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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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer