Columns

A case of a woman claiming she was “gang raped” after entering Facebook’s Metaverse has shown the need for laws in 3D virtual worlds. Digital dignity too should be structured around human dignity.

Protests by students over the hijab should be handled sensitively. It would do everyone good to read the National Education Policy which says that the aim of education is to develop constitutional values.

The Tamil Nadu assembly passed the NEET Exemption Bill once again without accepting the suggestions offered by Governor RN Ravi a few weeks ago. The governor had returned the Bill to the assembly for its reconsideration after keeping it pending for around four months. Even the Supreme Court had held the NEET scheme to be in complete conformity with the Constitution as it addresses the issues of social justice.

Article 141 in the Constitution of India 1949: The law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India. By Mathews J Nedumpara Law is a simple subje...

In order to overcome the hesitancy, the centre must take lessons from its polio drive which went from door to door, locality to a locality. There’s also a need for mass publicity in rural areas.

By Col R Hariharan China’s use of the PLA regiment commander involved in the 2020 Galwan clash as a torchbearer for the Winter Olympics had drawn flak from not only India but also its QUAD ally—th...

By Prof Upendra Baxi The decision on January 27, 2022, by Justice Rudolph Contreras, United States District Judge, in Debra A. Haaland v. State of Louisiana, is of enormous political significance ...

By Shivanand Pandit For many years, speculation was widespread that cryptocurrencies will be prohibited in India. In the past, the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have warned agains...

By Lokendra Malik and Shaileshwar Yadav Professor Upendra Baxi, an eminent legal philosopher and public intellectual, is among the few names which have impacted Indian constitutional and human rig...

By Prof Yogesh Pratap Singh The Supreme Court of India is looked at as the upholder of the rights of citizens, and to a great extent, it has delivered on that trust. The Court has done more good f...