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Contempt of Court In Bihar Elections?

By Inderjit Badhwar   In an extraordinarily timely story, this week’s India Legal returns once again to the subject of criminals in politics. This subject has been discussed ad nauseam f...

Sex workers: Supreme Court order on dry rations, allowances for them is a landmark

What made the Supreme Court ask state governments to provide allowances and rations to them? It relates to the peculiar situation governing sex workers.

Plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients: Handle with care

There has been much debate about the pros and cons of the therapy and trials have shown that it improves symptoms like difficulty in breathing and fatigue. But the decision is best left to the physician.

Kerala Police Act bells social media misuse, cyber crime

The state has taken the lead in introducing a penalty for the misuse of social media by way of an ordinance in the Kerala Police Act. While freedom of expression is a fundamental right, it is not an ...

Pharma data breaches should stop once data protection law comes into force

Pharma companies, which keep valuable data, are vulnerable to cyber attacks as these can be monetised by criminals. Once India passes the Personal Data Protection Bill such breaches should be fewer.

Ramayana Under Legal Scrutiny

The book is appropriately called "Ramayana Revisited: An Epic Through A Legal Prism". The title was an eye-grabber that drew me into its contents. It is a serious and scholarly piece of work by senior journalist Anil Maheshwari and Vipul Maheshwari, a prominent Supreme Court advocate

CBI: A white elephant?

On October 21, Maharashtra joined Rajasthan and West Bengal in declaring that the central probe agency wasn’t welcome into the states anymore. That doesn’t add to its credibility. By Sujit Bhar ...

Ending China’s days of expansionism with the Quad

Coordination between the US and other members of the Quad group is aimed at sending a firm message to China that its aggressive expansionism in the Indo-Pacific region Ladakh, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific is coming to an end.

Tanishq ad controversy: Addition of secular in preamble has left it a tokenism

Declaring India to be “secular” in the Preamble has often had the opposite effect as can be seen from the rude and insensitive behaviour towards the elegant Tanishq ad and has added to growing intolerance.

IRDAI’s wellness guidelines: Rewarding health-conscious consumers during Covid times

In Covid times, the IRDAI guidelines on health and wellness and the rewards that insurers will now give to consumers for staying fit are welcome. Many also offer claims linked to home quarantine cure...

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