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Even as Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar attacks the judiciary and is quickly followed by other BJP leaders, the scene seems set for another confrontation between the executive and the judiciary. With a new chief justice waiting to take over, it is an inopportune time for another face-off. However, this seems to be part of a global trend led by Donald Trump’s presidency

A judge’s comment blaming a rape survivor has sparked national outrage and led to the apex court’s intervention—and re-ignited urgent questions about gender bias, judicial accountability, and a deepening crisis in one of India’s most prominent High Courts

By Sanjay Raman Sinha It’s the story of a new-age Jamtara. A digital con that used glamour, trust, and viral reach to dupe over 30,000 unsuspecting investors. At the centre of this sprawling inves...

In a tumultuous ten days, the president’s illusion of unchecked authority has collided with a hard wall of legal resistance, academic defiance, economic recoil, and a shifting public mood. The tide may be turning against a presidency testing the limits of American democracy

The horrific killing of tourists is a chilling reminder that the wounds of Kashmir are still open. The outraged nation with one voice is expecting the Modi government to teach a hard and harsh lesson to Pakistan

A series of incendiary remarks from BJP leaders and affiliated online voices has placed the judiciary, particularly the apex court, at the centre of a storm. The controversy follows rulings on the Waqf Act and gubernatorial delays in approving legislation—and it is raising urgent questions about the separation of powers, free speech, and contempt

The apex court recently delivered a pointed rebuke to a petitioner for filing an unsubstantiated claim in a politically sensitive incident that could have had far-reaching consequences

In a world increasingly engulfed by conflict and cruelty, the cold-blooded murder of unarmed tourists in Kashmir’s Pahalgam region marks a grim resurgence of terror in a land that was cautiously redi...

By Inderjit Badhwar In solidarity with my fellow classmates from the Class of 1969 and other graduates of Columbia’s School of Journalism, India Legal republishes this powerful alumni letter to Co...

In an extraordinary clash between the Trump administration and America’s top colleges, a wave of federal pressure threatens academic freedom, civil rights, and the nation’s scientific research infrastructure—all rooted in what one columnist calls a “cruel farce” of personal vengeance and ideological hold