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As India celebrates its 75th year of Independence, this year’s Constitution Day gains special significance. More so because the basic premise of the Constitution is under challenge. Eminent journalist, JP movement veteran, Constitution expert and President of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, RAM BAHADUR RAI spoke to SANJAY RAMAN SINHA on the constitutional challenges.

An SC order has stated that if custodial interrogation is not required in a case, anticipatory bail cannot be granted by itself. It is vital to see the nature of the offence and severity of punishment, especially in POCSO cases.

In the global struggle between autocracy and democracy as a governing philosophy, the US mid-term elections ended badly for those expecting to reinstate Donald Trump as the president in 2024. The blame for the stunning Republican setback rests on multiple issues.

Of the thousands of workers laid-off by Elon Musk, about 70% are thought to be Indians on H-1B immigration to work visas. Under the current and complicated regulations in the US, someone working here on an H-1B visa has 60 days to find another H-1B position or must leave the US. Dealing with US immigration is neither quick nor easy.

A verdict on EPS has led to furore among unions as they have demanded that an average of the last 12 months of an employee’s service be taken into account when deciding PF pension instead of 60.

The centre has again sought time from the Court to decide on demands to grant minority status to Hindus in states where their numbers are less than other communities. It said that the matter was sensitive.

The Telangana government is the latest state to withdraw general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation to allow the agency to probe cases. This follows a pattern in several non-BJP ruled states.  

In its objective towards a progressive society, the Supreme Court of India has once again given a verdict that will go a long way towards ensuring a better and more egalitarian society for India.

The “red light on, gaadi off” campaign of the Delhi government has hit a hurdle with the L-G raising objections to it. This is despite such campaigns running successfully in other countries to reduce vehicular pollution.

Justice DY Chandrachud takes over as the CJI, expectations are high from the Bar. PRAVIN H PAREKH, president, the Indian Society of International Law and six-time president of the SCBA, goes down memory lane as he remembers the Chandrachud family and their contribution to the country’s jurisprudence.