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The number of disputes between the government and technological companies is increasing. One controversial and contemporary dispute is between the Indian government and WhatsApp. This conflict relates to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, which mandate the company to share or trace the originator of a message. But, the regulation goes against the end-to-end encryption rules of the tech company

The Calcutta High Court has cancelled the appointment of nearly 26,000 primary school jobs, just before the election. This has put the Trinamool Congress in a quandary. However, there seems to be mor...

Policemen and women inside the Kashi Vishwanath Temple will mingle with the crowd clad in priest-like garb on a trial basis. But beyond the optics, there is no point in this brainwave By Vikram L ...

The Alternative Dispute Resolution system in India should also be allowed into some areas where it is banned today. With overburdened courts and a five-crore pendency, this could be a way out to cut down the growing number of cases

With the general elections around the corner, nearly 4.3 lakh people in India will be forcibly denied their right to vote. These are undertrial detenus in Indian jails, their criminality far from being proved. This is unfair

The Court is examining whether ordering an accused to drop his Google pin location to the Investigation Officer throughout the period of his bail is violative of his right to privacy

A recent Rajasthan High Court verdict says having consensual physical relations outside marriage is not an offence. But hold on, it still is cheating on your spouse

There are many laws in the world and in India to protect adult users of the internet against crimes and other ills that spread through social media. A recent law enacted by a US state, points to the need for a law protecting Indian children from the ills of social media

A judgment of the Court held that lawmakers don’t enjoy immunity for bribery, thus overturning an earlier decision which held that they need immunity against all civil and criminal proceedings that bear a nexus to their speech or vote

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying of the government of India has sent out a circular, recommending the ban on import and breeding of 23 dog breeds in India. The ministry describes them as “ferocious dogs which are dangerous for human life” in its circular. An analysis, even as a court stays its implementation