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Pavan K. Varma | India At Crossroads On Bail For Umar Khalid & UAPA

Pavan K. Varma | India At Crossroads On Bail For Umar Khalid & UAPA

For decades, Indian jurisprudence has rested on a foundational principle: “Bail is the rule, jail is the exception.”...

24 May 2026 12:08 AM IST

AA Edit | Govt, Legislatures Must Act Against Hate Speech

AA Edit | Govt, Legislatures Must Act Against Hate Speech

While declining to introduce new mechanisms to deal with cases of hate speech, the court left it to the wisdom of the...

1 May 2026 12:10 AM IST

AA Edit | All on Indian Soil Do Have Some Fundamental Rights

AA Edit | All on Indian Soil Do Have Some Fundamental Rights

Rohingya habeas plea response raises concerns over constitutional protections for all persons.

3 Dec 2025 9:17 PM IST

AA Edit | Great Challenges Loom For Surya Kant As CJI

AA Edit | Great Challenges Loom For Surya Kant As CJI

The Constitution proclaims that India is a union of states, and that the states will have democratically elected...

25 Nov 2025 12:13 AM IST

SC to Hear Plea on Bengaluru Central Voter Roll Manipulation on Oct. 13

SC to Hear Plea on Bengaluru Central Voter Roll Manipulation on Oct....

Petition seeks SIT probe, halt on roll updates

8 Oct 2025 8:40 PM IST

AA Edit | Bills To Unseat Ministers An Attack On Democracy

AA Edit | Bills To Unseat Ministers An Attack On Democracy

The audacity of this government with a history of jailing political opponents including chief ministers and ministers...

21 Aug 2025 10:57 PM IST

AA Edit | Bail Welcome; Why Rebuke Prof?

AA Edit | Bail Welcome; Why Rebuke Prof?

A plain reading of the Facebook post Prof Mahmudabad wrote would convince anyone that he was attempting to expose the...

23 May 2025 12:40 AM IST

State Congress President Promises Uddhav Full Support To ‘Save Democracy, Constitution’

State Congress President Promises Uddhav Full Support To ‘Save...

After meeting Mr. Thackeray at his residence ‘Matoshree’, the Congress leader said it was a courtesy visit during which...

17 May 2025 2:18 AM IST

AA Edit | Balancing Centre & states: Time to go back to basics?

AA Edit | Balancing Centre & states: Time to go back to basics?

The Tamil Nadu government and chief minister M.K. Stalin have been very vocal about states being deprived of their...

17 April 2025 11:16 PM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | SC Clarity on Governor Role Good for Democratic Rule

The court says governors can’t delay or reject bills as they must respect democracy and the Constitution.

8 April 2025 8:01 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | Media & unreasonable use of ‘reasonable restrictions’ | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | Media & unreasonable use of ‘reasonable restrictions’ |...

The judgment was categorical. “Seventy-five years into our republic, we cannot be seen to be so shaky on our...

30 March 2025 11:20 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | SC must punish dispensers of ‘bulldozer justice’ now

Pavan K. Varma | SC must punish dispensers of ‘bulldozer justice’ now

Recently, in the aftermath of communal violence that erupted in Nagpur following protests over a poster of Aurangzeb,...

30 March 2025 2:09 AM IST