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Shooter gets life sentence in RTI activist's murder

Meerut, July 3 -- After seven years of trial, a local court in Moradabad district sentenced shooter Vikas Chaudhary to life imprisonment in the 2018 murder case of RTI activist Qasim Saifi from Pakbar... Read More


In the wake of the tragic Dreamliner crash, trauma latches on to flight crew, pilots

India, July 3 -- The morning of June 13 was one of the most dreaded for a pilot who had recently taken command of the A320 after seven years as co-pilot. As details of the Air India crash came in and ... Read More


Modi begins five-nation tour in run-up to Brics

New Delhi, July 3 -- Brics is a vital platform for cooperation among emerging economies to create an equitable and balanced multipolar order, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he embar... Read More


SC defers Shiv Sena symbol row hearing

New Delhi, July 3 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant urgent hearing to an application filed by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction to use the name "Shiv Sena" along with party s... Read More


Court's pivot on social justice

India, July 3 -- Caste-based reservation in employment is an important feature of the social justice architecture envisaged in the Indian Constitution. It covered the scheduled castes and scheduled tr... Read More


Beijing returns to the geopolitical centrestage

India, July 3 -- Quad took a significant step in its long journey to shed ambiguity and reveal its true purpose on Tuesday in Washington DC. The US, India, Japan, and Australia signed on to a joint st... Read More


Right policy to build a sporting power

India, July 3 -- India dreams of becoming a major sporting power but at the moment, the road to achieving that goal is littered with roadblocks. The infrastructure is lacking, the coaches are not worl... Read More


The Emergency: A political battle and a personal story

India, July 3 -- I write this as India marks the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Emergency, during which the Constitution itself was weaponised to create a dictatorship. My father, Arun Jaitley, is remem... Read More


How basic structure doctrine protects constitutional rights

India, July 3 -- The Constitution of India enshrines a vision of justice - social, economic, and political - and a commitment to equality in status and opportunity. But history has shown us that these... Read More


Psych eval proposed for pvt taxi drivers

India, July 3 -- The Union government has proposed that drivers onboarded by cab aggregator platforms such as Ola, Uber, and others undergo a psychological analysis to determine whether they are fit t... Read More