Sunday, September 29, 2024
154,225FansLike
654,155FollowersFollow
0SubscribersSubscribe

CATEGORY

IL Feature

The Trauma of Child Sexual Abuse

According to a 2017 survey conducted by World Vision India, one in every two children in India has been a victim of sexual abuse. To tackle the menace, the government enacted the Protection of Childr...

A Familiar Fracas

The friction between the CPI(M)-led government in Kerala and Governor Arif Mohammad Khan—who is the chancellor of all the universities—over appointment of vice-chancellors (VCs) in various universities has become a major political issue.

Record Appointments

With CJI NV Ramana retiring soon, one legacy he left behind is that he filled up many vacancies in the Supreme Court and High Courts. This was unlike his predecessor, Justice SA Bobde, who made no appointments to the Supreme Court due to the collegium being deadlocked for 22 months. 

India Proposes, Google Disposes

By Shivanand Pandit Even as internet companies are going to form a self-regulatory body to handle the grievances of social media users, there is a broadening divide among them. They have highlight...

Right to Die

A petition filed in the Delhi High Court recently sought to prevent a Noida-based, 48-year-old man from travelling to Switzerland, where euthanasia is legal. The petition was filed by a Bangaluru-based woman, a close friend of the man suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) since 2014.

Insta Ignominy

Over 18,000 people from different walks of life signed an online petition addressed to West Bengal Higher Education authorities seeking disciplinary action against St Xavier’s University vice-chancellor Felix Raj.

The Right to Shelter

Over the past few decades, there has been a paradigm shift in the understanding of slum dwellers and their rights. From being viewed as illegal occupants without any rights, they are now seen as people with rights and entitled to shelter by the government.
00:12:11

Missing Memories: The right to be forgotten and its pitfalls

Google India submitted before a bench of Justice Yashwant Varma that this right has various shapes and shades and therefore passing of protective orders would depend on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The Twin Towers

The Supreme Court directed Supertech builders to immediately release Rs 70 lakh to the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), which was roped in as a consultant for the structural audit of the company’s 32-storeyed twin towers.

Mr Fixit

Over the years, countries across the globe have been working on the “right to repair” legislation to enable consumers to fix their products independently. Keeping abreast with the current trend, Indi...

News Update