Monthly Archives: May 2025

By Kenneth Tiven “Define habeas corpus in American law.” That was Senator Maggie Hassan’s opening question to Kristi Noem, the head of the Department of Homeland Security and a former…

By Prof (Dr) S. Surya Prakash On September 19, 1960, India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank, to peacefully divide the waters of the…

By Inderjit Badhwar This week’s cover story captures an India virtually at war—and at a crossroads. The terror attack in Pahalgam was not just an assault on the lives lost,…

By Kumkum Chadha As a nation, we take pride in being one—standing together, so to speak. But scratch the surface, and the cracks appear: deep and beyond repair. Nothing describes…

Following the retirement of Justice AS Oka, one of the incumbent members of the Collegium today, the Supreme Court Collegium will welcome a new member, Justice BV Nagarathna. Scheduled to…

Expressing serious concern over delays in pending trials under special laws, the Supreme Court suggested theestablishment of dedicated courts across the country for exclusive hearing of such cases. The Bench…

The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the criminal proceedings under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act against the Director of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and…

Supreme Court judge Justice AS Oka on Friday said that he always believed in being a very strict & firm judge, who did not hesitate to offend anyone, in order…