Law Review
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Is BJP plan to repeal Arunachal Pradesh’s anti-conversion law aimed at garnering Christian votes?
The state is due for Assembly election next year.
Arunabh Saikia
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India’s sexual crimes ordinance puts time limits on trying cases. Here’s data on why it may not work
The country’s experience with other laws shows such timelines are unrealistic.
Arunav Kaul & Kruthika R
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How well do India’s free legal aid services work? Not nearly well enough
Poor and marginalised citizens are legally entitled to get lawyers free of charge when they need, but they often have to struggle for it.
Aarefa Johari
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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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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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Supreme Court orders expiry date for stay orders in criminal and civil trial proceedings
The only exception to the new judgement is a speaking order that will allow an extension if its importance is proven.
Scroll Staff
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Twelve years since the Domestic Violence Act, how well do protection officers help women in need?
The majority of domestic violence victims prefer to report their cases through a private lawyer instead of a free, state-appointed protection officer.
Aarefa Johari
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A court case in the US raises important questions about age discrimination in the hiring process
The US Supreme Court is about to decide whether the nation’s second-largest tobacco company was within its rights to summarily reject older job applicants.
Peter Gosselin, ProPublica
Video
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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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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Forced counselling, moralising: The difficulties of filing dowry harassment cases under Section 498A
After a 2014 Supreme Court ruling that stopped automatic arrests, filing a case under this section of the Indian Penal Code is near impossible.
Aarefa Johari
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Set up under the juvenile justice law, child welfare committees are in need of saving themselves
The district-level bodies in charge of rehabilitating vulnerable minors are plagued by low attendance, poor infrastructure, political interference.
Aarefa Johari
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Reporting child sexual abuse is mandatory under law, but the ill-equipped system often fails victims
The clause is well-intentioned but a survey revealed that 62.5% of minors who survived abuse do not have faith in it.
Aarefa Johari
The Reel
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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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