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The Karnataka government is considering rules for multinational companies working in the state to list the number of locals they employ. Job preference to locals was tried first in Haryana, but struck down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. It is now in the Supreme Court

Several Chinese villages along the LAC are getting occupied, posing a threat to the North-east. With Chinese territorial aggression growing, dialogue and confidence-building measures are the need of the hour

The apex court’s verdict on the Electoral Bonds Scheme signals the coming of age of a strong citizen rights jurisprudence in the country. Another laxman rekha has been breached, and for good, but is there an alternative?

It was a bad week in court for the former US president. He and his sons and company were fined a massive amount of money and onerous restraining conditions for business fraud. His legal troubles are adding to what could prove to be the most divisive elections in American history 

Violations of international humanitarian law and human rights by Israel in Gaza have been documented in numerous reports by organisations affiliated to the UN as well as independent human rights groups. The International Criminal Court is the authoritative body to investigate possible crimes by Israel and hold the culpable parties accountable. What is its mandate?

The apex court’s verdict on the electoral bonds scheme has the potential to cleanse the electoral system, but a viable alternative political funding model needs to be devised By Sanjay Raman Sinha...

Can judges be notched on a scale of efficiency and given the benefit of a tenure extension? While the government has reservations, the judiciary has no model to measure productivity

The Karnataka High Court in a recent order took note of the growing trend of an estranged or divorced parent targeting the other parent and observed that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenc...

India’s decision to fence the 1,643 km-long border with Myanmar and abolition of the Free Movement Regime stems from its concerns about the country’s civil war threatening the security of north-east ...

As the state becomes the first to implement its own brand of the Code, concerns are being raised against potential state vigilantism, moral policing and infringement of individual and minority rights