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The vice-presidential candidates in the US election faced off in a televised debate last week, each with different objectives because the presidential candidates, whom they understudy, are so different. So, after 90 minutes of folksy back-and-forth, did it really matter who won or lost?

Sanjay Raman Sinha (SRS): How do you see your tenure in the judiciary, both as a judge and an advocate? How fruitful it has been? Is there something you would have liked to have done, especially when...

A landmark verdict has reinterpreted the POCSO Act so as to provide a stronger legal structure to curb child porn and proposed a new term for this offence to differentiate from adult pornography

The five weeks before the US presidential election on November 5 is filled with equal measures of peril and promise, not always shared equally by the candidates. This is especially true where one campaign has momentum while the other mostly offers grievances and conspiracy theories at fewer rallies than in 2016 or 2020. Will it be Indian-American Kamala Harris, as the first female president, or the chaos of retribution that Trump says will be a part of his return?

The controversy over the alleged use of animal fat for making laddoos of this shrine has reached the apex court, where petitions have urged the formation of an independent panel to probe the matter

Many cases have come to courts over alleged disrespect to temples and their traditions. And violators have been pulled up and warned not to defame Hindu culture and beliefs

The escalating trend of state governments demolishing the residences of individuals accused of crimes has become a major issue in the apex court. Increasingly, it is to do with petitioners who are suffering because one member of the family may have committed a transgression, but they all suffer loss of their homes

India is seeking to renegotiate the Treaty due to a confluence of political, environmental and security challenges. There is also a legal impasse over Pakistan wanting international arbitration in the issue

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut’s much-anticipated film Emergency has been facing hurdles in getting certified by the Central Board of Film Certification. Other Bollywood films have had run-ins with the body and gone to court. What are the grounds for granting or delaying the release of a film?

The case of the recent death of a 26-year-old employee in the offices of EY India due to sheer work pressure has brought out many skeletons from the corporate world. While there are laws to protect employees, their enforcement is weak