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Indians at a Crossroads

By Inderjit Badhwar With a population of over five million, Indian immigrants in the United States face an unprecedented climate of uncertainty as immigration policies hang in the balance, impacti...

What It Means For Indians

By Kenneth Tiven Donald Trump’s anticipated return as US president is expected to send shockwaves through the immigrant community, particularly among the estimated 7,50,000 Indian citizens living ...

Symbolism in Justice Administration

Recently, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud installed a new statue of Lady Justice in the library of the Supreme Court, removing the blindfold from it and replacing the sword with a copy of the Constitution. To what extent this symbolic practice would translate into the transformative ideals of justice administration?

Water Wars?

The Rajasthan High Court recently made some critical observations about the natural resource while taking suo motu cognizance of unauthorised constructions and encroachments over rivers and other water bodies in the state. It is a problem faced by many cities in India

Spousal Privacy

The Madras High Court in a recent judgment held that “spousal privacy is a fundamental right and documents violating it are not evidence”. The Madurai bench of the Court refused to accept as evidence the call record documents of a woman, obtained stealthily by her husband to seek divorce on the grounds of adultery and cruelty. The verdict is important as it goes a long way in maintaining that the right to privacy trumps all rights

No Smoke Without Fire

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has taken action against tobacco addiction among school students. Citing concerns over products like smokeless tobacco being smuggled from neighbouring states, the Court has directed the central government to ban such products nationwide

Suicide Watch

The Delhi High Court in connection with a 2013 suicide abetment case recently observed that persons holding a certain post in the course of duties have to take certain decisions which can cause hardship to an employee. The Court ruled that the same cannot, in the absence of the requisite mens rea, be termed as an action which would amount to incitement/abetment

Property Rights

A recent verdict of the apex court has said that not all private  property can be taken over by the State, while overturning Justice Krishna Iyer’s 1978 observation. Socialism may have been forgotten, but public welfare is still a focus, said dissenting judge Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

A Brief Opportunity

As Justice Sanjiv Khanna steps into his role as the 51st chief justice of India, he faces a formidable challenge: to usher in a Judiciary that is both progressive and vigilant, standing firmly for individual rights and the rule of law 

Fear Trumps Hope

Donald Trump’s strong victory for a second term return to the US presidency marks the end of 80 years of political alignments where America supported an age of global democracy, not without missteps, but generally with national independence as a key goal. In making this choice, the American citizens have trashed the post-World War II approach by backing a candidate who openly dismisses diversity and equality as key elements of a nation built on immigration over 250 years

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