India has always been diverse in its culture and religion ever since its existence. During the time of the independence and partition between India and Pakistan, apart from the concerns regarding the reintegration and accession of princely states, accession of Jammu & Kashmir was a major issue. Because of its political instability and since it was a war…
India since the ancient times has been a country where animals are not only treated with respect, but they are worshipped. Whether it’s Cow, tiger, lion, snake or elephant Our Hindu Mythology has taught us to worship them all. Mahatma Gandhi said: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals…
There are legal limits, for instance, to what proportion protection a reporter can provide a confidential source. Absolute freedom of speech can harm people’s sentiments and emotions very easily. Absolute freedom of speech could encourage acts of social harassing, cyber bullying etc. These days the web has become a serious source for people to easily post false information about…
Harris, who has roots in India on her mother’s side and in Jamaica on her father’s side, is the first woman of Indian and African descent to run for the post of vice president. Like most other key leaders of both the Democratic and Republican parties, she has batted for stronger India-US relations. During her unsuccessful campaign to become…
It has become very normal these days that we see media intervention in under trial cases. Due to media criticism, judges also feel compelled to take the decisions accordingly. Declaration on an issue by the media becomes the final verdict in the trial courts and this happens mostly in high profile cases. It is essential to have a free…
India, the world’s second most populist country with more than 1.3 billion people, is religiously pluralistic and multi-ethnic democracy who’s Constitution ensures its citizens the freedom of conscience and right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion. Despite India being the cradle of four world religions namely- Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism ranks as the worst when placed among…
In India, people belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) community face many legal and social difficulties that are not experienced by others. Though the country has repealed its colonial-era laws that directly discriminated against gay sex and transgender identification, even then many legal protections have not been provided for which includes adoption rights as well. The Central Adoption Resource Authority…
A historical glance of humanitarian principal: - When one opens the treasures of the past one sees immense cruelty and destruction all around the world. Many innocent ones got the end of their life as soon as the dusk of the day. Many wanted to maintain peace, many wanted to overthrow others, some had hidden intentions and some wear…
Chapter 7 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 talks about burden of proof and presumption. According to Section 101- whenever a person desires the court to give judgment depending on the facts that he asserts, then he must prove that those facts exist. When a person is bound to prove the existence of these facts – then it…
What Is E-commerce? Any form of business transaction that is done online or virtually through the internet comes under e-commerce. The most common example of e-commerce can be online shopping (shopping from Amazon, Myntra, and Shein, etc). It can also entail other types of activities such as online auctions, payment gateways, online ticketing, and internet banking. There has been…