In a progressive judgment, the Madras High Court has ruled that it’s not mandatory to fill the father’s name in a birth certificate. But experts say this would be difficult to implement for all record...
Above: Over 150 community dogs in Sitapur were killed under official orders after a spurt in canine attacks in the district/Photo: Anil Shakya
Animal lovers in Uttar Pradesh have approached the Sup...
Illustration: Anthony Lawrence
Indian courts are getting digitised but there are hiccups on the way—slow conversion of case records, red tape, incompetently executed renovations and clients who are...
Above: A call centre executive (file photo)
IT industry employees converge, demand labour laws as protection, but can the industry bear the burden?
~By Sujit Bhar
An interesting development h...
Above: An artist’s impression of the proposed Jayalalithaa memorial on Marina Beach/Photo: UNI
Environmentalists, political parties and anti-graft crusaders oppose the AIADMK government’s decision ...
Another Judiciary-Executive tussle has erupted, this time over the conduct of exams for subordinate judiciary in Uttar Pradesh
~By India Legal Bureau
In another spat between the Judiciary and t...
Above: The decks are clear for JD(S) state chief HD Kumaraswamy to take over as next CM with BS Yeddyurappa resigning before the floor test in the state assembly/Photo Courtesy: Facebook
Failing to...
Above: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chairing the 27th GST Council meeting, via video conference, in New Delhi/Photo: PIB
The GST Council has proposed that this vital network, GSTN be given b...
Above: Police trying to quell a student protest related to UPSC’s exams in New Delhi/Photo: UNI
A recent report highlights the dire need for changes in the police force and for the Judiciary to cra...
Above: Illustration by Anthony Lawrence
In many far-reaching judgments, the apex court has taken a liberal view of couples wanting to live together and supported them wholeheartedly
~By Vinay Va...