Above: A sister celebrating Raksha Bandhan with her brother imprisoned in a Jaipur jail/Photo: UNI
Is it fair not to set free undertrial prisoners on bail under the stringent provisions of certain ...
~By Aabad Ponda
Honesty is the hallmark of a prosperous society and the calibre of a man is measured by how he keeps a promise that he has made. In the olden times in ancient Indian society of Saty...
Above: The Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra and the Supreme Court/Photo: Anil Shakya
An attempt to impeach Chief Justice Dipak Misra will affect the credibility of the judiciary and should be we...
Above: (L-R) Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav at a road show; Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
The ostensible aim of introducing electoral bonds was to remove cash donations from political funding and ther...
Despite the strides made by the fairer sex, stereotyped views of their role in the family and outside have slowed their progress
~By Amita Singh
Of late, women are gettin...
Above: Muslim men in Mumbai protest against the Bill while women/Photo: UNI
The irony is hard to miss when a law designed to provide security to Muslim women within marriage hastens its dissolution...
Above: Illustration by Anthony Lawrence
The most literate state in the country is once again embroiled in a row over its conservative stance. This time, the victims were two students of a school wh...
Above: A doctor examines a patient for swine flu at Patna Medical College and Hospital. Photo: UNI
National Medical Commission Bill will abolish the Medical Council of India, a democratic body, and...
Above: A representative image of sexual harassment/Photo: Anil Shakya
A panel probing sexual harassment charges against the MP judge has found “insufficient” material to impeach him and wants the c...
Above: Illustration by Anthony Lawrence
Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which seeks to punish only the man for adultery, comes under review by the apex court for its defiance of gender equali...