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      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
      NEET-UG 2026 paper leaks
      The Federal Special

      NEET-UG 2026: How NTA, the agency built to fix exams, kept breaking them

      15 May 2026 4:09 PM IST
      One vote, one seat thinner: Vijay’s cushion after the Madras HC order
      The Federal Special

      One vote, one seat thinner: Vijay’s cushion after the Madras HC order

      13 May 2026 8:31 AM IST
      VIjays TVK alliance is Tamil Nadu has no precedent
      The Federal Special

      Vijay govt's balancing act: Allies with one foot in, one foot out

      11 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
      TN elections: Can a ‘coalition of losers’ displace the single largest party?
      The Federal Special

      TN elections: Can a ‘coalition of losers’ displace the single largest party?

      9 May 2026 7:00 PM IST
      Hung Assembly in Tamil Nadu: what the Governor can and cannot do
      The Federal Special

      Hung Assembly in Tamil Nadu: what the Governor can and cannot do

      6 May 2026 7:09 PM IST
      TVK chief Vijay
      The Federal Special

      Vijay doesn't have to 'prove' his majority since Constitution never asked him to

      5 May 2026 7:20 PM IST
      Pawan Khera-Himanta Biswa Sarma legal tussle
      The Federal Special

      Why Supreme court refused to send Pawan Khera to custody

      2 May 2026 2:31 PM IST
      The Supreme Court has made a serious observation on the rights of a 15-year-old pregnant teen.
      The Federal Special

      How a 15-year-old's case has redrawn India’s late-term abortion doctrine

      2 May 2026 8:01 AM IST
      Arvind Kejriwal recusal withdrawal CBI case
      The Federal Special

      Between appeal and acquiescence: Kejriwal’s withdrawal offers a middle path

      28 April 2026 3:27 PM IST
      The Supreme Courts hearing on the Sabarimala case
      The Federal Special

      Sabarimala case: Why every faith has a stake in the nine-judge SC Bench?

      25 April 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Why Delhi HC judge’s refusal to recuse in Kejriwal case may not be the last word
      The Federal Special

      Why Delhi HC judge’s refusal to recuse in Kejriwal case may not be the last word

      21 April 2026 8:57 PM IST
      CJI Surya Kant, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and CEC Gyanesh Kumar
      The Federal Special

      Election Commission's transfer puzzle: Is India's federalism at risk?

      21 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
      delimitation and womens reservation bill
      The Federal Special

      Three grounds on which delimitation laws may be challenged in court

      16 April 2026 8:15 PM IST
      Why the rejection of motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar is problematic
      The Federal Special

      Why the rejection of motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar is problematic

      10 April 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Womens entry in Sabarimala Temple in Kerala
      The Federal Special

      Why Article 17 matters in the Sabarimala reference

      8 April 2026 5:59 PM IST
      Sabarimala case: Can Constitution override religious customs? 9 judges to decide
      The Federal Special

      Sabarimala case: Can Constitution override religious customs? 9 judges to decide

      7 April 2026 6:20 AM IST
      India’s 5.6 crore pending cases: Who is the biggest litigant of them all?
      The Federal Special

      India’s 5.6 crore pending cases: Who is the biggest litigant of them all?

      6 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Telangana’s hate speech Bill borrows Karnataka’s failure and deepens its flaws
      The Federal Special

      Telangana’s hate speech Bill borrows Karnataka’s failure and deepens its flaws

      3 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
      FCRA 2026 amendment tightens noose on NGOs, civil society groups
      The Federal Special

      FCRA amendment gives Centre sweeping powers over NGOs, with no oversight built in

      1 April 2026 3:59 PM IST
      A tale of two progressive verdicts: High courts split on womens autonomy
      The Federal Special

      Living in vs marital rape: High courts split on women's autonomy

      31 March 2026 6:30 AM IST
      From 2G to coal, why India’s biggest ‘scams’ keep ending in acquittals
      The Federal Special

      From 2G to coal, why India’s biggest ‘scams’ keep ending in acquittals

      30 March 2026 4:00 PM IST
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