Extending procedural safeguards to UAPA is crucial as the law gives the state wide powers — from relaxing timelines for the state to file chargesheets and its stringent conditions for bail — compared to the Indian Penal Code.

In the lead-up to the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, Rajiv Gandhi’s aura dissipated rapidly as he made political mistakes and the government was mired in the Bofors corruption scandal. What followed was a turbulent phase in Indian politics. Here is part 9 of our…

The two states that are still to vote in the Lok Sabha polls have played saviour this year, amid El Niño and 16-year-low wheat stocks in government godowns.

In 2023, the court underlined the safeguards against arrests made under the PMLA. In Purkayastha's case, the court said these safeguards also apply to the UAPA, another stringent special legislation

Online frauds and criminals typically call potential victims and tell them that they have sent or are the intended recipients of a parcel containing illegal goods, drugs, fake passports or any other contraband item. Here's what you should do.

A state of emergency has been imposed in New Caledonia, an island located near Australia and under French control. The ongoing protests have to do with a recent Bill giving its French residents voting rights.

Some researchers are developing new evolutionary explanations for music. Others maintain that music is a cultural invention, like writing, that did not need natural selection to come into existence.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that lawyers were not liable under the Consumer Protection Act. This judgment, however, is at odds with a 1995 verdict of the apex court which answered the same question regarding doctors

Putin is on his 19th visit to China since becoming Russia’s leader. The West expects Xi to nudge Putin to end the war in Ukraine. India is watching the bonhomie between Moscow and Beijing closely.

The coalition aims to expand offshore natural gas extraction and nuclear energy production as part of plans to reduce the Netherlands’ dependence on “unreliable countries”

Following a relatively mild contraction of 1.2% in 2022, the Russian economy again outperformed expectations in 2023, growing by 3.6 per cent. How did this happen despite the West’s sanctions?

With rising global temperatures, countries, including India, are witnessing more intense and frequent thunderstorms as at warmer temperatures, the atmosphere can hold more water vapour

Wood from the Stone Age rarely survives in the archaeological record. But a recent study suggests that wooden tools played a pivotal role in the daily lives of early humans

The attempted assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico didn't occur in a vacuum. Slovakia has a long history of political strife and violence

Endemic to Madagascar, Africa and Australia, the baobab trees appear unique due to their wide trunks and spindly branches. What might be their source of origin and what threats do they face?

The Pokhran tests of 1974 were held amid secrecy. Countries such as the United States were against the idea of more nations acquiring nuclear weapons. Why did India go ahead with the tests, and what happened after them?

PV Narasimha Rao was the first Prime Minister from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family to complete his five-year tenure. Two events under his govt changed India forever — the liberalisation of the economy, and the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. Read…

Two Opposition leaders, Sitaram Yechury and G Devarajan, recently slammed Doordarshan and All India Radio for ‘censoring’ their speeches. Here is what the rulebook officially says.

The Supreme Court this week directed the release of jailed journalist Prabir Purkayastha on the ground that due-process safeguards were not followed in his arrest and detention, and that his constitutional rights had been violated.

A part of the dolphin family, orcas or killer whales — they can measure up to 8 metres in length and weigh up to 6 tonnes as adults — are highly intelligent and curious mammals, who are not known to be aggressive against humans in the wild.