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Once celebrated as the face of innovation and environmental reform, the climate activist now stands accused of sedition and unrest. His arrest has not just shaken Ladakh, but reopened the debate over identity, statehood, and the price of dissent in India’s northern frontier

As the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision exercise unfolds across 12 states, India stands at the crossroads of a constitutional confrontation. The DMK and its allies have taken the fight to the Supreme Court, questioning the very foundation of electoral legitimacy

Taking serious note of the mounting delays plaguing India’s criminal justice system, judges have voiced concern over trial courts failing to frame charges for months—sometimes years—after charge sheets have been filed 

The Special Intensive Revision’s human impact is immense. For example, government teachers drafted into booth-level officers’ work are not just exhausted, but fear backlash from the public and political parties alike for no fault of theirs. As instances of heckling loom, the irony of it all is that BLOs have little control over policy decisions

In a landmark suo motu ruling, the apex court has reaffirmed the sanctity of advocate-client privilege, declaring that lawyers cannot be summoned by investigative agencies merely to extract confidential information. The verdict redefines the boundaries between investigative authority and professional independence—protecting not just lawyers, but the constitutional right of every citizen to a fair defence

As films increasingly draw from real-life events, courtroom battles over “distortion of history” and “hurt sentiments” are becoming a new act in India’s cinematic story. From The Taj Story to The Kerala Story, a growing trend of public interest litigations is challenging creative freedom—and forcing courts to decide where art ends and ideology begins

By Inderjit Badhwar This week’s cover story isn’t just about an election—it is about a restoration of faith. In an era defined by noise, fear, and fatigue, America has chosen clarity. The 2025 mid...

From New York City to rural school boards, voters delivered a clear rebuke to autocracy—and a mandate for pragmatic, humane leadership

As the apex court upholds the Calcutta High Court’s order to resume the rural employment scheme in West Bengal while maintaining the right of the centre to keep probing irregularities, the judiciary has shown that governance cannot mean starvation as retribution. When the centre denies work and wages to the poorest for three years, it violates not just law, but humanity

By ruling that temple priest appointments cannot be restricted by caste or lineage, the Kerala High Court has reignited the long-running debate between constitutional equality and the limits of religious freedom in a secular state