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Five years after the February 2020 Delhi “riots”, the continued incarceration of activists like Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and Gulfisha Fatima without trial highlights a grave erosion of liberty. The Delhi High Court’s denial of bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act exposes how pre-trial punishment has become the new normal in India’s justice system

Even environmental activism must respect the limits of judicial authority, says the top court in a landmark ruling

Australia’s High Commissioner to India Philip Green speaks on the student visa controversy, the promise of branch campuses, and why India-Australia relations must look beyond cricket. Stricter visa rules, growing migration pressures, and Australian universities setting up in India have unsettled many Indian aspirants. Green, however, avers doors remain open for genuine students, even as he reflects on India’s rise, shared ties, and the taste of jalebi and chai.

A new National Sample Survey lays bare the harsh truth—urban students are nearly compelled to take private tuitions to survive examinations, exposing the failures of India’s schooling system and raising uncomfortable questions for policymakers

The immense wealth that lies within Indian temples and other religious institutions have for long been eyed by political actors. This tug-of-war has existed over centuries and millennia through several conquests. A recent Madras High Court ruling shows how that tussle continues

The recent elevation of three High Court judges to the Supreme Court restored the apex court’s full strength of 34 judges, but it also reignites debate over how the Collegium applies its own criteria—seniority, merit, integrity, diversity, and fairness—in practice

The apex court is set to pronounce its verdict on the impasse within the All India Football Federation on September 1. Will it be possible for Indian football to escape the shadow of political interference?

Three new Bills tabled in Parliament have triggered political tremors, raising fears of democratic subversion and deepening cracks in the Opposition

Her stand against Justice Pancholi’s elevation is more than a disagreement—it is a warning about the credibility of the Collegium system and the future of judicial independence

In a landmark ruling, the apex court orders immediate release of  convicts who have served their sentences, exposing once again the systemic failures of India’s prison system