The piece was originally published in The Wire. Read here. The Supreme Court must act decisively or risk communal prejudice seeping further into the judiciary and undermining the very constitution we celebrated last weekend. When a sitting high court judge uses communal slurs and advocates majoritarian dominance at a public event, it is not just an affront…
The article was originally published in The Wire. Read here. New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL) founder, Lalit Modi, during his tenure as former vice-president with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was accused of bid-rigging and money laundering, along with contravention of provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) for several hundred crores. …
The article was originally published in The Wire. Read here. The committee whose recommendations ultimately culminated in the present form of the Bills has operated in complete secrecy ever since its constitution in May 2020. Sources told The Wire that two non-members – the SG and ASG – exerted influence on the committee. New Delhi: The parliamentary…
The article was originally published in The Wire. Read here. As it happens, there is no overarching framework of rules to prevent news channels from airing untruths and indulging in sensationalism even over sensitive subjects. Note: This article contains mentions of suicide. On June 18, the National Human Rights Commission, after hearing my complaint alleging sensationalisation…