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By Kumkum Chadha When Prime Minister Narendra Modi named India’s retaliation against Pakistan Operation Sindoor, it was a masterstroke. Even his bitterest critics could not fault the choice of nom...

Recently, the Delhi High Court upheld an Army court’s order of dismissal of a Christian officer who refused to take part in multi-religious activities, citing his faith. The Court made it clear that “unity is forged in uniform, not through religion”

As the US Supreme Court braces for legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions against Harvard University, the spotlight turns to judicial recusals—raising complex questions of bias, constitutional duty, and institutional integrity, both in America and India

Once a space for expression and connection, social media is now a trapdoor for students, activists—and even aspiring visa holders

As the Calcutta High Court recently set aside a judgment delivered by a trial court in a divorce suit filed by a husband on grounds of cruelty and desertion by his wife, the higher court made a very important observation: “The entire mindset of the learned trial judge appears to spring up from a patriarchal and condescending approach.” This shows how toxic social norms still prevail upon judicial officers

By Dilip Bobb Last week, as the Supreme Court bid farewell to Justice Abhay S Oka on his retirement, it seems appropriate to remember his championing of free speech, liberty and equality as reflec...

By Prof (Dr) S. Surya Prakash On September 19, 1960, India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank, to peacefully divide the waters of the six Indus Basin rivers. J...

By Sujit Bhar In what can be modestly termed a deeply disturbing incident that is indicative of the autocratic nature of rule and the depletion of democratic norms in West Bengal, the Calcutta Hig...

By Dilip Bobb Picture this. Visit any lower court in the country and the overwhelming impression is the huge pile of cardboard covered files, whether carried by lawyers, litigants or stored in eve...

The jury is still out on whether the rapidly unfolding events spell a setback to India’s diplomacy and whether the country’s much publicized “clout” on the world stage is illusory