Hindu Personal Law challenged before Supreme Court of India

By Munibar Barui Recently, the Supreme Court is likely to commence hearing a renewed challenge to the provision permittingreimbursement of conjugal rights under Hindu Marriage Act of 1955. The concept of conjugal rights is present under the Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955. This section is currently being challenged in this plea. […]

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What should be the aftermath of Pegasus report incidence in Indian context?

By Munibar Barui In global context, around 128 out of 194 countries had put in place legislation to secure the protection of data and privacy. In Indian context, even though the Puttaswamy Judgment talks for privacy as a fundamental right under Articles 14, 19 and 21, India for real, but it does not have a […]

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The need for stable Afghanistan in Central Asia

By Munibar Barui Recently, after the U.S.A. and NATO completed their withdrawal from the Bagram air base, and most other key locations, the Taliban have been making advances to return to power, through completevehemence. Furthermore, even the Indian diplomats and other officials were evacuated in anticipation of violence. In this context, the Contact group on […]

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Some Laws that are related to Surveillance in Indian Context

By Munibar Barui Recently, the Pegasus report issued by The Wire and 16 international media houses has left us stunned to our core on the appalling state of our Union Government. Even though our Union Government claims that everything takes place legally, but all us knows that what goes on in the background of such […]

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Pegasus: a direct attack on more than 300 individual’s privacies

By Munibar Barui Recently, an international collaborating reporting project including The Wire and 16 media partners have exposed the use of spear-phishing methods using text links or messages to “zero-click” attacks organised by high-officials of the Union Government. The use of such spyware is not run-of-the-mill case, but a highly contagious malware. In early 2021, […]

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Seven Years of Modi Government: A Report Card

By Satyaki Paul In the last week of May, the Modi government completed its 7-year term as Union Government of India. Modi government pivoted itself through slogans of Acche din (future good days) and Vikas (development) in 2014. They promised their orientation towards pro-poor approaches such as building toilet, giving free LPG, etc. The NDA […]

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Tirath Singh Rawat quits, and Pushkar Singh Dhami takes charge as CM of UK : What will happen in Bengal?

By Sabatini Chatterjee On July 03, 2021 Pushkar Singh Dhami took charge as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand after Tirath Singh Rawat quits citing constitutional crisis on July 02, 2021. Later, he took oath as CM on June 04, 2021 thereby becoming the 11th CM of the Uttarakhand and the youngest person to become […]

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‘ग्रेट बैरियर रीफ’ : यूनेस्को ने इसे खतरे की सूची में डाला

चर्चा में क्यों? हाल ही में यूनेस्को की विश्व धरोहर समिति ने ऑस्ट्रेलिया के ‘ग्रेट बैरियर रीफ’ को ऐसी विश्व धरोहरों की सूची में रखने की सिफ़ारिश की है जिन पर ख़तरा मंडरा रहा है। जबकि केवल ”खतरे की सूची” में शामिल किये जाने से प्रतिबंध लागू नहीं होते हैं। बल्कि कुछ देश अंतर्राष्ट्रीय ध्यान […]

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“डेल्टा प्लस” कोरोना का एक नया वैरिएंट : क्या ढायेगा क़हर?

देश में सामने आया कोरोना का एक और नया वैरिएंट देश में कोरोना की दूसरी लहर में कहर बरपाने वाले कोरोना ने अब अपना रूप बदल लिया है। इस वायरस का नया वैरिएंट मिला है जिसे डेल्‍टा प्‍लस या AY.1 नाम दिया गया है। यह भारत में पहली बार पाए गए कोरोना के डेल्टा वैरिएंट […]

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