Special Report

What’s in a name? A lot when a woman remarries after her husband’s death or divorce and her child’s surname is changed. This is what happened recently when the Supreme Court upheld an Andhra Pradesh woman’s decision to change the surname of her minor son after her remarriage.

The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Central government and the States/Union Territories on a petition seeking a comprehensive law ensuring adherence to the fundamental duties enshrined i...

India is on the back foot over a number of issues that the Modi government has been pushing in its second term in office. Foremost among them are the decision to amend the 1955 Citizenship Act, which ...

Above: US President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Houston’s NRG Stadium/Photo: PIB Diplomatic successes are no substitute for efficient governance and India needs sustained reforms in t...

Above: Kuldeep Singh Sengar/Photo: UNI Originally charged with murder, attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy and intimidation, expelled BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar gets a reprieve as the C...

Above: Ratul Puri, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s nephew The arrest of Kamal Nath’s nephew Ratul Puri in two different cases reeks of revenge as some of the cases are a decade old and h...

Above:  (From left) Justice Shivraj V Patil, former judge, SC; PK Malhotra, former law secretary; Justice TS Thakur, former chief justice of India; Rajshri Rai, editor-in-chief, APN; Inderjit Badhwar,...

By Asif Ullah Khan The gang rape of a Dalit girl in the Thanagazi village of the Alwar district was something that was waiting to happen. In view of the Lok Sabha elections in the state that we...

Above: Students in Gujarat appearing for the state Boards are being asked to specify online if they are Muslim/photo: UNI A PIL has been filed in the Gujarat High Court over an online form for stud...

Above: Trupti Desai at Kochi airport from where she returned without darshan/Photo: Trupti Desai/Facebook Infrastructure is hardly in place but the government’s hurry to implement the apex court or...