By Kumkum Chadha As a nation, we take pride in being one—standing together, so to speak. But scratch the surface, and the cracks appear: deep and beyond repair. Nothing describes this better than ...

By Vikram Kilpady Ever since the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Tamil Nadu vs Governor case—and the presidential reference that followed—voices linked to the ruling dispensation have gone on the ...

By Sujit Bhar In what can be modestly termed a deeply disturbing incident that is indicative of the autocratic nature of rule and the depletion of democratic norms in West Bengal, the Calcutta High ...

By Kenneth Tiven “Define habeas corpus in American law.” That was Senator Maggie Hassan’s opening question to Kristi Noem, the head of the Department of Homeland Security and a former farm girl from ...

By Dilip Bobb Picture this. Visit any lower court in the country and the overwhelming impression is the huge pile of cardboard covered files, whether carried by lawyers, litigants or stored in every ...

By Inderjit Badhwar This week’s cover story captures an India virtually at war—and at a crossroads. The terror attack in Pahalgam was not just an assault on the lives lost, but on the very soul of a ...

S. Surya Prakash On September 19, 1960, India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank, to peacefully divide the waters of the six Indus Basin rivers. Jawaharlal Nehru ...

Following the retirement of Justice AS Oka, one of the incumbent members of the Collegium today, the Supreme Court Collegium will welcome a new member, Justice BV Nagarathna. Scheduled to become the ...

By Neeraj Mishra It is rare for ruling and opposition parties to see eye to eye on a corruption probe. But a brazen scam involving land acquisition for a small stretch of road under the National ...

By Binny Yadav In a landmark regulatory move, the Bar Council of India (BCI) recently enforced the “Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022”, ...

The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the criminal proceedings under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act against the Director of Sam Higginbottom University of ...

Expressing serious concern over delays in pending trials under special laws, the Supreme Court suggested theestablishment of dedicated courts across the country for exclusive hearing of such cases.