By Inderjit Badhwar In every democracy there are moments when institutions pause, look inward, and ask whether the systems meant to strengthen society are instead eroding public trust. The recent intervention by the Supreme Court over a controversial NCERT textbook chapter is one such moment. The apex court’s unusually sharp response—halting the circulation of a…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha In an extraordinary intervention, the Supreme Court has imposed an interim ban on the controversial National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 8 Social Science textbook: Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Vol II). The Court took suo motu cognisance after a section titled, Corruption in the Judiciary, triggered alarm…
By Kenneth Tiven The entire top leadership of the Iranian government was wiped out in a single, devastating strike. Yet as civilians die across the Middle East in the retaliatory attacks that followed, some Republicans in the US Congress still refuse to call the conflict a war. One lawmaker dismissed the label bluntly: “I don’t…
By Kumkum Chadha A former Union minister and long-time Congress insider has once again stirred controversy—this time by attacking both India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while simultaneously reopening old wounds within his own party. The remarks came from Mani Shankar Aiyar, a veteran Congress leader, who has increasingly positioned…
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to restore the three-year practice rule before entry into the judicial service has reopened a deeper debate about experience, equality and opportunity. As the Court revisits the rule amid concerns about its impact on women and young aspirants, India must confront a difficult question: how should the nation train its…
By Dr JP Singh Political life in a democracy is noisy. Accusations escalate, elections are framed as civilisational crossroads, and ideological contrasts are amplified. Yet history, observed with distance, often reveals something steadier beneath the turbulence. Beneath visible conflict, deeper continuities endure—especially in economics, trade, and global positioning. THE STRUCTURAL PIVOT OF 1991 The decisive…
By Annunthra Rangan The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, on the opening day of coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel has pushed West Asia into one of its most volatile moments in decades. Iran has signalled that retaliation will not be symbolic or delayed through quiet diplomacy. The Islamic…
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has quashed reassessment proceedings initiated against Lalit Modi concerning his income for the assessment year 2010–11. The reassessment conducted by the tax authorities had increased Modi’s reported income from about ₹54.81 lakh to nearly ₹20.12 crore. This revision was based on alleged unexplained expenditures, including credit card payments of around…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, setting aside the life sentence earlier imposed by a trial court. The case stemmed from the fatal shooting of Chhatrapati, who edited a local newspaper in Sirsa, Haryana. The attack occurred after the…
B. V. Nagarathna recently advised law students not to judge their professional growth by what they see on LinkedIn, noting that social media posts frequently present an exaggerated image of success in the legal profession. While addressing students at the valedictory ceremony of the K. K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition in New Delhi, the…