Silencing Satire: The Joke’s on Free Speech in India
By Vikram Kilpady Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde doesn’t need enemies—his own supporters seem more than capable of doing the damage. A pointed yet indirect jab at Shinde by…
By Vikram Kilpady Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde doesn’t need enemies—his own supporters seem more than capable of doing the damage. A pointed yet indirect jab at Shinde by…
By Kenneth Tiven Unintimidated federal judges across the nation have resisted what they see as illegal and generally bad legal performance from US President Donald Trump’s attorneys, more comfortable in…
By Dilip Bobb Till recently, the term “oligarch” was popularly associated with ultra-rich Russians who had gained control of significant portions of the economy in the late 1990s, especially in…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha A late-night fire at Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence has sparked a judicial firestorm. While the flames were doused, they exposed something far…
By Kumkum Chadha “Language is our heart and soul. Replacing it with the three-language formula is nothing but hegemony by the centre.” —Dr Thamizhachi Thangapandian, aka Sumathy Tamil Nadu is…
By Inderjit Badhwar The judiciary is often described as the last bastion of justice, the one institution that stands firm when others waver. But what happens when the very guardians…
The Gujarat High Court has extended for three months, the medical bail granted to self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu, convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in 2023…
The Bombay High Court has given permission to a Hindu organisation to felicitate Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, during a Gudi Padva event at…