By Vickram Kilpady Born out of a grassroots struggle that began in 1996, the Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005 recently completed 20 years—a landmark that should have been a celebration of transparency and accountability. Instead, it stands as...

By Sujit Bhar The alleged gang rape of a young medical student from Odisha in Durgapur’s IQ City Medical College on October 10 has once again torn open India’s festering wound—the absence of safety, respect and dignity for women in...

By Sanjay Raman Sinha Chief Justice of India BR Gavai recently raised a critical concern that has long simmered beneath India’s justice system: the urgent need for stronger judicial infrastructure and closer coordination between the judiciary and the executive. While...

By Kumkum Chadha It is difficult to disassociate Nripendra Misra from Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi who actually went ahead and had the Telecom Act amended to induct Misra into the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). It was in 2014 that...

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Mere presence at a crime scene involving a mob does not automatically make one a participant in the “unlawful assembly”. This crucial clarification came from the Supreme Court in the case of Zainul vs State...

By Binny Yadav When Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on October 7, 2025, directed all states and Union Territories to frame rules safeguarding pedestrian and cyclist movement, it was more than a procedural order. It was a moral...

By Dilip Bobb Recently, the Tis Hazari Court in the capital witnessed a scuffle between a family and their proxy lawyer, leading to the registration of three FIRs. When staff from the court police post reached the spot, they found...