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Once hailed as India’s master election strategist, Prashant Kishor found himself on the defensive—and on camera—as questions about his own education and electoral ambitions left him flustered. His on-air tantrum may have cost him more than just image points; it exposed the cracks in both his political strategy and the Opposition’s shaky unity in Bihar

Over 20 children have died across Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consuming tainted medicines. What began as a medical mystery has spiralled into a national reckoning over India’s fragile drug regulation, systemic negligence, and moral failure in public health governance

The case of Zoharbee vs Imam Khan exposes a silent crisis in India’s multilingual judiciary—where a single mistranslated word can tilt the scales of justice

As post-Diwali smog choked the National Capital Region, the Supreme Court once again found itself walking the tightrope between cultural celebration and constitutional duty. The bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Chandran’s decision to permit limited green firecrackers has reopened the debate: can faith and environmental responsibility coexist under judicial scrutiny?

Once a potent weapon for transparency and citizen empowerment, the RTI Act marks 20 years amid growing curbs, bureaucratic apathy, and shrinking autonomy

Despite soaring case backlogs and a digital push through the e-Courts project, India’s judicial system is still crippled by poor infrastructure, underutilized funds, and fragmented accountability. A coordinated, well-funded approach is the missing pillar of justice

In a landmark judgment in Zainul vs State of Bihar, the  apex court clarified that mere presence at a crime scene does not make a person part of an “unlawful assembly” under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The ruling sets out seven guiding tests to protect innocent onlookers from wrongful conviction in mob-related cases

When Chief Justice of India Justice BR Gavai declared that “India’s roads are unsafe,” it wasn’t just a courtroom observation—it was an indictment of an urban crisis. With over 35,000 pedestrians and 54,000 two-wheeler deaths in 2023, the apex court’s latest order demands that states finally recognise walking and cycling as fundamental rights, not acts of risk

In a landmark ruling underscoring the rigidity of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the apex court has held that even a minor error in the cheque amount mentioned in a legal notice can render the entire case invalid

A stray courtroom quip recently spiralled into a storm, reigniting debate over judges’ spontaneous observations and their amplified consequences in the age of live-streamed justice