Law

'Onus on all decision makers, not just judges, to ensure law doesn't become instrument of oppression': CJI Chandrachud

The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, while speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, said it is great to have expectations from citizens but the limits as well as the potentiality of the courts as institutions needed to be understood

Explained: When women put their hair on the line in the fight for equal rights

Women in art tend to be forceful but more subtle when using their hair to vindicate political or identity issues or their most basic rights, such as being able to show it without fear of being killed for it

Explained: The confusion among US states as abortion landscape shifts

Almost three months after Roe v Wade was overturned, changing restrictions and litigation in neighbouring Indiana and Ohio illustrate the whiplash for providers and patients navigating sudden changes in what is allowed where

Espionage Act: What you need to know about the law Donald Trump may have broken

A violation does not require an intention, just the unauthorised soliciting, obtaining, possessing and publishing of sensitive information that might harm US interests is enough to trigger a possible sentence of 10 years

North Korea to convene rubber-stamp parliament to discuss new laws and organisational issues in September

North Korea's legislative body meets only once or twice a year, mostly for day-long sessions to approve budgets or other decisions deemed necessary by the ruling Workers' Party

Every individual must be made aware of their rights and duties, says CJI NV Ramana

Addressing the fifth convocation of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, he said that it is our collective duty to promote constitutional culture, and also explain the constitutional provisions in simpler terms

Is Punjab CM capable of handling law & order: Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur demanded to know what kind of ideology was the AAP trying to promote in Punjab

Talibanisation of Texas: Greg Abbott approves Bill banning transgender students from participating in sports in schools

House Bill 25 will require students who compete in interscholastic competitions to play on sports teams that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate at or near their time of birth

Aryan Khan was in 'conscious possession' of drugs: Breaking down the much-debated NDPS Act

NDPS Act dispenses with 'dishonest intention' and Section 35 directs the court to presume the existence of a culpable mental state for all the offences under the Act

Instead of a blanket COVID-19 vaccine mandate, India should allow institutions to make their own decision

A vaccine mandate has to balance potential public health risks against a possible violation of personal autonomy.