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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?

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 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

A bridge over Kerala’s Bharathapuzha River has raised the hackles of Metro Man E Sreedharan who has filed a PIL alleging that it would disrupt the site’s historical and religious significance

Last week’s debate between candidates for president of the United States was a face-off between an angry old man and a confident woman. Post-debate polls showed vice-president Kamala Harris a clear winner, but they also suggested that it will be a close race come November

A string of recent verdicts are restoring the constitutional guarantees of liberty that were under severe threat from the courts’ reluctance to grant bail to citizens facing trials for alleged offenses, especially under the PMLA’s draconian provisions

Zee Entertainment Enterprises chairperson Subhash Chandra has brought very serious allegations against SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, already under the scanner for conflict of interest involvements

The presidential contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face a moment of truth when they meet face to face on the September 10 debate. The decision by President Joe Biden to drop out of the race, giving rise to a thunder-clap political moment, may have altered American history for the next several decades

When a small motorcycle showroom decided to go for an IPO to raise Rs 12 crore, it attracted bids of nearly Rs 4,800 core! What is causing this “irrational exuberance” among retail investors in an overpriced Indian market?