If a referee in a game of sports becomes a lapdog of one of the participants, will the game remain ‘free and fair’? A similar question is being posed to the Election Commission of India due to the manner in which it has been behaving over the last couple of…
Perks of an 'Imperfect' Relationship
September 26, 2024
CHAPTER 1 “Please admit him quickly, his life is in danger,” Fahadh shouted as he ran along with the hospital staff carrying the stretcher on which Abhinav lied soaked in blood, after being hit by a bike on the flyover. Before Fahadh could have realized anything, the staff took Abhinav…
October 17, was a day of huge disappointment for the queer couples in India who had knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court pleading for the right to marry their loved ones, just like any other ‘normal’ citizen in the country. The petitioners and a significant proportion of citizens…
On December 11, India’s top court gave a historic verdict upholding the BJP government’s decision to abrogate Article 370. It was not a regular judgement, as the ruling of the five-judge bench, included some extremely important observations and remarks which will be echoed and used in the legal and political…
Uniform Civil Code: Right or Wrong?
September 4, 2023
Ram Mandir, Article 370 (abrogation) and Uniform Civil Code. The three core promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party ever since its inception. While the first two have been realised, the UCC remains the last box to be ticked by the BJP-RSS under its ‘Hindutva’ agenda. And, as the 2024 General…
Constitution…the set of laws that guide the path on which our country is governed. Although the government in power does have all the rights to make amendments to it, it has NO right to make changes in what is called the ‘Basic Structure’ of the Constitution. This crucial and historical…
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: It's high time we allow it!
April 9, 2023
Representative Image: Telegraph India Among the many topics that are in the popular public discussion today, one major issue is that of ‘Same-sex Marriage’. The debate has been whether it should be legalised or not, which it is not currently. The important point here is that ‘Homosexuality’ has already been…
