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Saurav Datta
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Should judges join politics? Abhay Thipsay’s decision to join Congress revives the debate
Former judges and legal experts are divided on the subject.
Saurav Datta
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‘Modi assassination plot’: By leaking letters, Pune police went against High Court directions
A circular issued in 2014 bars the authorities from disclosing specific details about an investigation until the chargesheet has been presented in court.
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Bhopal encounter: Citizens' fact-finding team alleges that official version is full of holes
A report by an independent team adds to the questions that were asked after videos indicated that eight terror suspects had been killed in cold blood.
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Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How a women-friendly judgement on surrogate motherhood ends up betraying a class bias
A verdict delivered on July 17 says a woman is entitled to maternity leave even if a surrogate mother bears her child.
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Why we need to go beyond blaming only the Modi government for protecting Ishrat Jahan's killers
When agents of the state indulge in serious crimes and violation of the right to life no less, the judiciary cannot abdicate its duty.
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Curbs on government ads: is it a case of judicial supremacy or an exercise in supreme law?
The court held that a policy vacuum, coupled with its power to 'do complete justice', enabled it to lay down mandatory parameters for government ads.
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Video
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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Salman Khan case: Bail should be the rule for undertrials, but that doesn't hold good for convicts
Did judicial discretion trump legal precedent?
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Ujjwal Nikam's tall claims about Kasab underscore need for media protocols for public prosecutors
As the Andhra Pradesh High Court noted, prosecution, not persecution, is the aim.
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Prosecuting Snapdeal for selling vibrators isn't about sex: it's about online censorship
Penalising corporations for selling adult products is fraught with perils of censorship and privacy breaches.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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India's Daughter: activists asking for postponement give legitimacy to illegal censorship
The request for prior restraint is borne out of the noblest of intentions, but it is precisely such solicitousness that the state misuses.
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Freedom of assembly is our fundamental right, but Indian police just won’t let us exercise it
The courts have upheld the freedom time and again. But for the police forces around the country, might is always right.
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Is the cost of Supreme Court orders on black money too high?
Questions of judicial overreach shadow the court’s attempts to do good.
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The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May