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Legal Debate

  • Should Kendriya Vidyalaya students say Hindu prayers?: SC has chance to revisit previous assumptions

    Should Kendriya Vidyalaya students say Hindu prayers?: SC has chance to revisit previous assumptions

    In 2002, the court observed that values without faith were meaningless.

    Sruthisagar Yamunan
    · Jan 28, 2019 · 06:09 pm
  • ‘Hope constitutional morality dies with birth’: Attorney general criticises Supreme Court

    ‘Hope constitutional morality dies with birth’: Attorney general criticises Supreme Court

    KK Venugopal said it was incorrect to assume that the citizens would be unable to choose between rights and wrongs by themselves.

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 09, 2018 · 12:18 pm
  • India doesn’t need a new law to curb lynchings, enforcing existing laws is enough, say legal experts

    India doesn’t need a new law to curb lynchings, enforcing existing laws is enough, say legal experts

    The Supreme Court last week asked Parliament to consider enacting a separate law to deal with mob violence.

    Vijayta Lalwani
    · Jul 22, 2018 · 06:30 am

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    Karnataka crisis: Kumaraswamy resigns as CM after Congress-JD(S) coalition loses majority by 6 votes

    Karnataka crisis: Kumaraswamy resigns as CM after Congress-JD(S) coalition loses majority by 6 votes

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    10 hours ago
  2. ‘A spiritual experience’: An unusually blue sky in Mumbai sends Twitter into raptures

    ‘A spiritual experience’: An unusually blue sky in Mumbai sends Twitter into raptures

    9 hours ago
  3. Five gold medals and a viral video: Why the brouhaha over Hima Das’ winning runs makes no sense

    Five gold medals and a viral video: Why the brouhaha over Hima Das’ winning runs makes no sense

    12 hours ago
  4. Akshay Kumar’s next film on Chandrayaan-2? Twitter mocks actor for films on Indian moments of glory

    Akshay Kumar’s next film on Chandrayaan-2? Twitter mocks actor for films on Indian moments of glory

    4 hours ago
  5. Does Brahmin supremacy extend from personal privileges to the state? An angry memoir investigates

    Does Brahmin supremacy extend from personal privileges to the state? An angry memoir investigates

    3 hours ago
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  • Karnataka governor invites Yeddyurappa: Here’s why the Supreme Court needs to step in

    Karnataka governor invites Yeddyurappa: Here’s why the Supreme Court needs to step in

    Given the numbers that the BJP currently has, to conclude that Yeddyurappa would form a stable government is plainly unethical and irrational.

    Sruthisagar Yamunan
    · May 16, 2018 · 10:24 pm
  • SC’s Constitution bench to examine if jallikattu is a cultural right

    SC’s Constitution bench to examine if jallikattu is a cultural right

    It will see if states can claim protection under Article 29 (1).

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 12, 2017 · 08:15 pm
  • With triple talaq order, Supreme Court revives ‘arbitrariness’ as grounds to challenge unequal laws

    With triple talaq order, Supreme Court revives ‘arbitrariness’ as grounds to challenge unequal laws

    In June, however, the court had in the Aadhaar-PAN case rejected the argument that linking the two numbers was an arbitrary law.

    Gautam Bhatia
    · Sep 10, 2017 · 10:30 am

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  1. Watch: Hasan Minhaj discusses racially-offensive names of places in the US

    Watch: Hasan Minhaj discusses racially-offensive names of places in the US

    4 hours ago
  2. ‘I like Pakistani reporters much better than American reporters’: US President Donald Trump

    ‘I like Pakistani reporters much better than American reporters’: US President Donald Trump

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  3. Watch: Would you believe rap songs can be performed to the beat of a mridangam?

    Watch: Would you believe rap songs can be performed to the beat of a mridangam?

    9 hours ago
  4. Watch: Here’s how a little snake caught in a glue-trap was set free

    Watch: Here’s how a little snake caught in a glue-trap was set free

    11 hours ago
  5. Watch: Footage of the Chandrayaan-2 launch from the onboard camera

    Watch: Footage of the Chandrayaan-2 launch from the onboard camera

    11 hours ago
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  • The law comes before freedom of expression, says the lawyer who represents most publishers in India

    The law comes before freedom of expression, says the lawyer who represents most publishers in India

    An interview with Dahlia Sen Oberoi who has been fighting cases for the publishing industry for 17 years.

