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Smog towers: After Supreme Court barb, more air purifiers in the Delhi pipeline

Yet another smog tower has come up in Delhi after much delay to battle air pollution. This was after a Supreme Court order and a warning that any violation would be treated as contempt.

Haryana jobs-for-locals law in private companies has diktats difficult to enforce

The Bill makes it mandatory for private companies to reserve 75 percent of jobs for residents of the state and has led to a furore among industry and Opposition parties.

Amended FCRA tightens funding norms for NGOs

The rules for organisations seeking foreign funding have been tightened. But the fact remains that some are doing yeoman’s service and even filled the gap left by government programmes during the pandemic.

Women’s property rights, protection from desertion by husbands among key Supreme Court decisions in 2020

The Court has given progressive judgments on women’s property rights. While some ensured equal rights to daughters even when the father had died, others saw to it that married women were not left in the lurch due to desertion.

Harley Davidson dealers say premium brand’s exit has left them in the dust

The exit of this iconic company from India has shocked dealers who have invested huge sums in their showrooms. They’ve appointed a law firm for probable legal action for higher compensation from Harl...

Covid-19: Doctors, healthcare workers adrift in promises, no action

There is a sense of grief and disappointment among doctors that despite risking their lives, the centre doesn’t even have data of the frontline workers who died valiantly treating coronavirus patients.

Love jihad: Haryana murder brings focus back to demand for law

Tina Turner’s famous song could well illustrate the unsettling phenomenon taking place in UP, Haryana, MP and Karnataka where girls are allegedly lured by Muslim men. The states are now thinking of a law against it.

MP High Court slams revealing suspects’ identity, says it violates Article 21

In a laudable move, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that producing suspects before the media is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution as unless he is convicted, his innocence has to be presumed.

NDPS Act confessions lose sting after Supreme Court order

In a landmark judgment, the Court held that confession to officers under the Act is not admissible as evidence during trial and infringes on the Constitution. This will have ramifications for the Rhea Chakraborty case as well as others.

Delhi smog buster: Pusa decomposer can cut need for farm fires

In a positive move, IARI has developed capsules which can decompose stubble from paddy harvest to manure. This will be used in states to reduce pollution, an issue that has gripped courts too.

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