Regaining Lost Ground?
By Kumkum Chadha “Abuses were hurled on my mother from an RJD-Congress platform in Bihar. These abuses are not just an insult to my mother…this is an insult to the…
India’s Tightrope in a Volatile World
By Annunthra Rangan India’s foreign policy has entered a testing phase amid the turbulence of global politics. The Donald Trump-led United States, once viewed as a dependable strategic partner, has…
When POCSO Hides Within Confusion
By Sujit Bhar The recent order of the Bombay High Court’s Kolhapur bench, granting anticipatory bail to a 26-year-old farmer accused of forcibly marrying and raping his 14-year-old niece, has…
A Resounding Rebuke
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In a scathing judgment, the Supreme Court has criticised the Allahabad High Court for treating the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, as a substitute for bail…
Trump, and the “Birthday Book”: The Haunting Return of a Predator’s Legacy
By Kenneth Tiven The release of Jeffrey Epstein’s “birthday gift book,” compiled in 2003 by Ghislaine Maxwell, underscores the grotesque normalization of predatory behaviour among elites. The 238-page scrapbook contains…
Supreme Court halts key provisions of Waqf Amendment Act, upholds presumption of Constitutionality
The Supreme Court today placed several provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 under temporary restraint while petitions probing its constitutionality undergo full consideration. A bench led by Chief Justice…