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In a landmark verdict, the Court said that citizens’ right against adverse effects of climate change is part of the right to life and equality. But will the State be willing to crack down on unbridled development?

The Court ruled last week that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban is enforceable. This verdict is a legal bombshell in an election year. Abortion has become a key electoral issue in the country. A majority of women in America want to control their own decisions regarding sex and reproductive health. This has wide support among younger and liberal voters

Even as the apex court pulled up Patanjali Ayurved for misleading ads, there are allegations of pharma companies giving Rs 1,000 crore to political parties through electoral bonds. Are these “underhand deals” now claiming lives?

Like in India, the political situation is heating up faster than the weather. Legal issues are frustrating politicians. Election officials say they and their families are threatened with kidnapping, rape, hanging and death if Donald Trump loses again

The current demand for the retrieval of the island can be traced back to the opposition it faced when the agreement was signed in 1974. During the parliamentary debates in July 1974, major opposition parties staged walkouts in both Houses. The case is still active in the Supreme Court and has not seen a solution yet

In a surprising volte-face, President Mohamed Muizzu reached out to India in a bid to thaw ties. Is Maldives becoming a “swing state” buffeted by India-China’s strategic maelstrom in the Indian Ocean?

The former president and his lead lawyer were in Criminal Court in New York City seeking to delay his trial for hush money payments to a porn star. It went badly for Trump and worse for his lawyer. Now set for April 15, Trump must spend four days a week in Court for as many as six weeks. He will be lucky to manage three campaign days a week. No US president has ever faced a criminal trial

As the Delhi chief minister is sent to six-day ED custody in the case, questions are being raised on the politics behind the arrest and its pre-poll timing. He is the first sitting chief minister to be arrested by any agency in the country

Electoral bonds have been put to rest, but the controversies remain. It is time for India to use this extraordinary judgment of the Supreme Court and the consequential revelations to change the way w...

Will the centre’s plan to streamline the electoral process be accepted by Opposition parties and regional satraps? Many countries have adopted this model, which was also prevalent in India in the past