SC must take on Modi govt over elevating gay lawyer to HC bench
Even as it remains helpless in stopping the Centre from sitting on files of names recommended for appointments to the…
Month: November 2023
Our duplicity in judging politicians needs a reality check
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who is facing the heat in the cash-for-query case, is also fighting another battle –…
Indians have suffered enough at hands of vengeful govts, time SC struck down sedition law
On September 12, the Supreme Court referred the petitions challenging Section 124A, the provision for sedition in the Indian Penal…
As US Prez hopeful makes affair public without much ado, do Indians need a similar playbook
On Wednesday, at the televised third debate among Republican Presidential hopefuls, Republican Party aspirant for next year’s Presidential election Tim…
Israel-Palestine conflicts leaves Ukraine to fend off Russian attacks itself without any help from allies
Among other issues, one of the key bones of contention that led to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war was the proposed move of Ukraine to…
Repeated paroles to Gurmeet Ram Rahim strengthen need to re-define ‘hardcore’ criminal
In its repeated decisions to parole the controversial head of the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was…
Before tackling hate speech, let’s start first with defining it
The incendiary speeches, followed by open call for genocide and use of weapons against Muslims, delivered at the recently-held three-day…
Roe v Wade overturning continues to hurt Republicans politically
The spate of electoral victories, many of them in politically crucial swing states, for the Democrats reinforces that the decision of…
Through its Manish Sisodia case judgment, SC may have again empowered ED as state within state
Through its judgment in the matter of bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, where the Supreme Court,…
Remission to Bilkis Bano’s rapists: SC will have to decide if Gujarat decision was contrary to law
While the Supreme Court judgment in the issue of the Gujarat government’s controversial decision to release 11 convicts serving life…