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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.
Saurav Datta
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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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game