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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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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May global fiction: Six hot-off-the-press books to take you on a world literary tour
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
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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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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Video: How free and fair are Indian elections today?
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Watch: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walks the Cannes red carpet with an injured arm
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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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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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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‘Kartam Bhugtam’ review: Lots of sowing but little reaping
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‘Baahubali: Crown of Blood’ review: More of the same, only in animation