By Inderjit Badhwar This week’s cover story is not about Venezuela alone. It is about a moment when the architecture of restraint—legal, constitutional, moral—gave way to raw assertion of power. Kenneth Tiven documents what may become one of the most consequential acts of this US presidency: the extrajudicial seizure of a foreign leader without Congressional…
By Kenneth Tiven As President Donald Trump and Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s former leader, share striking personality traits and political behaviours—making Maduro’s military kidnapping by US Special Forces all the more extraordinary. The irony is inescapable. Trump governs from the White House; Maduro is confined to a Federal Detention Facility in New York City. Maduro retained…
Justice Soumen Sen was formally sworn-in as the 40th Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court on Saturday, during a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Sen, in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly AN…
The Delhi High Court has reaffirmed that compelling a woman to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term constituted an impermissible intrusion into her bodily autonomy, decisional privacy and personal liberty, all of which were integral to the guarantee of life and dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. The single-judge Bench of Justice Neena Bansal…
Petwar, a small agrarian village in Haryana’s Hisar district, is set to witness an unprecedented public celebration as Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant arrives on a homecoming visit to his native place, marking his first return to the village after assuming the highest judicial office in the country. The visit forms part of…
The Supreme Court on Friday continued its hearing on the regulation and management of stray dogs, taking views from animal welfare organisations, civil society groups and representatives of residents affected by incidents of dog attacks. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria has been hearing the matter for the…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking directions for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and others in connection with the controversy surrounding recent searches at premises linked to political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC). In its petition,…
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to take urgent steps to stop sewage from overflowing onto a public road in the Shaheen Bagh area, after taking note of the serious inconvenience and health risks caused to residents and commuters. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Manmeet…
A Delhi court has framed charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members, and several others in the alleged Railways land-for-jobs case, paving the way for a full-fledged criminal trial. The order was passed by Special Judge Vishal Gogne at the Rouse Avenue Courts complex after the court found sufficient…
Activist Sharjeel Imam on Thursday rejected claims made by the Delhi Police that fellow activist Umar Khalid acted as his mentor or played any guiding role during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Imam told a Delhi court that there was no coordination or conspiracy between him and Khalid in connection with the…