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Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s journey from a modest Lucknow neighbourhood to becoming the face of India’s first human spaceflight is a story of quiet determination, national pride, and a view of Earth that transcends borders

As fresh demands echo from the ruling establishment to drop “secular” and “socialist” from the Preamble, a deeper ideological clash unfolds—between foundational values and political reinterpretation, between constitutional permanence and partisan preference

In a child-centric ruling with wide legal and moral implications, the Bombay High Court affirms that legal guardianship must be treated at par with biological or adoptive parenthood—especially in matters of institutional access and rights

As political parties across the spectrum scramble to claim his legacy for electoral gain, his grandson breaks his silence in a forthright interview—questioning Congress, criticising BJP, and warning of a future where Aurangzeb becomes the next Ayodhya

A daughter’s legal fight over property and social norms shows up the deep faultlines in Indian family values, vis-à-vis legal preconditions

In a series of quiet but significant rule changes, the ECI has altered how video evidence is stored and accessed—raising questions about transparency, institutional autonomy, and the very integrity of India’s democratic process

By Sanjay Raman Sinha The crash of the ill-fated Air India 787-8 Dreamliner that extinguished 260 lives is not just a tragedy—it is a mystery still waiting to be unravelled. While families mourn a...

The apex court slams newly designated senior advocates for withdrawing from cases without notice

The Supreme Court recently ruled that the right under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution—the right to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade, or business—also includes the right not to carry it on. The verdict can be viewed through the lens of the socio-economic dilemma that exists in India today

As the judiciary grapples with increasing scrutiny from the executive, two top Supreme Court judges have called for caution, reigniting the debate on the fine line between activism and overreach