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The Supreme Court has been the effective guardian of citizenry and human rights barring few historical exceptions. So what happens when such trust is misused by the government to place judges in positions after their retirement? In February, former Supreme Court judge, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, was named governor of Andhra Pradesh, a month after retirement. Among […]
The week began on a sad note with the passing away of Indian circus pioneer Moorkoth Vengakandi ‘Gemini’ Sankaran, who died late on Sunday, April 23. He was 99 and ailing for the past few days. Anyone who’s even remotely interested in the history of Indian circus will know ‘Gemini’ Circus. Not many are aware, however, […]
The 8th Additional Sessions Judge, Surat, Robin P. Mogera, in his April 20 order dismissing Rahul Gandhi’s appeal seeking suspension of his conviction and sentence in the defamation case relied on a crucial Supreme Court order. The apex court order which gave relief to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, who was not, unlike Rahul […]
‘The government’s attitude of scaring me by any means won’t work because I have my people with me,’ said Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik, moments after Delhi Police released the 20-25 Khap leaders who had been held earlier in the day from outside Malik’s house. Around 250 […]
The controversy about Amul coming into Bengaluru to sell liquid milk and curd has opened a new debate on whether it is threatening the local brand Nandini. While this looks like one more fishing expedition by the minister for co-operation after he dropped a hint of Amul and Nandini “working together”, it may be important […]
In an interview that could cause political earthquakes in the Modi government, the Bharatiya Janata Party and in Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, the last governor of J&K before it was divided and reduced to Union territory status, says “Mein safely keh sakta hoon Prime Minister ko corruption se bahut nafrat nahin hain” (‘I can safely say the PM has […]
Based on casual conversations with acquaintances and strangers both within and outside the police force and as part of my field work and outside it, I gathered that the general belief in India is that Muslims are more likely to commit crime than other communities. In these conversations, I said very little myself, because as […]
New Delhi: In December last year, the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)]’s National Council had authorised the Bihar chief minister and party chief Nitish Kumar to take the lead in bringing opposition parties together to take on the dominant Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Although Kumar has been meeting various opposition leaders and attending […]
New Delhi: Nearly two years after being picked for the job, former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday night as the US ambassador-designate. The US embassy’s Twitter account posted a welcoming tweet for Garcetti. “Namaste, Ambassador-Designate Eric Garcetti! We’re thrilled to welcome you to #IncredibleIndia and work with you to build […]
New Delhi: A German foreign ministry spokesperson has said that nation has taken note of the court verdict against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his suspension from parliament – leading to a response from Union law minister Kiren Rijiju and a counter-response from the Congress. Germany is India’s largest trade partner in Europe and the largest […]
The Hindu has reported that the Jammu and Kashmir police have now arrested two persons Amit Pandya and Jai Sitapara, who had accompanied Gujarat ‘conman’ Kiran Patel during his J&K trip which saw him get arrested. As reported by The Wire earlier, both, Pandya and Sitapara, along with one Trilok Singh, from Rajasthan, were let off by the Police […]
New Delhi: In a 2023 update to its ‘Academic Freedom Index,’ the V-Dem Institute has noted that India is among 22 countries and territories out of 179 in the world, where institutions and scholars enjoy ‘significantly less freedom today than 10 years ago.’ The update focuses on detailed comparative studies between the decline in academic freedom […]
The public debt of Gujarat has jumped to Rs 3.40 lakh crore from Rs 3.20 lakh crore recorded at the end of March last year. The opposition and experts from the state have raised concerns over ballooning debt and falling revenues. Last year, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had warned the state against rising public debt, noting […]
Annie Ernaux, the winner of the literature Nobel in 2022, at an event during her India tour, said in no uncertain terms that censorship in literature is a tragedy. Encouraging young writers, Ernaux added that they should have the collective consciousness to fight censorship. In the current Indian context, censorship is no longer limited to writers’ published work. […]
Hundreds of voters, particularly Muslims and Dalits, in Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar constituency could lose their spot on the voters’ list with the Election Commission initiating action against them on the basis of a contentious complaint by activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The complaint, which the opposition has described as malicious and communally motivated, was […]
A district court in Gujarat has sentenced a 22-year-old man to life imprisonment for illegally transporting cattle. In a unique order, the Principal District Judge Samir Vinodchandra Vyas said that all the problems of the earth will be solved if cow slaughter is stopped. The legal news websites LiveLaw and Bar and Bench have reported on this November 2022 […]
Predicting the outcome of national elections can be a mug’s game. Polls are often wrong, and second-guessing how people will vote months down the line can leave even the most savvy election specialist with egg on their face. In short, there are too many unknowns – the state of the economy, late political shocks and even […]
A few weeks ago, the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) sent out a communication to all alumni containing two significant announcements. The first announced a change in design to the institution’s logo and website (more on this later). The second announcement was a final decision on a topic that had […]
That the chilling murder of 25-year-old Shraddha Walkar by her live-in partner, Aaftab Poonawala, received widespread media coverage is no surprise. As if the details of the case are not horrifying enough, however, a large section of TV media also used the event to further anti-Muslim narratives, like that of ‘love jihad’, given the couple’s […]
On October 10, The Wire published an exclusive report detailing how Instagram recently took down a video of Uttar Pradesh resident Prabhakar Maurya worshipping a statue of state chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The social media company’s justification for removing the post, provided to the owner of the anonymous satire page, ‘Superhumans of Cringetopia’, said it […]
