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26/11 anniversary: Has India done enough to prevent a repeat of Mumbai attacks?

The memory of 26/11 may have faded for some, but India would do well to learn from the siege while plugging vulnerabilities

8 min read26 Nov 2018
Opinion

Opinion | Ex-CJI Misra: a man who delivered judgements without inhibition

Under Dipak Misra, the entire justice system became a part of popular discourse

3 min read7 Oct 2018
Politics

1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case: A timeline of events

A special TADA court awarded death sentences to 2 personsin the second phase of the trial in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case which claimed 257 lives. Here's a look at a timeline of events far

2 min read7 Sep 2017
Politics

Next CJI Dipak Misra penned key verdicts, more on the anvil

Justice Dipak Misra has been a part of several key verdicts, such as sending Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon and the four men in Delhi gangrape case to the gallows

2 min read8 Aug 2017
Politics

Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi asks govt to relieve him from post

Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi has asked the Narendra Modi govt not to consider him for reappointment to the post after his tenure ends on 19 June

2 min read11 Jun 2017
Politics

Verdict in Mumbai blasts case against Abu Salem, others on 16 June

A special court is likely to deliver judgement in a case against Abu Salem, others for their alleged involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts on 16 June

1 min read30 May 2017
Opinion

What ails India’s criminal justice system?

Understaffed police and judiciary, and lack of political will is crippling our criminal justice system

4 min read13 Aug 2015
Opinion

Saga of retributive justice

Being compassionate is challenging when you have to show compassion towards an adversary, but without compassion we are consumed by our internal demons

4 min read12 Aug 2015
Politics

Tripura passes resolution against death penalty

The move doesn't mean the abolition of capital punishment in Tripura but campaigners say it puts the state at the front of liberal administrations in India

5 min read10 Aug 2015
Politics

Sadhvi Prachi says Parliament has one or two terrorists

Sadhvi's remarks appeared to be targeting MPs who were against hanging of Yakub Memon

1 min read6 Aug 2015
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