Sonakshi Awasthi is a Sub-editor at Indian Express Delhi. Ex-lawyer, she now writes on women-related and legal issues. Follow her on Twitter.com/SonakshiAwasti
With the risk of community transmission looming on the horizon, the fear exists that even a minor blip in the management of crowds could prove to be suicidal.
Mon, Jun 08, 2020Coronavirus pandemic: The Spanish flu's second wave is said to have been far more deadlier than its first, in part because authorities allowed mass gatherings from Philadelphia to San Francisco. The influenza pandemic had claimed between 17 million and 50 million lives in 1918.
Sat, May 09, 2020Budget 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the full-fledged Union Budget for the current financial year Friday where she proposed reforms in several sectors including PSBs, tax returns and railways.
Fri, Jul 05, 2019Northeast India Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 HIGHLIGHTS from Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram and Meghalaya: As per the trends, BJP has taken a considerable lead in Assam.
Thu, May 23, 2019“We do not care which government comes to power, we will work with what God has given us,” says Usman, adding that whichever side wins should think about “uniting Hindus and Muslims”.
Sat, May 04, 2019Several Muslim women that indianexpress.com spoke to in Lucknow seemed unaware of even the practice of instant triple talaq in their community. The few who were ready to talk about it blamed the BJP for interfering in their religion by making it an offence punishable with up to three years of imprisonment.
Sun, May 05, 2019Mondal also said the next step should be reservation in employment for the transgender community and contesting assembly and general elections.
Thu, Sep 06, 2018They believe that monumental changes can take place through small behavioural tweaks. Like for instance, swapping a plastic straw for a reusable stainless steel one or simply using a cloth bag for shopping instead of plastic.
Tue, Jun 05, 2018From Fremantle in Australia to Cape Town in South Africa, the expedition under project Navika Sagar Parikrama took halts at five ports across the globe.
Sun, May 27, 2018#GenderAnd: The all-female crew of the INSV Tarini will return to India after circumnavigating the globe
Wed, Apr 25, 2018AI understands the facts of the case on uploading a document and generates word suggestions to refine the search, lists laws mentioned in the document and provides visual aid of precedents, in addition to the case laws.
Tue, Apr 17, 2018Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon how a high court valued consent in an unmarried relationship.
Sat, Apr 07, 2018#GenderAnd: The Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu was a poet, a politician and an activist. She was the first Indian woman to be President of the Indian National Congress.
Wed, Mar 28, 2018Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why the court allowed to send summons through WhatsApp and email.
Sat, Mar 24, 2018Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why Allahabad High Court directed government officials to not to use use private hospitals.
Sat, Mar 17, 2018Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why the the Karnataka High Court court observed that, “Mere non-sending of the deceased to her parental house, does not amount to cruelty.”
Sat, Mar 10, 2018Justice Pal said, “You can have a competent woman being overlooked for a mediocre male judge. There is an inbuilt bias that way, men wanting to appoint people who are like them. People selecting the judges are very rarely women, it’s usually a male.”
Thu, Mar 08, 2018Four countries were put through grave mass shootings to bring a radical change in their gun laws. Read about each mass shooting that changed the course of gun laws in the countries. Germany: The teacher asked the gunman to shoot him, to which Steinhäuser replied “Mr. Heise, that’s enough for today.”
Wed, Feb 28, 2018"If you are not present in court and if you just read a judgment, you will feel this person is so cold and doesn’t have emotions. So in some cases to bring you closer to humanity, to create that sense of compassion, it might be a good idea to not just quote a couplet but to quote whatever you fancy,” said Mahmood.
Sat, Feb 24, 2018Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why a Delhi court granted anticipatory bail to a rape accused and directed him to do community srevice.
Sat, Feb 17, 2018Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon a court's observation that directed animals have a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution.
Sat, Feb 10, 2018Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why the Madras High Court apologised to a 1945 freedom fighter.
Sat, Feb 03, 2018Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon the observations of court on Facebook marriages.
Sat, Jan 27, 2018Nehru hoped that his resolution would be resolved in the first two sittings, but little did he know that adding ‘Republic’ to the “Independent Sovereign India’ would create a spark in the Assembly meetings leading to exhaustive debates.
Fri, Jan 26, 2018#GenderAnd: Profiling the 15 women who made significant contributions to the drafting of the Indian Constitution
Wed, Jan 24, 2018