lalit tries to form a consensus on judges appointments, creases and crevices are showing up. Is the system well geared to handle judiciary’s ever-evolving needs?

The virulence of hate speech mongering had recently compelled the apex court to make scathing remarks on the government and the media. In the India Legal TV show, hosted by APN channel’s Editor-in-chief Rajshri Rai, an experienced panel of experts analysed the malaise. A report.

A good beginning has been made with the live streaming of three Constitution Benches on September 27. The decision to video-record the court proceedings was actually taken on September 27, 2018, by a bench headed by then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra.

More than eight lakh people watched the live streaming of three Constitution Bench proceedings. The landmark decision to live stream will ensure judicial transparency and reveal the hard work of judges 

He has been appointed as the 16th attorney general of India. A veteran of four  decades of law practice in the Supreme Court and a nonpolitical man of varied interests, all eyes are on him as he takes up the top law officer’s  post of the country