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The Calcutta High Court has pulled up a political leader attached to the Trinamool Congress for interfering in the work of a Kolkata film director on behalf of a technicians’ union. The state’s film world is today virtually controlled by the party, which has found another cash cow in a revenue-starved state with no industry

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The Supreme Court has upheld the Calcutta High Court’s verdict terminating the services of nearly 26,000 school teachers. While it is a fact that most of them used unfair means to get their jobs, there still were honest applicants in the mix who now have  become collateral damage

As global economies struggle with recession fears and protectionist policies, India faces a two-fold crisis—an overstated manufacturing boom and a middle class sinking under the weight of unchecked debt 

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When a Congress MP laced a video uploaded on social media with a particular poem with a large message, an FIR was filed against him. The Gujarat High Court refused to quash that FIR, but the top court observed that the police of this country are yet to comprehend the basics of free speech even after 75 years of the Constitution

Two horrific murder cases in Kolkata—one a brutal rape-murder in a government hospital, the other a chilling family massacre—expose the stark contrast in police efficiency when freed from political interference. The cases also shine a harsh light on the urgent need for long-overdue police reforms

The Supreme Court’s recent order, reaffirming maintenance entitlement even in a void marriage as per the Act, sets a nice legal precedent that could result in humane applications

While the new Chinese large language model has shaken up the world, hitting at the base of leaders such as ChatGPT, India remains in the background, not being able to create a proper ecosystem for innovation