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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

The Supreme Court in a recent Public Interest Litigation (Janaki Chaudhary & Anr vs Women and Child Development & Ors), reviewed a petition regarding the employment terms and conditions of in...

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

A single-judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand of Rajasthan High Court while taking suo motu cognisance of the need to provide adequate and hygienic public washrooms emphasized the importance of upholding the right to dignity and decency for women

Recently, in a case involving a man’s second divorce petition following the dismissal of his first, the Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench ruled that a subsequent petition based on cruelty is permissible if new grounds arise after the initial dismissal. In this case, the appellant is the husband and the respondent is the wife

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

The Bill has cleared the Lok Sabha and, once passed by the Rajya Sabha and the President, will enable a bank account holder to nominate four people to her/his account

By Inderjit Badhwar In a historic and progressive ruling, the Supreme Court of India under Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has taken a decisive step to halt the dangerous tide of communal animosity th...

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

A Madras High Court order denying a Scheduled Caste certificate to a Christian woman who claimed to be a Hindu while applying for an upper division clerk job is just the latest in a number of pleas pending before the apex court that deal with the larger question on the constitutionality of using religion as a yardstick for Scheduled Caste quota