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Ending a deadlock

New Delhi, July 26 -- The Supreme Court's recent judgement permitting states to levy taxes on mining activities within their respective territories is a breakthrough decision with far-reaching implica... Read More


Tricky imperative

New Delhi, July 25 -- On July 23, the Supreme Court of India delivered a split verdict on the validity of the Centre's 2022 decision granting conditional approval for the environmental release of gene... Read More


Questionable impunity?

New Delhi, July 25 -- The offices of the President and Governors in India are protected from criminal proceedings under Article 361 of the Constitution, aligned with the quaint legal doctrine of 'Rex ... Read More


A pragmatic roadmap

New Delhi, July 23 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her seventh consecutive Union Budget-surpassing the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The first Union Budget of t... Read More


A positive outlook

New Delhi, July 22 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget for FY2024-25 today. The findings of the Economic Survey, tabled yesterday, are indicative of certain provi... Read More


Disastrous confrontation

New Delhi, July 21 -- Bangladesh is reeling under a disastrous confrontation between the government and students, both critical in shaping the present and future of the nation. The country's top court... Read More


Unnecessary and alarming

New Delhi, July 19 -- The Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill (MSPSB), introduced in the state assembly on July 11, has lapsed as the monsoon session was prorogued the following day. Nevertheless... Read More


Action over optics

New Delhi, July 18 -- The pestering problem of unemployment has not subsided in India for quite a long time now. It has been there, like a dark spot-maligning the misleading and cosy picture painted b... Read More


Threatening overtones

New Delhi, July 16 -- Politics is as much a game of destiny, as it is of skills including oration, pragmatism, liaison-making etc. Destiny, it has to be said, was with Republican leader Donald Trump w... Read More


Claiming the court!

New Delhi, July 15 -- This is how new heroes are made, and the baton of brilliance is passed on from one generation to another. After the goodbye from Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal showing signs of ... Read More