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Are environmental crimes acknowledged enough?

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- When we think of crime, we mostly picture handcuffs, courtrooms, and crime scenes splashed with police tape. Rarely do we imagine a river slowly turning black, a forest vanishing over... Read More


2015 Ikhlaq lynching case: Hearing deferred to January 8

Greater Noida, Jan. 7 -- As the first hearing in the 2015 Ikhlaq lynching case commenced on Tuesday, two weeks after a fast-track court (FTC) rejected the Uttar Pradesh government's plea to withdraw t... Read More


No platform for perversity

India, Jan. 7 -- Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot spent the holiday season generating sexualised deepfakes of women and children on X, the social media platform he owns. Users discovered they could tag @Gr... Read More


US's vaccine denialism reflects deeper malaise

India, Jan. 7 -- The US federal government dropping a set of vaccines from its list of recommendations for universal vaccination will very likely push up risks of morbidity among children in that coun... Read More


Clearing the air about the pollution in Delhi

India, Jan. 7 -- Every winter, Delhi's air turns hostile. We speak of smog, of choking lungs, of emergency measures, of temporary fixes. We debate numbers on an AQI scale and brace ourselves for the n... Read More


Let constitutional morality guide judicial independence

India, Jan. 7 -- On the occasion of the 77th Constitution Day, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant articulated an idea of constitutional morality that is deeply embedded in the Constitution. The v... Read More


New rural jobs scheme a step in the right direction

India, Jan. 7 -- There are some policy actions that would normally be given the benefit of the doubt and not be seen ab initio as either a conspiracy to serve an obscure political agenda or consciousl... Read More


Jason Shah says 90% of Indian actors are insecure, just bring their name to set: 'Everybody just copies everybody'

India, Jan. 7 -- Actor Jason Shah, who appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi, recently shared his views on the current state of Indian cinema, observing that the industry is caught in a cycle... Read More


Who is Lindsey Halligan? Trump loyalist faces court humiliation for using 'attorney title' over legal doc

India, Jan. 7 -- A federal judge has mandated that prosecutor Lindsey Halligan provide a justification for her ongoing use of the title of US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, following a... Read More


Low-pressure system in Bay of Bengal currently about 700km from Batticaloa

Sri Lanka, Jan. 7 -- The low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal is currently situated about 700 km southeast of Batticaloa and is expected to approach Sri Lanka's eastern coast by tomorrow (08), the... Read More