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The writer is a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India.
July 20,2024 07:21:20 AM
By providing for extended police custody, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita violates an undertrial’s right under Article 21 of the Constitution
Sat, Jul 20, 2024July 06,2024 07:42:00 AM
There is a need for law reform in postcolonial nations. But it must be in consonance with constitutional values
Sat, Jul 06, 2024May 25,2024 07:13:41 AM
They have all been victims of ‘deep fake’ videos. Clearly, the battle for integrity of electoral systems has now been taken into the digital world
Sat, May 25, 2024April 20,2024 08:00:38 AM
India’s ambitious universal adult franchise project, imagined and cemented during the harsh and violent years of Partition and nation formation, would come to fruition with the first general elections
Sat, Apr 20, 2024April 06,2024 08:30:30 AM
As this lawsuit weaves its way through the court, more such challenges for the law are likely to emerge
Sat, Apr 06, 2024March 16,2024 08:00:28 AM
The law gives an extraordinary classification of harm -- changing a person’s consciousness through manipulation or deception resulting eventually in harm being caused to others. Given fake news, targeted algorithms and the power of social media, this is an important definition
Sat, Mar 16, 2024March 02,2024 08:00:34 AM
With Nvidia’s rise, are GPUs the new oil of our time?
Sat, Mar 02, 2024February 17,2024 07:10:10 AM
The film helps appreciate that the law matters, criminalising queer people stigmatises them and forces them to lead a double life
Sat, Feb 17, 2024February 03,2024 08:00:45 AM
Water is probably the most increasingly scarce and yet eternally indispensable resource for the human species. That its scarcity would result in efforts to trade it or privatise its supply is unsurprising.
Sat, Feb 03, 2024December 23,2023 07:45:16 AM
Some requirements — safe public spaces, well-established training programmes, and a culture which encourages women to occupy space in our streets and in our parks
Sat, Dec 23, 2023December 09,2023 07:20:10 AM
Annual exercise of selecting a word of the year offers a handy guide to what was topmost on our minds, showing how language changes to reflect our lives
Sat, Dec 09, 2023November 25,2023 07:38:22 AM
If artificial intelligence can threaten the human species, then how must board members, as humans and as fiduciaries of a commercial entity, act?
Sat, Nov 25, 2023November 04,2023 07:41:26 AM
By the turn of the century, India will have declined in numbers and will have a substantial senior citizen composition. It must prepare
Sat, Nov 04, 2023October 21,2023 07:30:45 AM
Can anonymous artists or creators be proceeded against in court, and can they defend their interests in their work and reputation?
Sat, Oct 21, 2023September 29,2023 18:38:32 PM
We should not have invited Pakistan to play in India, especially after the grievous loss suffered by the families of our soldiers
Sat, Sep 30, 2023September 16,2023 07:30:27 AM
New Bill enables seizure of movable and immovable assets as ‘proceeds of crime’ under general criminal law — without any of the necessary procedural safeguards writes:
Sat, Sep 16, 2023September 02,2023 07:05:25 AM
With a vague definition and absence of procedural safeguards, inclusion of organised crime in general criminal law endangers not only common citizens, but also rule of law and right to a fair trial
Sat, Sep 02, 2023August 19,2023 07:02:24 AM
Bill to replace Code of Criminal Procedure has several laudable measures to protect citizens in criminal cases. They would be rendered meaningless if provision extending police custody stays
Sat, Aug 19, 2023August 05,2023 07:30:13 AM
SC decision on distinguishing games of skill from chance will shape taxation
Sat, Aug 05, 2023July 22,2023 07:00:52 AM
How different nations could legislate AI will be contingent on the underpinnings of their politico-legal systems. Chinese and American regulations suggest diverse trajectories before nations
Sat, Jul 22, 2023July 08,2023 07:40:27 AM
A vote for closing of a country could well mean a derailing of all that is good in an interconnected world -- where people, commerce and ideas move across borders
Sat, Jul 08, 2023June 23,2023 19:04:44 PM
As the wealthy demand unusual experiences, such as going into space or deep into the oceans, private companies could resort to using risky technology
Sat, Jun 24, 2023June 10,2023 07:30:27 AM
The balance between technological gains and the harmful effect of the technology is a policy debate that will challenge governance all over the world
Sat, Jun 10, 2023May 27,2023 07:15:06 AM
He has figured out his core constituency, which he shapes through fear, strategically deploying social media and speaking in a language that appeals to them. Along the way, he used his privilege to bend and break the law
Sat, May 27, 2023March 17,2023 18:01:05 PM
The story of the orphaned elephants, Raghu and Ammu, and their human guardians, Bomman and Bellie, is of a love that makes us human, and that comes in all forms
Sat, Mar 18, 2023