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Welcoming the Cheetah

After 70 years, Project Cheetah has taken off to settle these animals in India. Under the programme, cheetahs from Africa will be settled in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. 

Not Your Worship

The Kerala High Court’s decision to deny permission for constructing a new place of worship, saying the state was “exhausted with religious places and prayer halls,” throws up several questions for other states where the spread of religious places is on the rise

Wedded Miss

While dismissing a petition for divorce, the Kerala High Court observed that the present trend seems to be to break the nuptial tie on flimsy grounds. It said that marriage is not a mere ritual for intimacy

The Live Streaming Debate

The top court live streamed its proceedings for the first time to mark the then Chief Justice of India NV Ramana’s last day in office. Some states are also live streaming judicial proceedings, but it needs to become a more permanent feature

Unsocial Media

WhatsApp and Facebook had sought to challenge the order dated March 24, 2021, of the Competition Commission of India, directing its director-general (DG) to initiate probe into the privacy policy of ...

Language Barrier

The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna further observed that untrained in the law, the litigant is confronted with language which is not heard, written or spoken in contemporary expression.

Questionable Codes

With the government preparing the platform for the four new labour codes, there are signals of a staggered execution with an early launch of two codes—The Code on Wages and The Code on Social Security.

Problematic Provisions

Looking at the recent searches and seizures conducted on political leaders, their relatives, and associates, especially those who are critical of the ruling government, the draconian PMLA, 2002, is seen by the Opposition leaders as the government’s “hatchet” legislation.

The Talaq Tangle

The practice of talaq-e-hasan permits a Muslim man to divorce his wife by saying the word talaq once a month for three consecutive months. The Court will now hear the matter again on October 11.

Trump’s Legal Burden

Moderation and truthfulness are two behaviours rarely associated with Donald Trump, attitudes at the root of multiple lawsuits he faces. Ignoring or fighting lawsuits has been his hallmark for nearly five decades, yet it didn’t stop voters from electing him.

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