In a PIL filed by advocate Anupam Tripathi to stop culling of stray dogs undertaken by the Thiruvananthapuram civic body, the Supreme Court has directed the municipal authorities to show “compassion” towards stray dogs to avoid their indiscriminate killings but ensure that human beings do not have to suffer due
A surrogate mother is a woman who carries and gives birth to a baby for “commissioning parents” and hands them the newborn for money after surrendering all her parental rights. A contract involving such an agreement is a surrogacy agreement. The Central Government has informed the Supreme Court that it
In the past few months, Punjab has witnessed social unrest having students, farmers, unemployed youth protesting on the streets, agitating towards the desecration of one of the copies of the Guru Granth Sahib, which is considered to be the most sacred and prestigious text in the Sikh religion. It was
Restricting driving policy, also commonly referred as Odd-Even number plate policy, is on the tongue of everyone these days. Due to the realization of increase in smog in the NCT, the government of Delhi played their jack and decided to reduce the pollution by reducing the number of pollution emitting
The Conference of Parties to United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change concluded at Paris to which environmentalists, with increased interest, were looking forward to, seem to be making a breakthrough in the negotiations which was going on from 1992 Rio summit for curbing the damage caused by greenhouse. The
Delhi, with a population of more than 16 million is a home to people from all parts of the country and also one of the very first gates of entry whenever people from abroad come for a visit. The impression which it leaves stays in the minds of the people
“To make a [Muslim], therefore, to abstain from cow-killing under compulsion would amount in my opinion to converting him to Hinduism by force.” – Mahatma Gandhi in his book Hind Swaraj The nation, which gave rise to four religions and has secularism and free speech both enshrined in it’s constitution,
Maintenance of peace and security are the highest concerns of the international law. Disruption of peace and security attract unpleasant situations like violation of human rights, regional instability and political tension. The recent emergence of certain armed non-state actors, major among them being the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
There’s probably no advice as comprehensible and palatable as is the one that comes from a fresh law grad who makes it in field on his own. Served best with crude truth, relatable life choices and minimal ipse dixits, Priyan’s interview makes up for a perfect ‘oh that’s so me’
The ongoing spate of academicians, writers and scientists returning their badges of honour in their respective careers, that has reached a significant high of more than 40 people lately, has sparked a new form of collective protest in the Indian political landscape. Writers and other rationalists have come out to
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