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As the central government relaxes restrictions on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a political slugfest ensues. The ban and subsequent revocation of the organisation has a history of its own. It symbolizes the conflict between the Centrist, Left parties and that of the extreme Right 

Two controversial decisions and questionable behaviour by several justices have turned the Court into an issue in the 2024 presidential polls. President Joe Biden has just put forward a plan to make changes in the Court. While he is not running for re-election, Vice-President Kamala Harris is and she agrees the Court needs an overhaul

The Court will have to settle the law on the right to be forgotten after an acquitted man in a sexual assault case wanted a judgment on him to be erased. This is in conflict with the right to information

Predictions about whom America will choose as president resemble a fast-moving ping-pong match. In an unexpected bounce this week. President Joe Biden withdrew his name from consideration with Democrats selecting Vice-President Kamala Harris to oppose Donald Trump in November’s election

There have been many cases of teens killing people in speeding cars. Most have escaped the hands of law by buying out the parties or because of the law’s definition of “heinous crimes” by juveniles 

As controversy clouds the governor’s post in West Bengal, the constitutional shield protecting the gubernatorial post from prosecution comes under scrutiny from the apex court

By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Mohd. Abdul Sam...

By Kenneth Tiven It could easily be the script for a Netflix series. Many twists and turns remain, but this is a real-life national drama. The ending is not available until November 5. What comes ...

By deferring repayment of the $50 m treasury bill of Maldives for one more year, India has shown that it’s a friend, not a master of its neighbour. But as China is involved, it needs to draw red lines for the future

With a growing number of women alleging sexual assault by powerful politicians and even the governor of West Bengal, it raises the issue of identity secrecy granted to a rape victim as a protective mechanism enshrined in statute books to prevent any further trauma or indignity