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There have been many cases of teens killing people in speeding cars. Most have escaped the hands of law by buying out the parties or because of the law’s definition of “heinous crimes” by juveniles 

As controversy clouds the governor’s post in West Bengal, the constitutional shield protecting the gubernatorial post from prosecution comes under scrutiny from the apex court

By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Mohd. Abdul Sam...

By Kenneth Tiven It could easily be the script for a Netflix series. Many twists and turns remain, but this is a real-life national drama. The ending is not available until November 5. What comes ...

By deferring repayment of the $50 m treasury bill of Maldives for one more year, India has shown that it’s a friend, not a master of its neighbour. But as China is involved, it needs to draw red lines for the future

With a growing number of women alleging sexual assault by powerful politicians and even the governor of West Bengal, it raises the issue of identity secrecy granted to a rape victim as a protective mechanism enshrined in statute books to prevent any further trauma or indignity

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York City finally heard testimony from his lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen who worked with the National Enquirer editor David Pecker to capture and kill the Stormy Daniels sexual encounter story. Cohen’s testimony is critical for the prosecution’s case

Student protests about the Palestine-Israel conflict may interrupt numerous college and university graduations that usually symbolize spring in America. The Gaza conflict has taken centrestage, with Columbia University in New York being the hub of protests. Fifty six years ago, also in a national election year, the focus of discontent was American involvement in the Vietnam War

In the rough and tumble of politics, defections mar democracy and cast a shadow on the constitutional morality of politicians, and often end up in courts. Can political will be mustered to stem the malaise?

Last year, the tech industry lost 2,60,000 jobs—more than in the dotcom meltdown two decades ago. There is little evidence that this will let up in 2024. The technology field is shifting in a direction that is not a good trend for Indian technology workers in the USA on H-1B visas