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    V Aravinda
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      New Bill tightens birth registration rules, but leaves key questions unanswered
      The Federal Special

      New Bill tightens birth registration rules, but leaves key questions unanswered

      31 July 2026 12:58 PM IST
      anti-leak bill
      The Federal Special

      Anti-paper leak bill proposes tougher punishment, omits deeper flaws in supply chain

      28 July 2026 4:44 PM IST
      Fast-track courts without capacity, budget will only be fast on paper
      The Federal Special

      Fast-track courts without capacity, budget will only be fast on paper

      24 July 2026 11:01 AM IST
      Why CJI’s dismissal of CJP protest crackdown plea exposes gaps in suo motu rules
      The Federal Special

      Why CJI’s dismissal of CJP protest crackdown plea exposes gaps in suo motu rules

      23 July 2026 1:36 PM IST
      TMC rebel MPs face constitutional question
      The Federal Special

      Separate seats, unresolved loyalties: Speaker's TMC call defers real constitutional question

      21 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Midnight knock on court doors should be a right, not a privilege
      The Federal Special

      Midnight knock on court doors should be a right, not a privilege

      17 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Why NGOs operating on foreign funds are opposing new FCRA Amendment bill, rules
      The Eighth Column

      Why NGOs operating on foreign funds are opposing new FCRA Amendment bill, rules

      16 July 2026 6:05 PM IST
      In Assams Citizenship cases, SC draws a line between proof and process
      The Federal Special

      In Assam's Citizenship cases, SC draws a line between proof and process

      15 July 2026 12:00 PM IST
      From scissors to switch: When the state acts as a super censor online
      The Federal Special

      Sutluj takedown: State as a super censor, swapping scissors with switch

      8 July 2026 4:07 PM IST
      AIADMK rebels were disqualifiable before resigning; party’s silence keeps them safe
      The Federal Special

      AIADMK rebels were disqualifiable before resigning; party’s silence keeps them safe

      6 July 2026 10:16 AM IST
      How digital impersonators are turning staff trust into a weapon to empty company accounts
      The Eighth Column

      How digital impersonators are turning staff trust into a weapon to empty company accounts

      25 Jun 2026 4:38 PM IST
      TMC party symbol war
      The Federal Special

      TMC split and fight for symbol: Who gets the twin flowers?

      23 Jun 2026 1:49 PM IST
      Telegram temporarily blocked
      The Federal Special

      Why Telegram ban expands scope of IT Act’s blocking powers

      20 Jun 2026 1:10 PM IST
      Why SC case of office attendant who hid graduation degree is telling of Indias employment crisis
      The Eighth Column

      Why SC case of office attendant who hid graduation degree is telling of India's employment crisis

      19 Jun 2026 5:16 PM IST
      Akal Takht cant unseat Mann, but spell trouble for him in 2027 polls
      The Federal Special

      Akal Takht can't unseat Mann, but spell trouble for him in 2027 polls

      17 Jun 2026 4:00 PM IST
      TMC split: The legal gamble behind the rebel MPs merger with NCPI
      The Federal Special

      TMC split: The legal gamble behind the rebel MPs' merger with NCPI

      16 Jun 2026 2:26 PM IST
      AFSPA law in northeast India
      The Federal Special

      Govt says AFSPA will go from the Northeast. It has been going, bit by bit, since 2022

      13 Jun 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Why Delhi HC judgment on ‘right to be forgotten’ has the legal fraternity divided
      The Eighth Column

      Why Delhi HC judgment on ‘right to be forgotten’ has the legal fraternity divided

      11 Jun 2026 4:58 PM IST
      Meenakshi Natarajan RS nomination rejection: RO played judge, left no scope for cure
      The Federal Special

      Meenakshi Natarajan RS nomination rejection: RO played judge, left no scope for cure

      11 Jun 2026 1:12 PM IST
      Meant for experts, Rajya Sabha now a marketplace for the rich
      The Federal Special

      Meant for experts, Rajya Sabha now a marketplace for the rich

      10 Jun 2026 11:13 AM IST
      Justice Mohana: Direct from the Bar to Bench, the advocate who fought for women
      The Federal Special

      From Bar to Bench, why Justice Mohana resists easy profiling

      2 Jun 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Online money betting games
      The Federal Special

      Skill or luck? Debate settled: SC declares all betting is gambling

      30 May 2026 1:35 PM IST
      SIR verdict
      The Federal Special

      SIR verdict: Operation successful, patient under observation

      27 May 2026 8:07 PM IST
      anti-defection law
      The Federal Special

      How the anti-defection law lost its bite, and why Tamil Nadu will prove it

      27 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
      How senior advocate and activist Indira Jaising talks of her home, the Indian Constitution, in new book
      Features

      How senior advocate and activist Indira Jaising talks of her 'home', the Indian Constitution, in new book

      25 May 2026 5:58 PM IST
      What the State, and the Court, get wrong about impressionable minds
      The Federal Special

      Why India keeps removing cartoons from textbooks, and getting it all wrong

      25 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Why BCCI, the world’s richest cricket board, stays exempt from RTI Act
      The Federal Special

      Why BCCI, the world’s richest cricket board, stays exempt from RTI Act

      22 May 2026 5:05 PM IST
      A polyvocal Supreme Court censures its own UAPA bail line but injustice continues
      The Federal Special

      One court, one voice: How SC addressed its own discord on UAPA bail

      19 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Bhoshala dispute
      The Federal Special

      Bhojshala verdict: How a narrow 1958 law was opened for a temple claim

      17 May 2026 5:00 PM IST
      AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal
      The Federal Special

      Round One to Kejriwal: How a contempt order delivered the recusal he was denied

      16 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
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