Apurva Vishwanath is the National Legal Editor at The Indian Express, where she leads the organization’s coverage of the Indian judiciary, constitutional law, and public policy. A law graduate with a B.A., LL.B (Hons) from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Apurva brings over a decade of specialized experience to her reporting. She is an authority on judicial appointments and the Supreme Court Collegium, providing critical analysis of the country’s legal landscape....Read More
Apurva Vishwanath is the National Legal Editor at The Indian Express, where she leads the organization’s coverage of the Indian judiciary, constitutional law, and public policy. A law graduate with a B.A., LL.B (Hons) from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Apurva brings over a decade of specialized experience to her reporting. She is an authority on judicial appointments and the Supreme Court Collegium, providing critical analysis of the country’s legal landscape.
Before joining The Indian Express in 2019, she honed her expertise at The Print and Mint.
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The caste survey data released by the Bihar government on Monday, which puts the general category...
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Direction in wake of vandalism; police say 386 religious places were...
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Commission suggestion among those to be sought by former President Ram Nath Kovind-led...
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The earliest that the Census exercise can now happen is 2025 – houselisting in 2024 followed by...
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On June 5, the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, had...
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Sep 14, 2023 02:22 IST
The e-Courts project that began in 2007 is a centrally sponsored scheme that is part of the...
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Sep 06, 2023 07:00 IST
The first debate on Article 1 was to begin on November 17, 1948. However, on the suggestion of...
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Sep 05, 2023 21:53 IST
In 2015, the NDA government told the Supreme Court no change to warrant a...
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Sep 03, 2023 20:02 IST
One of the aspects the 'one nation, one election' panel will examine is if a constitutional...
Mon, Sep 04, 2023
Sep 02, 2023 18:29 IST
The eight-member committee will be headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind and would submit its...
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Sep 01, 2023 22:05 IST
The first challenge in altering the tenure of the Lok Sabha or state Assembly to allow simultaneous...
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Aug 30, 2023 07:07 IST
The government will defend the legal manoeuvres of August 2019 this week. What are the key grounds...
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In July 2022, a three-judge bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and C T...
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The SC handbook is a 30-page booklet that aims to assist judges and the legal community in...
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The 156-year-old, 647-page code cuts across religions and has laws that govern everything from...
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