By Kumkum Chadha The past week has been a mixed bag: tears, sorrow, joy, jubilation and anger. If the centre is elated, there is grief and anger in the states of Maharashtra and West Bengal, respectively. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is hopping mad. Targeting the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar she called…
By Inderjit Badhwar Republic Day is meant to be a moment of national self-congratulation—and of self-examination. Every January 26, we rehearse the story of constitutional triumph: a republic born of law, dignity, and equal citizenship. This year’s 77th Republic Day offered no shortage of pageantry or pride. The presence of European Commission President Ursula von…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld the decision of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) rejecting an insolvency application filed by actor Akshay Kumar Bhatia against ed-tech firm Cue Learn Private Limited, holding that the matter involved a contractual dispute rather than a case of insolvency under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,…
A Delhi sessions court has declined to grant bail to Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar in the ongoing trial related to the murder of fellow wrestler Sagar Dhankar, citing the seriousness of the charges and concerns over the pending examination of key witnesses. The order was passed by the Rohini Courts, where the judge noted…
By Kenneth Tiven Jeffrey Epstein cultivated the image of a mathematical prodigy with rare financial skills. In reality, he built something far more sinister: a private sexual network designed for rich and powerful men who understood one thing clearly—exposure would mean reputational suicide. Silence was the price of admission. The forced release of Department of…
By Binny Yadav I was in Standard VIII when I felt a sudden, unmistakable gush—enough to signal urgency and embarrassment in equal measure. When I asked permission to step out of the classroom, what followed was not care, but ritualised humiliation. My class teacher handed me a sanitary pad in front of the entire class, entered…
Comedian Kunal Kamra and Senior Advocate Haresh Jagtiani have approached the Bombay High Court questioning the legality of the government’s Sahyog Portal, contending that it enables unlawful and unchecked removal of online content. In separate petitions, the two petitioners have challenged the portal along with recent amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital…
The Supreme Court has issued a stern directive to the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, instructing him to dispose of the remaining disqualification petitions against defected legislators within a strict timeframe of three weeks. The Court cautioned that failure to comply with this deadline would invite contempt proceedings. The order was passed while the…
The plea had sought judicial intervention, claiming that monetary incentives were being distributed to sway electoral outcomes and thereby compromise the sanctity of the democratic process. The petition urged the Court to take cognisance of what it described as serious violations of electoral norms. However, the apex court declined to examine the allegations at this…
India’s judicial system has crossed a major digital milestone, with more than 637 crore pages of court records digitised under the e-Courts Mission Mode Project, the Ministry of Law and Justice has informed Parliament. As per official data shared in a written response in the Rajya Sabha, nearly 237 crore pages of records from High…