The U.S. is supposed to withdraw its troops in Afghanistan by May 1, but the Biden administration is keen to involve neighbouring countries in a diplo

Discussions in the Quad on vaccines, climate change and emerging technologies shroud the actual impetus of the grouping, which is to weaken China and

A recent notification by the Home Ministry relating to rights of Overseas Citizens of India comes with a baggage of conditions, some of which are dire

Even as U.S. forces routinely targeted militants in Yemen, Somalia and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, President Biden ordered a military strike in

Activists denounce casual observations made by judicial institutions in cases of violence against women as patriarchal and regressive.

Some three months after they were elected, District Development Council members are still unclear about their role in the administrative structure, le

The rising wave of coronavirus infection, which began in Maharashtra, and is spreading to hitherto unaffected areas, underscores the importance of gre

Some of those acquitted in terror-related cases have been working as social activists or legal counsellors, travelling across the country to spread aw

The BJP, which takes pride in its “double engine” government in Uttarakhand, once again replaces its Chief Minister a year before the Assembly electio

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has always remained a powerful tool in the hands of successive regimes to suppress opposition. The approach o

As the gap between the BJP’s electoral promises and the ground realities is stark, the ruling party falls back on its familiar tactic of communal pola

Even as many Muslims languish in prisons since 1991, the State government has been overenthusiastic in locking up civil rights activists by using the

“Encounter” killings of four Maoists and the arrest of two youths under UAPA for allegedly possessing Maoist literature rocked the State in 2019 with

Several individuals, especially Muslims, have been fighting tedious legal battles in terrorism-related cases in Maharashtra.

Senior advocate Rebecca Mammen John on how the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the National Investigation Agency are being “weaponised” again

The ruling LDF, with its governance and development record, is confident of getting another term in office in Kerala even as the Congress-led UDF is r

The State is all set to witness an intense fight between the two fronts led by the AIADMK and the DMK with smaller players seeking to break the Dravid

In recent times in Jammu and Kashmir, the UAPA and other anti-terror laws have been used against journalists, university students, mainstream politici

While the major alliances get ready to battle it out in Puducherry, the mood on the street is that the BJP will use every trick in the book to lure th

Several Muslim men spent decades in jail on charges of terrorism before being acquitted, while many continue to languish in prison, awaiting justice.

Interview with S.M. Mushrif, former Inspector General of Police, Maharashtra.

Interesting contests are on the cards in the tribal belts of West Bengal in the first and second phases of the election, and the fight for Nandigram a

Salman Farsi, who was acquitted in the 2006 Malegaon blast case, speaks of his ordeals and the pain of social exclusion.

The Joe Biden administration’s decision to hugely ramp up government spending through the American Rescue Plan Act signals a return to proactive gover

Excerpts from Karunanidhi: A Life, by A.S. Panneerselvan.

An important book to make sense of the present time and the rise of the Hindu right wing.

The book offers fascinating insights into Soumitra Chatterjee’s craft and persona, along with exploring the historical and sociocultural backdrop in w

The conviction of a former president on corruption charges is a major humiliation for the French state.