    Kanishka Gupta
    · Jun 29, 2017 · 08:30 am
  • Are India's anti-rape laws as draconian as Madhu Kishwar says they are?

    Are India's anti-rape laws as draconian as Madhu Kishwar says they are?

    A petition in the Delhi High Court has challenged the constitutional validity of the 2013 amendments to rape laws, triggering a debate among women's groups.

    Aarefa Johari
    · Apr 07, 2017 · 12:30 pm
  • Jayalalithaa should be convicted in disproportionate assets case even after death: Karnataka to SC

    Jayalalithaa should be convicted in disproportionate assets case even after death: Karnataka to SC

    This is the only way to recover the Rs 100-crore fine imposed on her, the state told the bench.

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 22, 2017 · 07:39 am

The Reel

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  1. ‘Jackpot’ trailer: Revathi and Jyothika team up for action comedy

    ‘Jackpot’ trailer: Revathi and Jyothika team up for action comedy

    10 hours ago
  2. Watch: All fear the all-powerful Kamal in allegorical film ‘Megalapolis’

    Watch: All fear the all-powerful Kamal in allegorical film ‘Megalapolis’

    10 hours ago
  3. ‘Batla House’ film is about ‘greyness beyond dramatic sound bytes’, says director Nikkhil Advani

    ‘Batla House’ film is about ‘greyness beyond dramatic sound bytes’, says director Nikkhil Advani

    11 hours ago
  4. 1980s revisited: How the VCR changed my social life and made me a Very Important Person

    1980s revisited: How the VCR changed my social life and made me a Very Important Person

    Yesterday · 10:30 am
  5. Poorna Jagannathan on ‘Big Little Lies’ and her dream role: ‘It should take a lot out of me’

    Poorna Jagannathan on ‘Big Little Lies’ and her dream role: ‘It should take a lot out of me’

    Jul 21, 2019 · 09:30 am
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  • Kamlesh Tiwari's arrest for anti-Prophet remark shows why India needs to revisit colonial-era laws

    Kamlesh Tiwari's arrest for anti-Prophet remark shows why India needs to revisit colonial-era laws

    The Hindutva leader was held under the National Security Act, which allows detention without bail or trial.

    Alok Prasanna Kumar
    · Oct 14, 2016 · 06:30 pm
  • Another minister, another provocative speech: When will the law serve as a deterrent?

    Another minister, another provocative speech: When will the law serve as a deterrent?

    Hate speech laws need to be re-evaluated to ensure that they are not used to regulate hurt sentiments but instead to prosecute calls to violence.

    Siddharth Narrain
    · Mar 04, 2016 · 10:30 am
  • Myth No 1 about Article 370: It prevents Indians from buying land in Kashmir

    Myth No 1 about Article 370: It prevents Indians from buying land in Kashmir

    That prohibition is a holdover from Dogra times. Besides, other states have similar restrictions.

    Parvaiz Bukhari
    · May 30, 2014 · 07:09 am

The Field

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  1. Football: Gareth Bale will not leave Real Madrid on loan next season, says player’s agent

    Football: Gareth Bale will not leave Real Madrid on loan next season, says player’s agent

    42 minutes ago
  2. No sweets, chocolate and spicy food: India women’s hockey team’s new diet regime for 2020 Olympics

    No sweets, chocolate and spicy food: India women’s hockey team’s new diet regime for 2020 Olympics

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  3. Abraham, Barkley spoil Antoine Griezmann’s debut as Chelsea beat Barcelona in Japan friendly

    Abraham, Barkley spoil Antoine Griezmann’s debut as Chelsea beat Barcelona in Japan friendly

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  4. Table Tennis: Dejan Papic accepts one-year contract to become India head coach

    Table Tennis: Dejan Papic accepts one-year contract to become India head coach

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  5. Focus on Saha after long injury lay-off as India A take on West Indies A in unofficial Test

    Focus on Saha after long injury lay-off as India A take on West Indies A in unofficial Test

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