Review: SC issues directions for expeditious adjudication of claims related to Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions about legislative intent of laws, disbursement…
A 2017 video of Railway Police thrashing a suspected pickpocket in Indonesia is falsely shared as an assault on a Uyghur Muslim in China
https://youtu.be/kP7AyAg6CmM A video going viral on social media (here and here) shows a man being brutally beaten by two individuals…
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Explainer: Why is the ‘Aam Aadmi Party’ abbreviated as ‘AAAP’ in the Election Commission records?
Anyone who has followed the 2020 Delhi Assembly election results on the ECI’s website must…
Cricketers still dominate the Padma Awardees list but others catching up
Of all the Padma awards conferred on Sportspersons till date, 24% went to Cricketers. In…
Part -1: Fact Check of Development-related Claims made by the Finance Minister during Budget speech
During her budget speech for 2020-21, the finance minister made multiple claims related to development,…
What did the 15th Finance Commission recommend for 2020-21?
The 15th Finance Commission submitted an interim report with its recommendations for devolution of the…
Ease of Doing Business in India – What does the Economic Survey say?
The Economic Survey of 2019-20 dedicated a chapter to Ease of Doing Business in India.…
In 2018, there is almost a 30% increase in the number of cases pending for more than 3 years with the Police
In an earlier story, it was observed that close to a quarter of the crimes…
