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Assembly Election Leads/Results

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TMC | BJP | OTHERS
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DMK | ADMK | OTHERS
Tamil Nadu

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CONG | CPM | OTHERS
Kerala

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Puducherry

A Matter of Confidence

Courts
Update

The Gauhati High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of sub-section (2) of Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, since it had not come into force.  The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Kaushik Goswami observed a Government of India notification has said the provision had not yet come into force. The notification specifically stated that the provisions of the BNS, except sub-section (2) of Section 106, wo...

Feature

In The Deep Freeze

The special bench constituted by the apex court to hear a clutch of pending petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act has forbidden the filing of any new petitions challenging the current status of places of worship. The Act under fire had left only the Ayodhya issue to be decided by the courts and froze the status of any place of worship as it was on the day of India’s independence

The POSH Push, in Private

The Supreme Court in a recent Public Interest Lit...

Regulating the Released

The recent report on prison reforms focuses on measures to decongest overcrowded prisons of the country. It also suggests electronic tracking of prisoners as a measure to manage and monitor overpopulated jailed detainees. Though electronic monitoring of accused enlarged on bail has been suggested as a reform measure, it should be adopted with caution and care

Columns

Law students: Bridging the gap

November 26, Law Day, is also known as Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas, a day that commemorates the adoption of our Constitution and reflects our commitment to the rule of law and justice. As we celebrate this foundational moment, it is imperative to consider the future of this legal landscape—our law students

New Renaissance and India ties

The island-nation is grappling with a crisis that stems from years of  economic mismanagement, entrenched corruption, and political instability. The unprecedented 2022 protests, known locally as the Aragalaya movement, brought about the resignation of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, effectively ending the Rajapaksa family’s two-decade-long political dominance. The new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken a pragmatic approach to ties with New Delhi

Foregoing life support

The recent Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s draft guidelines on foregoing life support in terminally-ill patients is a test of the robustness of the right to refuse medical treatment in India

Specials

The Fall of Assad’s Regime and the Road Ahead

The country has entered a historic phase following the sudden collapse of the Bashar al-Assad family’s decades-long authoritarian rule, ushering in an uncertain future for the nation. The militant rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies have orchestrated a rapid and decisive offensive that led to the ousting of Assad, dismantling a regime that has dominated Syria since 1971, beginning with his father Hafez al-Assad

A Matter of Confidence

Opposition parties, led by the Congress, have moved a resolution of no-confidence to unseat Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar from office, alleging partisanship. However, how much this motion achieves in outcome and symbolism has to be observed

Questionable Appointments

The President-elect has chosen a different criterion for selecting his cabinet than during his last term. Now, relevant experience or educational background appears unnecessary. His unwillingness to select people based on competence and reputation to manage departments that spend billions of taxpayer dollars and have tens of thousands of employees is a problem for politicians and those organizations focused on responsible government

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A unique path of learning

The reputation of Amity Law School, Noida (ALSN) ...

An ace from the South

South India has one the best colleges of law in t...

Tailored for Bihar and the world

A law institute in the state of Bihar is not just...

News
Update

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has filed a reply affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) enclosing a project report on snow and glacier changes and their impacts on melt runoff in Himalayan Basins prepared by the National Institute of Hydrology. The report highlights significant changes driven by climate change, including a decline in snow cover and snowmelt runoff, and an increase in rainfall and glacial melt contributing to total runoff. The scenario reflects a slow but steady tr...

A government fit for a king

The people nominated for 15 key posts by President-elect Donald Trump shows that extreme loyalty to him is an absolute pre-requisite, with skill or experience a secondary consideration. Confirmations are probable as Republicans have a four-vote Senate majority. Any Republican senator who joins Democrats to oppose Trump will be shamed and hounded for demonstrating judgment and personal courage

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