Droupadi Murmu

The recent report on prison reforms focuses on measures to decongest overcrowded prisons of the country. It also suggests electronic tracking of prisoners as a measure to manage and monitor overpopulated jailed detainees. Though electronic monitoring of accused enlarged on bail has been suggested as a reform measure, it should be adopted with caution and care

Not only does President Droupadi Murmu’s leadership exhibit a commitment to making India’s justice system more just and equitable, she clearly understands the lacunae that haunt the system

President Droupadi Murmu completes two years in office. Here are some snapshots of her tenure, her commitments and her concerns.

The president has used social media for greater accessibility, transparency and trust building, not for self-publicity. For this, she is a respected figure, though occasionally trolled

The former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, Justice Virender Singh, reminisces on his association with Droupadi Murmu when she was the Governor of Jharkhand

The only Indian president I can claim to have known personally was Kocheril Raman Narayanan, the tenth president, holding office from July 25, 1997, to July 25, 2002. He was previously India’s ambassador to America when I worked in Washington D.C. as a journalist and we often dined together at his home in the company of his delightful Burmese-born wife, Usha.

As the president completes two years in office, it is imperative to look back at her childhood, difficult days and crushing personal tragedies, and her emergence as a beacon of hope to all who despair

The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on December 12 before being passed by the Lok Sabha on December 21.

The three criminal law bills were cleared by the Lok Sabha on December 20 and Rajya Sabha on December 21.

The founder of Sulabh International, one of India’s best social service organisations, has died of a heart attack. His organisation was at the forefront of eradicating manual scavenging and setting up clean, economic sanitation across the country