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Covid-19 has had a deleterious effect on employment with unemployment going up to 24 percent in May 2020. While some key sectors will be badly hit, others could emerge relatively unscathed

former senior bureaucrats have critised the consistent attack on the freedom of expression and the right to dissent by the central government led by Narendra Modi in its second regime from 2019 onwards.

The recent custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu should be seen against a slew of observations made by poet-judge AN Mulla about the Indian police force being the largest lawless group whose crime record surpasses all others

Courts have often shown their patriarchal mindsets while dealing with rape cases. A balance between the concerns of the victim and the rights of the accused would serve reformatory justice better.

We know now after more than three years of Donald Trump’s presidency that his singular talent is a life-long ability to promote himself and his brand as a symbol of excellence. The 2016 campaign may have started as a marketing and promotional effort for Trump’s varied business interests, but repeatability of success in 2020 seems less likely each day as he faces multiple catastrophic situations in America.

With the Supreme Court refusing to stay work on the new Parliament building, the antiquated House is expected to be elevated to a composite Parliament Complex which will be modern, efficient and quake-resistant.

The situation in the national capital is quite alarming. Delhi is one of the worst-hit areas in the country with the total Covid-19 cases crossing the 70,000-mark last week. The battle against the coronavirus here is in a critical stage and the centre has been forced to step in to try and salvage.

In the recent spate of articles by eminent voices, an indefensible constitutional paradigm is sought to be invented and mainstreamed. It Is not just alien to our free constitution, it is antithetical to it’s letter, text and its historic evolution.

The road to re-election for Trump was never going to be smooth or easy. With the top court giving judgments which are critical of the president, it is a warning to him about how democracy works.

In a major twist in the US journalist Daniel Pearl murder case, the Pakistan supreme court has objected to his killers being referred to as “terrorists”.