Law Enforcement
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Why is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act under challenge in the Supreme Court?
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik is now under arrest under the stringent provisions of the act.
Umang Poddar
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Opinion: Judging Indian police performance by just the crime statistics is a blunder
Such methodology to gauge the effectiveness of policing has only resulted in underreporting of cases and institutionalising dishonesty.
Shailesh Gandhi
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AAP leader gets ED notice, party calls it ‘love letter’ from Centre’s ‘favourite agency’
AAP Spokesperson Raghav Chadha criticised the BJP for using the ED to target party leaders.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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British businessman wins defamation case against Republic Bharat for calling him an ISI ‘stooge’
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Fact check: In Germany, Modi made several untrue claims about India’s growth
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Time travel: A theoretical physicist explains the paradoxes of going to the past or future
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The arrest of an activist in Manipur has resurfaced ethnic tensions
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Women comprise only 6.3% of Kerala’s police force – and it might be affecting justice
The state ranked 13 among 18 large states in the police’s capacity to deliver justice.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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These nine Indian states will take 50 years to fill up 33% of their police force with women
A new study finds women poorly represented in the police and prison staff.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Has Kerala’s Left Front broken promise to review Unlawful Activities Act cases against activists?
RTI query reveals the Pinarayi Vijayan government has not formed a review committee even two years after announcing it.
TA Ameerudheen
Video
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Watch: Mexico mayor ‘marries’ crocodile to honour age-old indigenous ritual
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Watch: Devotees participate in rath yatra festival festivities on Florida beach
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Watch: First same-sex couples in Switzerland get married after ‘Marriage for All’ law is passed
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Watch: Comic trio’s hilarious recreation of ‘Annual Day’ dance performances in schools
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‘Not prime minister, he’s a salesman’: Watch Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao’s searing criticism
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Study in contrast: How Uttar Pradesh police dealt with two sets of Kasganj violence cases
They have apparently focused more on clashes that took place on Republic Day than the subsequent mob attacks that mainly targeted the Muslim community.
Abhishek Dey
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Choking Delhi has not registered a single case against air polluters in the last three years
Across India, only 123 cases related to violation of air pollution norms have been filed since 2014, latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Stores along denotified highways in cities can sell alcohol, says Supreme Court
NGO Arrive Safe Society of Chandigarh had accused the administration of mocking the apex court’s order.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Circle of love: Nagesh Kukunoor on going from ‘Hyderabad Blues’ to ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’
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Start the week with a film: ‘American Honey’, the flip side of the American Dream
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In ‘Shamshera’, a ‘masala potboiler’ and Ranbir Kapoor as ‘never seen before’
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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In many Indian states and union territories, you can be arrested just for 'looking' poor
Begging is illegal in most parts of the country and people can be rounded up if they appear to not have the means to sustain themselves.
Team Nyaaya
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Laws approved by Indian Parliament take close to nine months to be enforced
A report by a legal advisory body finds that some laws even take upward of 300 days to be implemented.
Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com
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How two NRI women became the victims of laws that were meant to protect them
An Indiana court will hear the appeal of Purvi Patel, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for foeticide, next month.
Anu Kumar
The Field
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Badminton, Malaysia Masters Super 500: PV Sindhu faces tough ask, HS Prannoy to lead men's charge
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Watch: Jasprit Bumrah’s super delivery to dismiss Zak Crawley and break England’s opening stand
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Sri Lanka vs India: Renuka’s four-for and Mandhana-Shafali’s record stand give India series win
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Watch, Sri Lanka v India: Alert Yastika Bhatia brilliantly dismisses Anushka Sanjeewani
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Premier League: Arsenal sign striker Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City