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Socialism and Secularism are Basic to the Constitution: SC

Joseph Maliakan Rejecting a challenge to the insertion of the words " socialist " and " secular " in the…

1 year ago

Goodbye to A Welfare State

Joseph Maliakan The ruling of the nine judge bench of the Supreme Court of India presided by the outgoing Chief…

1 year ago

The Incacerated too HAVE RIGHT TO DIGNITY : SC

Joseph Maliakan As of December 2022, there were 4,34,302 undertrial prisoners in various jails in India , constituting 75.08 percent…

2 years ago

AYYANKALI: A BORN REVOLUTIONARY

By Joseph Maliakan AYYANKALI was born on 28 August 1863 to Ayyan and Mala in Venganoor, a small village 13…

2 years ago

Haven’t we heard that all it takes is one moment for everything to change forever?

India achieving its independence was a transformative moment that changed the course of life for millions of people - at…

2 years ago

Electoral Bonds violated Fundamental Rights: Supreme Court

In a bold ruling to protect the fundamental rights of the people of the country, the Supreme Court on February…

2 years ago

Television Channels Castigated for Communal Shows

By Joseph Maliakan In a welcome move , long overdue the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority ( NBDSA ) …

3 years ago

The 2019 Jamia Violence : Delhi court’s Discharge order: a Scathing indictment of misuse of state power to supress freedom of speech.

By Joseph Maliakan The 4 February order of Additional  Sessions Judge , Arul Verma of the Saket Court  discharging Sharjeel…

3 years ago

“Demonetisation is Unlawful and Vitiated” boldly holds dissenting Supreme Court Judge B.V.Nagarathna.

By Joseph Maliakan Six years after the November 2016 notification of the central government demonetising Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes ,…

3 years ago

Towards a surveillance state

The new bill does not merely replace the 102-year-old Act; it has been made more stringent in violation of the…

4 years ago

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