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The Supreme Court said that when the Maha Vikas Aghadi government was formed, the rebels were part of the decision. The anti-defection law applies even if a faction splits from a political party and gets a majority

The recent killing of Umesh Pal, the key witness in the 2005 murder of the then newly-elected Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal, has brought into focus the sorry state of the witness protection system in India.

In the recent past, several eminent, reformist political thinkers have been urging the judiciary to call out the Constitutional sins of the executive branch of the government. Prominent among them is Padma Bhushan and Magsaysay awardee Arun Shourie. Last month, in a well-publicised TV interview, this intrepid scholar-journalist-politician called upon the Supreme Court “to behave as if it’s at war in defence of the Constitution”.

As the Delhi government outlaws bike taxis, issues of pricing and customer safety have cropped up. Will regulation manage these concerns so that lakhs of passengers get last-minute connectivity?

The Supreme Court bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice BV Nagarathna dismissed a plea seeking the setting up of a Renaming Commission of India. Can’t let the past weigh down the present and the future, noted the judges.

On February 24, 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. It was planned as a lightning strike which would subsume the smaller neighbour in two weeks. That did not happen and a year on, what lies ahead? More bloodshed, a peace deal or a ceasefire?

Recently, former Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Jitendra Narain was granted conditional bail in a case where he was accused of rape. Bail can take different forms and depends on each individual case.

As the Rajya Sabha chairman pressed for breach of privilege against 12 Opposition MPs, it is time to see what is contempt of the House and what are the rules and procedure of the Committee of Privilege.

Following an Orissa High Court order, the state cabinet approved a scheme whereby the government would compensate the families of prisoners dying inside its jails.

The Indian social hierarchy of caste has become an issue in the city of Seattle, Washington. Caste discrimination has been added to an existing ordinance to do with race, religion and gender identity. What’s behind the caste issue?